Show us your British suits

[Mario]

so which parts of a jacket are lined in a half-lined? Ive only ever had a couple of suits in my life...and they've been cheap, off the peg, marks & spencers ones,

There is an old (and short) thread on jacket lining.

[PADDY]

(As Scott quite rightly pointed out, there are threads out there on British Suits. So this may very well be merged at some point).

1940 Bird's Eye, SB Peak lapel.

[PADDY]

Montague Burton cc41 DB 3pc. (GoodWood Festival).

[scotrace]

Here is an excellent thread on suit trowsers.


A good one on the Duke's suits. (Of Windsor, not Cowpokes)

Unfortunately some of the image links are busted.

[Blackadder]

Definitely depends on the climate. I think the British are so used to wearing heavy weight full lining that they even wear them in warmer climate. I was in court with a QC from UK during summer in Hong Kong and he was wearing a three piece thick dark grey suits obviously made for autumn/winter. Traditionally, good fabrics are supposed to be heavy, thick and with high resistance and tolerance but they are too darn hot to wear. Save for the couple of weeks that are really cold each year, I can only wear thinner four-season fabrics. The Italian is better suited for me in HK.
Oh I am talking about the fabrics from Italian company like Loro Piana and Cerruti and not the cut. I prefer British tailoring.

[avedwards]

Early to mid 50s suit by "Jackson the Tailor". It's interesting as the jacket is in the Continental style with narrow lapels but the trousers and waistcoat are more traditional with external brace buttons and a split back seam.


As regards the weight of British suits, I've recently acquired a mid blue 50s suit which is very light weight by vintage standards. There are no labels so there's no indication whether it's British or not other than the seller being based in the UK.

[Baron Kurtz]

We should be able to tell whether it wasn't british at least. Post some pics and i'll see if I can see any tell-tale signs.

bk

p.s. You aren't on a sight-seeing trip to UCL are you (Weds 26th)?

[avedwards]

I will post pictures when I collect it from the tailors next Monday. All the tailoress was able to conclude was that it is probably late 50s or early 60s because of the way the canvas is made, and that it is hand made. My guess is that it's probably 50s rather than 60s because the trousers have cuffs and internal brace buttons which I think were losing popularity by the 60s.

I'm afraid I wasn't in UCL. I've currently applied and received offers from the Universities of Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Lancaster and East Anglia (in order of preference). I have yet to visit the first three.

[avedwards]

By the way Baron, do you know anything about "Jackson the Tailor"? I've seen several vintage pieces with their name on it, all of which appear to be very well made.

Also, do you know when belt loops first began being popular on British suits? All the suits I've seen have brace buttons and occasionally adjusters on the side of the waistband.

[esteban68]

Here's my newly aquired Guards 'thornproof' c1950?
The photo's aren't great and it needs taking up but is just about mint;


I've been looking for a suit that almost fits for over a year now and this is the first one I've seen that I'really liked in my size save for sleeves and legs needing shortening.