1930's Flecked Tweed Sportcoat

[GoldenEraFan]

A holy grail jacket in my opinion.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930s-TWEED..._s_Clothing&hash=item4162f13669#ht_6143wt_976

 

[Marc Chevalier]

It's outstanding! A fuzzy wool hopsack wool with bright flecks: how could it get better than that? :eusa_clap


And the wool weave on this black '30s DB suit, offered by the same seller, is rare and wonderful: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920s-DOUBL...pt=Vintage_Men_s_Clothing&hash=item4162c966c4

 

[GoldenEraFan]

That 1926 suit is wonderful! Hope a lounger wins it!

 

[dhermann1]

Wish the seller had actually used a little LIGHT when they took the pictures.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

That 1926 suit is wonderful! Hope a lounger wins it!

Sometimes the elderly 'firsthand' owners of vintage pieces don't correctly remember when or where they were used. IMO, this suit was made later than 1926; I stand by my 1930s estimate.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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Actually, late '20s, not '30s. Note the alpaca mohair partial lining.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Wish the seller had actually used a little LIGHT when they took the pictures.

Photoshop to the rescue:

 

[GoldenEraFan]

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Actually, late '20s, not '30s. Note the alpaca mohair partial lining.

Was that a common on pre-'30s suits/jackets?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Was that a common on pre-'30s suits/jackets?

Yes, it was common on pre-'30s American suits; by the '30s, rayon had replaced it. (Silk had always been around, but it was pricey.) Some non-American suits were made with alpaca mohair linings into the 1960s.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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Auction has ended. The sportcoat sold for $164.72. Did a Lounger win it?