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OK. So this weekend I bought a few vintage things at the local vintage shops in Boston. For the first time ever, I have bought a vintage piece of clothing!
It might be hard to believe for those of you who know me for reasons I have discussed before, and those of you who do not know me, might be surprised that after all these years, this is my first vintage purchase beyond accessories. Well, I wanted to get some nice vintage clothes for some upcoming events with jitterbugdoll and this is what I came up with:
I got these nifty leather suspenders:
I think these will be great for wearing with my Bill's Khakis for that English Colonial look. I'll have to sew suspender buttons in a bunch of my pants.
Here's another shot:
BTW, I am also finally happy with that Borsalino. This is the one that I literally stuffed into my luggage at the last minute before I left for the QM, then straightened it out as best as I could, and wore it around the ship. Once home, I steamed it and styled it, and it came out pretty good.
Here is the vintage evening coat I picked up:
The sleeves and hem are almost comically long at present, but it is going to my tailor tomorrow. Other than that, it is in excellent condition, except for a few seams where the thread has dissolved. Once again, an easy fix.
And no, I will not be wearing the navy polka dot bowtie with it. I will need some proper accouterments to go with it. BTW, the color is midnight blue like Marc Chevalier's tux at the QM.
The pants are exceptionally high, though they slipped a little for the pics, and the waist fits me perfectly. The jacket fits very well also and will look better once the sleeves are fixed.
And here is the back:
I also picked up a brown double-breasted suit with bold lapels that I do not have pictures of.
I'll post some "after" pics once I have this evening jacket tailored and cleaned.
It might be hard to believe for those of you who know me for reasons I have discussed before, and those of you who do not know me, might be surprised that after all these years, this is my first vintage purchase beyond accessories. Well, I wanted to get some nice vintage clothes for some upcoming events with jitterbugdoll and this is what I came up with:
I got these nifty leather suspenders:
I think these will be great for wearing with my Bill's Khakis for that English Colonial look. I'll have to sew suspender buttons in a bunch of my pants.
Here's another shot:
BTW, I am also finally happy with that Borsalino. This is the one that I literally stuffed into my luggage at the last minute before I left for the QM, then straightened it out as best as I could, and wore it around the ship. Once home, I steamed it and styled it, and it came out pretty good.
Here is the vintage evening coat I picked up:
The sleeves and hem are almost comically long at present, but it is going to my tailor tomorrow. Other than that, it is in excellent condition, except for a few seams where the thread has dissolved. Once again, an easy fix.
And no, I will not be wearing the navy polka dot bowtie with it. I will need some proper accouterments to go with it. BTW, the color is midnight blue like Marc Chevalier's tux at the QM.
The pants are exceptionally high, though they slipped a little for the pics, and the waist fits me perfectly. The jacket fits very well also and will look better once the sleeves are fixed.
And here is the back:
I also picked up a brown double-breasted suit with bold lapels that I do not have pictures of.
I'll post some "after" pics once I have this evening jacket tailored and cleaned.