Next in the "show us your" line, I ask for French vintage suits. I'll start it off with a stonker!
This is made of the heaviest fabric I've ever encountered. Very much an overcoat weight fabric. And a very basic, but lovely pattern in a nice colourway. The trousers feature a buckle back. Typical french hook fastening to the top of the fly closure. I think this one is quite early. Early 30s? Difficult to tell without labels, but the original tailor's box looks old. From a small-ish town in the Pyrénées. From the days of single-digit telephone numbers …
Last edited by Baron Kurtz; 08-01-2012 at 05:58 AM.
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There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. All the rest . . . comes afterwards. Camus
http://baronkurtzvintage.wordpress.com/
That is fantastic - and rather like a more modern suit I have, produced in a New York tailoring shop.
Love this.
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great suit Baron. owing to an unfortunate deficiency in the French suit area i'm unable to add any items to this thread.
I hope BenStephens sees the thread. He has a wonderful 1920s French belt back suit. Made for some kind of aristocrat, I think. I know he's also had quite a bit of luck in France and Belgium. I never seem to find anything on trips to the Continent, though.
I have another couple bits and pieces hanging around - there were quite a few sellers in London markets had a flood of french gear a couple years ago - still pretty scarce stuff, though, to find in decent condition. An awful lot of wrecked French gear on the market.
[EDIT] Let's not restrict it to suits. Anything tailored is good for this thread (i.e. to keep it separate from workwear).
bk
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. All the rest . . . comes afterwards. Camus
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Is Belgium close enough or do you want to keep this pure?
Wallonie or Flanders? … Just kidding.
Yes, I think Belgium's close enough. Certainly far too small a country for it's own thread. Just like I imagine it would be fine to put Austrian or Swiss suits (for example) in the German thread.
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I've had lighter-weight overcoats than this. I wish it still had its trousers.
Nice!
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. All the rest . . . comes afterwards. Camus
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For some reason I'm not usually a huge fan of checked patterns but this one somehow does the trick. Very nice.
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