Some like it Holy reproduction vintage wear

[Edward]

Anyone ever heard of these guys?

http://www.somelikeitholy.com/index....7639081b2b1f69

Some of the trousers and waistcoats look nice.

[Feraud]

Haven't heard of them but I see they offer a version of the elusive Oxford Bags.

[dhermann1]

Mmmm... Nice stuff.

[Edward]

They look great - I am tempted. Pity there's no jacket to make a suit of them, though I like the idea of some of those trews and waistcoats with one of my Aeros, Howard Hughes style.

[Feraud]

Yes it is too bad about the lack of jackets. That appears to be a time consuming and very detailed item to get right. Those patterns would go great with a leather jacket.

[Edward]

The brown waistcoat with the shawl collar puts me i mind of a lot of the stuff I've seen from the Mister Freedom label.

[dhermann1]

So if you're a customer of theirs, the guys can dress up a la 30s, and the ladies can dress up a la 50s - 60s. That'll look a little odd, won't it?
(Actually, the answer to that is that those are the eras most popular among customers, both male and female, and womens clothes of the 30s must be a lot trickier to make. Right?)

[Feraud]

They have 1930s-1940s era ladies wear. It is a relief to see classy conservative styles (meaning clothing for regular women) rather than catering to the stereotypical trashy pin-up look.

[Edward]

So if you're a customer of theirs, the guys can dress up a la 30s, and the ladies can dress up a la 50s - 60s. That'll look a little odd, won't it?
(Actually, the answer to that is that those are the eras most popular among customers, both male and female, and womens clothes of the 30s must be a lot trickier to make. Right?)

That would be reflective of the market, yes. While you see matched couples at decade-specific events, when you look at the generic vintage community, men by and large favour an earlier era than do the ladies. In part it's a self-perpetuating loop: folks buy what is available, and what is available is what sells... There seems much more available reproduction vintage wear for the ladies in general, I suppose because it is easier. Also, the ladies seem less prone to thinking "jeans, bowling shirt, quiff... job done, I look vintage".

[Undertow]

They have 1930s-1940s era ladies wear. It is a relief to see classy conservative styles (meaning clothing for regular women) rather than catering to the stereotypical trashy pin-up look.