Amazing Austrian 3-Piece Suit

[Mario]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-3-p...pt=Vintage_Men_s_Clothing&hash=item2a1b96dd9b

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[Mario]

And a sweet DB flanel suit from the same seller. Lovely blue fabric with red stripes!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-193...pt=Vintage_Men_s_Clothing&hash=item2a1b9702ad

 

[Johnny J]

Seen that one! Nice fabric indeed! I'm wondering about those flaws in the fabric and how bad they really are.

 

[Mario]

What I actually find a bit silly about the black one is that it has a label which says (among other things) "To the English fleet". [huh]

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Wait...I remember this label. A yes... take a look

Am I wearing a Nutzi suit?
But of course Vienna is not in germany but Austria. A very common mistake in the FL ;-)

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Openly marketing that one is tailoring for English military must put this suit postwar, yes. By styling, I was thinking middle 1950s.

bk

 

[Mario]

Openly marketing that one is tailoring for English military must put this suit postwar, yes. By styling, I was thinking middle 1950s.

bk

Well, in pre-war times a label like this would surely have ruined his business.

 

[Mario]

Wait...I remember this label. A yes... take a look

Am I wearing a Nutzi suit?
But of course Vienna is not in germany but Austria. A very common mistake in the FL ;-)

I admire your memory...

 

[Mario]

But of course Vienna is not in germany but Austria. A very common mistake in the FL ;-)

Damn non-editability...

Anyways. The biggest trick the Austrians ever pulled off was to turn Mozart into an Austrian and Hitler into a German...

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

It is austrian. They were not connected with Nazi germany until 38. The Union jack would not have been a problem before that. "Zur englischen Flotte" is the name of a shop in Vienna and not the purpose of the suit or the name of the tailor.

I don't get it how the people in the original thread could go on with nazi assumptions even after this was made clear. Also the seller does call it a german suit again.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

LOL now I was 2 answers too slow. Yes, I just remembered that discussion not the suit itself.

 

[3PieceSuitGuy]

I won this auction. It's a beautiful suit and it and I have a bit of history together. The first time I saw it on eBay I was outbid for it. I stumbles across it - again on eBay and this time I won it. It fits perfectly and to me it's a once in a lifetime vintage find! Absolutely love it and I'm glad it's finally mine!!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

You must post pictures.

 

[3PieceSuitGuy]

Photo 1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3c8ths6nsf35rry/Photo 5-05-12 2 31 40 AM.jpg

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Awesome. At under $200, that's steal of the year. Do I remember you being quite tall or difficult to fit, somehow?
:eusa_clap

bk

 

[3PieceSuitGuy]

I'm 5 11 and pretty much a 40 reg so not too hard to fit. Just very lucky that this fits like a glove!

 

[Mario]

Do I remember you being quite tall or difficult to fit, somehow?

Guess you confused him with someone else. :eusa_doh::frusty:

 

[Mario]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3c8ths6nsf35rry/Photo 5-05-12 2 31 40 AM.jpg

Fabulous looking suit indeed. Congrats! :eusa_clap