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  1. Andy Baillie

    Show us your suits

    The pockets on the trousers with the extra money/watch pocket are exactly the same as on my CC41 suit on the previous page, Mine's a Burton suit :)
  2. Andy Baillie

    Show us your suits

    Thank you, I'll be sure to tell Sarah you paid her a compliment ;)
  3. Andy Baillie

    Show us your suits

    Thanks :D I'm a re-enactor so my sergeant-major would yell at me if it was too long! (16 Parachute Field Ambulance) http://www.spanglefish.com/16parachutefieldambulance
  4. Andy Baillie

    Show us your suits

    The trousers came as they are seen :) Although the back had been let out about an inch (original alteration, not by me) Lucky as I'm usually too tall for old trousers
  5. Andy Baillie

    Show us your suits

    Thanks :) Here's a couple more taken a month or two ago That's my friend Sarah too We go to forties shows together The chairs are CC41 as well with a matching sofa (shame about the modern plugs! lol)
  7. Andy Baillie

    Show us your suits

    Here's a couple pics of me wearing my CC41 Burton suit, War Economy but not lacking in craftmanship. (Perfect fit too!) (Pics taken last week)
  8. Andy Baillie

    Anybody Else Collect Sewing Machines?

    I'll try and take some more photos of the others, but here are a couple of mine: - 1895 Singer Sewing Machine: 1920s Jones Sewing Machine: 1905 Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine:
  9. Andy Baillie

    Show us your motorcycles!

    Here is a picture of my Dad's 1943 Royal Enfield 'Flying Flea' Used in the War in Arhnem most likely by Glider or parachutists during Operation Market Garden. These were designed to be parachuted and were lightweight motorbikes. Here are a couple of me on my Dad's other bike a 1941...
  10. Andy Baillie

    Vintage (Pre-WW2) Uniforms

    Here are some scans I found in a book about the life of Winston Churchill, These are circa 1908 and show the same uniforms as mine, captioned as ‘Levee Dress’
  11. Andy Baillie

    Vintage (Pre-WW2) Uniforms

    Wow, that's an interesting link :) Thanks, It all helps the research, Andy
  13. Andy Baillie

    1940s Suit... finally

    Brilliant speculation, Quite probable too :) Thanks for your input :cool:
  14. Andy Baillie

    Vintage Vogue

    Wow, amazing pictures I'd love to reproduce 1930-1940s clothing one day and its always good having sources to like this to gain ideas of styles, especially since I'm English and it's good to see slightly varying styles from America Thanks for posting it :cool:
  15. Andy Baillie

    1940s Suit... finally

    Black Fleet Air Arm trousers :) (Lt-Cmdr's and lovely and warm wool! The WW2 reefer Jacket is a lot nicer than the modern ones made out of flimsy light-weight fabric!)
  16. Andy Baillie

    Vintage (Pre-WW2) Uniforms

    Unfortunately I don't know anything about the owner, but it would be amazing to find out, I wonder whether I might be able to contact the Diplomatic Corp via their website and find out, I'm sure they must have records, It's just amatter of whether they'd release any records to a member of...
  17. Andy Baillie

    1940s Suit... finally

    Thanks for the advice on the pictures, but just figured it out before I saw your reply, Thanks for the nice comments, I paid £25 GBP for the Jacket & Waistcoat Everybody loves a bargain! :) Btw, I don't seem to be able to view people's public profiles or PM anybody, (mind you, am...
  19. Andy Baillie

    Vintage (Pre-WW2) Uniforms

    Here's one of my favourite uniforms from 1925! (I bet it's seen the inside of many-a royal function and venue!) Please post any more vintage uniforms from before WW2 - from khaki to polka-dot! Apologies for bad quality photos, done on my phone!
  20. Andy Baillie

    1940s Suit... finally

    I've been after an original suit with wide lapels like this one for years, but until now, I either haven't seen any that are my size, or that I can afford (although, I am still young I suppose!) (albeit dated a year or so later than I would rather since I'm into Wartime Britain) :) Just...
  21. Andy Baillie

    WWII Reenactment Pics

    Thanks :) I was just saying today how friendly everyone is here, It's great when everyone has a common interest, Everyone looks Dapper, from Civvies to Khaki! :cool:
  22. Andy Baillie

    WWII Photos - Taken / Collected by Family Members

    Thanks, I'll go through the album when I get it back off my Uncle, It says exactly where they went and when, My Dad got my Grandad to go through them (sadly not long before he died) and write a page (based on his diaries he kept) for each page of photos :) They are somewhere in Holland I...
  23. Andy Baillie

    WWII Reenactment Pics

    Hi, I'm not a member of a group, but I do go around shows with my some of my friends who are interested too. I really like this forum, everyone seems so friendly and helpful towards others :) Also, I want to wear 40's clothes everyday in the future once I have enough to go ahead with it :)

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