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  1. J

    3 button vs. 2 button

    I would prefer not to think of the Leisure Suit. :)
  2. J

    favorite cars of the golden era

    I don't think one needs to like cars to appreciate those beautiful designs. Modern cars all look alike and are about as exciting a refrigerator. On the plus side they are about as dependable as a refrigerator.
  3. J

    Silly Seersucker question

    I have a tan summer suit that I had made up as a three piece and I wear the vest in the Spring and the Fall. It seems that one could do the same with a seersucker suit unless there is some silly rule about seersucker and Easter and Labor Day that one follows. Whoever made those rules must...
  4. J

    3 button vs. 2 button

    I started wearing suits in the 1950's and all I have ever owned were three button suits and sport coats. In the 50s and 60s the custom with everyone I knew including the owners and sales people in men's clothing stores was to button the top two buttons. However, I can't remember the last...
  5. J

    how much do you spend on tailoring

    ^^^ Wow - sounds like you found the right place - you could probably sell the name of that shop to others in your area. :) My cleaners can send things out for reweaving and I think they charge $40.00 for each hole.
  7. J

    favorite cars of the golden era

    I believe that in the 30s that there were a few cars that came from the factory with a grill and a cowl, but no factory bodywork aft of the cowl (A pillar). I may be wrong and they only came that way as an option. Whichever way it was there were a number of custom coachwork firms in...
  8. J

    Two Suit Questions

    Instead of telling the tailor to use whatever shirt I might be wearing as a reference for the length of a jacket sleeve, I have him measure from the tip of my thumb. That way all my jackets have the same length sleeve. 4.5 inches is what I use and I expect around 4 to 5 inches would be right...
  9. J

    Inadvertant Advertisments

    Yes it did and back in those days of radio and early television often one company would sponser the whole 30 or 60 minute program. I am strongly in favor of wearing labels on the inside and not the outside of clothing. The only exception I would make, as noted above, would be the tag on...
  10. J

    WWII Marshals of the Soviet Union

    He only seems to have only one hanging from his belt, so he could have worn just a few more. Of course, if he wore fewer he would not look so ridiculous.
  11. J

    Goodbye Polaroid!

    Polaraid was/is used my pro photographers using cameras with removable backs to get test shots of lighting for product shots. I wonder what they will do.
  13. J

    Wardrobe vs Weightloss

    Congratulations to all who have lost weight - not an easy thing to do, but the reward is very nice. Weight Watchers plus some excercise, even if it is just walking, makes sense to me and I have seen it work. All of those fad diets do not make sense to me. If they worked for the long run...
  14. J

    A 1912 Suit/Tie/Boater you could wear 100 years later and look at home.

    In the early 50's high schools had ROTC (often prononced ROT SEE) classes that could be taken in lieu of gym classes. I don't believe that uniforms were worn.
  15. J

    What Do You Think Of This?

    I believe that type of closure was used in the U.S. in the 50's on one button roll suits which, along with suede shoes, were popular with Rythem & Blues bands.
  16. J

    A 1912 Suit/Tie/Boater you could wear 100 years later and look at home.

    I suppose that it, like many details in men's clothing, faded out over a period of time. I am under the impression that the cut off from something being fashionable to unfashionable in women's clothing was much more abrupt than it was with men's. I don't think men have ever had to worry about...
  17. J

    A 1912 Suit/Tie/Boater you could wear 100 years later and look at home.

    In the first post I like the way the man on the left is dressed, but I wonder if it was the custom of that era to press a crease in the sleeves of the jacket. If so, does anyone know when that changed? Thank you, Jim.
  19. J

    A Modern Golden Era Car: the TD 2000.

    I don't know the Bufori (sounds like an Italian pasta dish), but back in the day when a lot of fiberglass kit cars were made in the U.S., I saw one that looked like a TD, one that looked a bit like a SS-100 Jaguar, and one that looked like a Ford Model A and they all had air cooled Vdub engines...
  20. J

    A Modern Golden Era Car: the TD 2000.

    I did not know that TVR manufactured their own engine. The first one I saw was about 1960 and over the years they went through a number of reorganizations. TVR like Turner, Rochdale, Genetta, Marcos, Morgan, and a number of other small builders used various engines during the life of the...
  21. J

    favorite cars of the golden era

    That is my idea of what a hot rod should look like, although I think I would prefer a tad more power. Oh, and I agree with you about the rake. I have seen some early Fords with mostly stock bodies and then they ruin the whole look with cast wheels and huge tires.
  22. J

    A Modern Golden Era Car: the TD 2000.

    I had a 1949 MG-TC in the early 50's. They were really not very good cars, but back in the day we loved them. If I had a choice between a Morgan and kit car with more modern engineering, I would take the MOG. At least it is a real motorcar manufacturer with a history. I guess it is the...
  23. J

    favorite cars of the golden era

    @ suitedcboy - Thank you very much for your advice. You and Flivver have me convinced - a new belt it is. I didn't think that was a vintage car when I bought it. Of course, that was 11 years ago. @ John - Thanks for the definition. The collision of those parts would be a major...

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