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Recommendations for a Tailor in Melbourne?
Greetings all, Does anyone here have any recommendations for a good tailor in Melbourne that can reproduce a vintage style? I'm stuck 'down under' with only a single suit and am going to make the best of a 'bad' situation by having a few new suits made up. Can travel a bit, but don't have... -
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1940's Jacket?
Gentlemen, Does this jacket look like it comes from the 1940's to you? Given our recent discussion of 1960's jackets, it looks more like that era to me. If it is a 1940's jacket, what are the clues to dating it? No union label was displayed by the seller. Cheers, - SteveN -
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Another Suit Dating Request
Greeting Gentlemen, Having not had much luck in dating suits in my first few tries, I'm a bit more cautious now. Anyone care to hazard a guess at an approximate date for this one: Cheers, - SteveN -
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Prada Going Retro?
What do you think? Snapped this in Neiman Marcus yesterday: Regards - SteveN -
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New 'Vintage' Garment: Dry Clean or Tailor First?
G'Day Gentlemen, What's the prevailing wisdom: dry clean or tailor a new acquisition first? One one hand, I can see tailoring first, so it can be fresh and clean afterward. On the other hand, cleaning first might make it easier for the tailor. Anyone with an opinion on this? Or does it not... -
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Sportcoat Dating Help
Gentlemen, I just returned from some thrift shops and have two new finds. It turns out my sister is a super shopper at thrift shops and showed me to all her favourite places in the Dallas area. Actually, we just hit a few; many more to go. The first is a sport coat, I think. Is it true that a... -
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Seller Comments?
Does anyone have experience with cowtowns_revenge? I just lost out on a very nice vintage suit there, but he seems to have some other stuff. Feedback seem generally positive. I know that many of you here can recognize sellers and that many of them aren't, let's say, too accurate in their... -
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A too big coat?
Gentlemen, At the same place I got the 'another tweed' jacket, I could not resist picking up a long tweed coat. I knew it was too big, and had hopes that it could be 'shrunk' to my measurements. However, after reading about this very topic, I realise that it's not possible. I guess you'll... -
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Jacket Dating: Another Tweed
G'Day Gentlemen, The last jacket is another tweed, made by 'Dunn & Co' of Great Britain, apparently also out of business. This jacket is selling for $8.00. Front: 'Dunn & Co' label: The fabric is 'Harris Tweed': I found this link on Harris Tweed... -
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Jacket Dating: Brown Double Breasted
G'Day All, The second jacket I'm trying to date is this double breasted, pin striped jacket. Now given what was written in the Dating a Suit thread, I'd guess to this be 80's, based on Dinerman's comments about the low, narrow button stance. What's unusual about this suit though is the... -
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Jacket Dating: Locally Made Thornproof Tweed
G'Day Gentlemen, Given my woeful lack of knowledge of vintage clothing, I'm hoping that some of you can assist me in dating a few finds I made while trawling through the 'opp shops' (as thrift shops are known 'down under') in Hobart, Tasmania. I managed to eliminate many of the jackets based... -
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All the Fancy Buttons on Trousers
Here's another mystery (for me): what is the purpose of the inside button on trousers? The one that is supposed to button to a small tab of material on the other side of the zipper? I can understand that it's probably intended to hold things more snugly, but between the clip and button on the... -
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1938: Length of Ties
Gentlemen, I was just looking through the 1938 Sears catalogue posted in the 'sticky' section (what a great resource BTW), and noticed this page illustrating two men in shirtsleeves and ties: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hab3045/2396529747/in/set-72157604410984660/ notice the length of... -
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Waistcoat Pockets: Without Purpose?
Gentlemen, I have been following the 'Three piece suit' thread with great interest, and am (slowly) developing an idea of the perfect suit to have tailor made. While turning my attention to the pockets of the waistcoat I began to wonder what good these really are. Can anyone with a vintage... -
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Dating a Suit?
Gentlemen, How do you folks go about dating a suit when viewing one on eBay? Are there guides for this? Is a peaked lapel a good indicator of the 'right' vintage (i.e. 30's & 40's)? For example, what vintage do you think this is? While it will be interesting to know the specific... -
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Good Vintage Shops?
Does anyone have any recommendations for good vintage shops in L.A., Dallas, New York or Atlanta? I'm going to be in each of those cities for business in late October / early November and wouldn't mind checking some out. Cheers, - SteveN- SteveN
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Copying Suits
How do most of the loungers go about copying suits? For example, the 'belted back treasure (http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=18526) definitely looks worthy of copy, and a few folks mentioned that they'd like to do so in the thread. Do you go to your favorite tailor with photos... -
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Lined Trousers?
How often do you folks see pants with linings? I've just picked up Bernard Roetzel's book: 'Gentleman A Timeless Fashion' where on page 140 he describes 'The Trousers in Detail' as 'lined down to the knees'. I've never seen a pair of lined trousers. Ever. He does go on to say that the... -
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Buying a Panama in the USA
Greetings All, I'm going to be in the USA on a business trip taking me to L.A., Phoenix, Dallas, Atlanta and New York in late October & early November. Can anyone recommend a hat shop in any of these places to pick up a top quality Panama hat? Any make/brand will do, as long as it's of... -
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First Hat Wearing Experience
Gentlemen, I would like to say, amongst an appreciative audience, that I'm surprised it's taken so long for me to understand the hat wearing experience. I'll spare the details, but I was recently told to have no sun exposure, and that includes wearing a hat. This wasn't the end of the...
