The Thread to Display Your 1930s Suits

Rabbit · Sep 13, 2016

1937 (US)

c.1936-38 (US)

late 30s (US)

She'sgotcurves · Sep 14, 2016

Rabbit,
I love the look you give "your suites" I am too healthy to pull off the look, unless I am a bad guy lazy gangster "helper" that has added 35 pounds, you fill the suites good

Mean Eyed Matt · Sep 14, 2016

The texture and pattern of that pink one's fantastic! I'm jealous again

Great fitting, as always...

Dirk Wainscotting · Sep 20, 2016

Quite excellent, especially the three-piece. The blue step lapel has a bit of shine on it; did someone previously go a bit mad with the iron?

Hap Hapablap · Sep 21, 2016

I've been in search of vintage 30s suits for about 15 years – in stores and online – and have yet to find a decent one, especially due to my small stature (which everyone erroneously assumes would be helpful). Curious where in God's name everyone finds a piece like any of these, let alone a dozen of them.

Claudio · Sep 22, 2016

Truly stunning suits and overall ouitfits Rabbit - love them all!

(a smile would defenitely be a plus)

VintageEveryday · Nov 16, 2016

where do you guys find these things??? I know there's literally no hope of finding one in a size 46r with 40X31 pants but I haven't even seen ONE garment with anything older than a 1949-1961 union tag in any thrift shop I've ever been to.

Luftwaffles · Nov 18, 2016

Late 30s-early 40s midnight worsted

Mean Eyed Matt · Feb 3, 2017

Some new ones:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/show-us-vintage-german-suits.62278/page-39

thunderw21 · Mar 1, 2017

Found this one yesterday, sold it today!

Belted back, patch pockets, 3-piece. Be still my heart. Unfortunately too small for me. Beautiful condition. '36 union tag.

Mean Eyed Matt · Mar 1, 2017

DB belt back with a great fabric: This one's perfect!
Would have taken it, too...

Michael A · Mar 2, 2017

Oh man, I don't even want to hear what size it is. That is sweet.

Michael

willyto · Mar 2, 2017

Just don't tell me it was a size 40 with 34 pants.

That suit is a beauty.

thunderw21 · Mar 2, 2017

willyto said:
Just don't tell me it was a size 40 with 34 pants.

That suit is a beauty.

It wasn't, otherwise I would have kept it. ;-)

Patrick Hall · Mar 3, 2017

in such good condition too. Amazed that these "holy grail" items are still out there in the wild to be found. Great find! congratulations!

VintageEveryday · May 5, 2017

This thread has been instrumental in my quest to alter modern suits to mimic the styles of '30s ones, but where on earth do you guys find these vintage ones?? I'm sure you've seen me ask something similar, but the results are lacking when i search for one even on ebay.uk, where most of these seem to hail from. I have yet to see one in person, let alone one in my size. it's as if everyone who breathed back in the 1930s-1940s was a size 38 and smaller. Were there no 46 and up gents back in the day? Surely there must have been.

Mathematicus · May 5, 2017

VintageEveriday, I'm a size 36 but today I struggle a lot more to find suits from that era.

VintageEveryday · May 6, 2017

Really? The great majority of my fellow lounger's suits seem to be that size! Surprising! Then again, seeing as how I've never found one, I wouldn't /really/ know. Heck, the oldest vintage thing with lapels I even own is a 50s overcoat (which isn't even A real overcoat on me. Too-tight to wear with a suit under, so I pair it with a high neck sweater)

VintageEveryday · May 6, 2017

Really? The great majority of my fellow lounger's suits seem to be that size! Surprising! Then again, seeing as how I've never found one, I wouldn't /really/ know. Heck, the oldest vintage thing with lapels I even own is a 50s overcoat (which isn't even A real overcoat on me. Too-tight to wear with a suit under, so I pair it with a high neck sweater)

thunderw21 · Jul 23, 2017

A beautiful '30s suit I picked up recently. Amazing fabric pattern and it's in pretty much perfect condition. It doesn't get much better than this.

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