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The Thread to Display Your 1940s Suits

Mathematicus

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I believe the suit is American. How would i go about restoring the lapel roll? And can any dry cleaners properly press a suit without butchering this feature? This seems to be a pet peeve amongst regular suit-wearers.
You can follow this guide: http://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/01/hard-press-re-fitting-32-roll.html

It is not difficult, you only need to be careful avoiding stretching the fabric. You only need to push down and steam through the ironing cloth, you shouldn't drag the iron.

If you can't do it, bring the suit to a reputable dry cleaner who presses everything by hand - I assure you that they still exist!
 

MondoFW

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Here are more pics of the suit. It is indeed a high quality suit, and some nice details are present. However, the fit is a little wonky for me, mainly because of the built-up shoulders. How sad. I may try for a refund or sell it here on the Classifieds.
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VintageEveryday

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MondoFW

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Yup. The other pieces don't fit all that bad, so they will still receive some wear as separates. Seriously wonder what the original owner looked like in this!
 

Mathematicus

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Beautiful suit, indeed. It doesn't look off at all on you, to be honest, it is just a different silhouette than the one we are used to nowadays.

If we think to this suit in the right viewpoint (that is, keeping in mind it is cut to enlarge the upper torso part), we realise that shoulders are not so wide, perhaps only 1/2''-3/4'' in total too much. You can see this from the slight denting at the slevehead. Otherwise, the suit doesn't look the wrong size: look at the collar, it seems to sit really snugly and neatly at your neck (you are the only one who can check its fitting when you move around, however); and the chest doesn't appear to have extra material other than the amount planned. The jacket could use some waist suppression at sides but this also depends on your physique. Trousers look great, for what I can tell, not baggy or just baggy but very well cut. Length is also right.

I wouldn't consider the fit to be "wonky", but I'm just seeing a still picture, not feeling the garment on my body!
 

Gabe

New in Town
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Indiana,USA
Has 1939 union tag, and button fly. Edshire clothes label. Paired with 40s felt hat purchased from goodwill, 40s tie also from goodwill, browline glasses, and cheap but cool shoes. Had to take out the cuff of the pants and bring them down as much as I could to make them fit. They're still too short for my liking but not much I can do.
 

michael78

One of the Regulars
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United Kingdom
Found this suit on Etsy last year, just getting around to posting photos of it here.

Navy wool double breasted suit with a light blue herringbone pattern from Macintosh. Label dates the suit to September, 1941. The construction is everything you'd expect from Macintosh. The jacket has gorgeous lapels, broad shoulders and an immaculately curvaceous waist. The trousers have a bit of a fish-tail to their back, and dropped belt loops. They taper past the knee.











Hi Pat, Just seen this suit in the 40s thread, don't look here much, but what a belter! of a suit. Some thirties influence i think.
 

Patrick Hall

Practically Family
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Houston, TX
Thanks! Macintosh was well known for selling an exaggerated version of the drape cut. This style was first worn by Filipino immigrants during the 30's. George Raft loved Macintosh suits, and if you google him you can see the earliest version of the Macintosh cut. This particular suit was sold at their SF location in 1942. I loved it, but found the cut to be a little too dramatic for my taste, and the hems weren't quite long enough for my 32 inch inseam. I sold it a couple years back.
 

Patrick Hall

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Based on the snap-buttons on the trousers I would have guessed early '50s, but that is the '39 union tag. So very late forties is a good bet!
 

michael78

One of the Regulars
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United Kingdom
Hi Pat, thanks for that, yes, union tag would suggest 40s indeed.
Hi Pat, as a point of interest, here's a pair of pants from a DB suit that Fastuni posted back in 2016, note the use of Gripper fasteners, this suit was dated 30s/40s.
These Gripper fasteners were first patented by German inventor Heribert Bauer back in 1885.
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