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Men's Fashions Jay Rose & Co. Chicago Fall/Winter 1927-8

rlk

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Flat Foot Floey

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and you get a prince albert for 3$ with them... :whistling


Thank you for the scans. Although the cut of 1920s suits isn't my favourite style I really love the illustrations.
 

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Gee-whiz, looks like the notch lapel tuxedo isn't a modern abomination. :eusa_doh:

The illustrator was probably drunk. He also drew all of the bottom jacket buttons buttoned! ;)

I was noticed both of those points as well. Another thing I thought was interesting was that the silhouette, particularly on the sack suits, is so much more squared-off than what you see just s few years later.
 

Fletch

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The sack must really have gone into hiding after 1930. You don't see the word used anymore, and almost all jackets are darted and hourglassed. Being a well-upholstered fat cat wasn't something a man wanted to flaunt!

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The "Full Box Effect" might have worked in 1903 with a high bowler hat, but in 1928, ouch!

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About the Ulster coats, here's a definition of the style: 6x3 DB front, stout protective collar, thick welt, patch-flap pockets (No. 726 has only the flap), cuffed sleeves, and tweed or similar heavy goods. Puristically, real Donegal tweed (I'm sure these weren't).
 
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Fantastic as usual rlk! Thanks for sharing. I was surprised too by all the 'sack' cuts... Things changed quite a bit in two years into the heavily fitted and definitive hourglass shapes through the 40's.
 

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