Show us your British suits

[Two Types]

1932:

[Two Types]

Maenson Clothes:


Boy's suits:


Sale prices:


Easter 1930:


232 Flannels:


Sale in Stratford, East London:

[Two Types]

Gentlemen,

I am currently able to access a good selection of advertising images from British newspapers. As such, are there any particular manufacturers whose clothing adverts you would like me to search for?

For example, if you own a 1930s 'Smedley' sports shirt ...



... or a 'Buxsylk' golf jacket ....



... you might want to see how they were advertised.

Let me know a manufacturer and a rough period and I will see what I can find.

[Ben Stephens]

Two Types,

I would like to see some 1930s adverts from Alkit. I think they did a lot of tropical clothes, uniforms and workwear maybe. I have a tropical suit from them, it would be interested if any were advertised as such.

Otherwise, just keep up the good work, it is very interesting to compare the different tailors.

Salieri those suits are stunning.

Kindest Regards

Ben

[Rudie]

I still can't view them. Neither with Safari nor with Firefox.

[Two Types]

That's odd. I have a similar problem with some postings (i.e. by Gene & by Chasseur) when viewing from my work computer. But I can see them on my home computer.

[Rudie]

Odd indeed. Usually I can see your pics.

[peaklapels]

Fantastic adverts Two Types and thank you for sharing all your research.

I'd be very interested in any ads for Austin Reed or Hepworths. Both were large made to measure suit retailers in the 1930's and while the style and cuts of the clothes would be very similar to Burton products in any given year it would be interesting to see how their advertising differed. For example Austin Reed were at least a little more expensive - I'm not sure if their adverts would reflect the different target market?

Regards, Mark

[Two Types]

Alkit, Hepworths and Austin Reed in the 1930s will on top of my list. May take a few days though.

[Two Types]

Ben,

I ran a search for Alkit but didn't find a great deal. Everything comes from the late 1940s:

1947:


1948:






1949:


Out of interest, does the company name come from Tropical Kit?