53 CLASSIC TWEED JACKETS & BLAZERS! Sz36 - 50. Harris Tweed, Hilton, Half-Norfolk, Cashmere, Vintage

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1) CLASSIC Grey and Cream Herringbone Tweed 3/2 sack!

Made by H. Oritsky, of Reading, PA., this is a classic 3/2 sack grey and cream herringbone tweed jacket--a true wardrobe staple. Half-canvassed and half-lined, this has three button cuffs and a single center vent. It has very natural shoulders. It was, of course, Union Made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $39, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 31 1/4








2) WONDERFUL Vintage Half-Norfolk in cord by OLD SCHOOL Abercrombie & Fitch

Made by Abercrombie & Fitch back when it was a serious outdoors outfitters--they outfitted Teddy Roosevelt for his hunting expeditions, Charles Lindbergh for flying, and sold Hemingway the gun he used to kill himself--this is a lovely and very rare Half-Norfolk Jacket in wide-wale cord.

As with all products from the old-school Abercrombie & Fitch this jacket is extremely well-made, and designed fro use in the field, not just to look good in the office. As with all classic Half-Norfolk jackets this features a stitched half-belt at the back. The back above the belt features a box pleat for ease of movement--and more elegant lines than a biswing back when not needed for use--and the shoulders feature scalloped yoke. Below the half-belt is a single center vent.

True to its American roots this is cut as a true 3/2 sack jacket. It features four deep flapped bellows pockets on the front, all of which feature box pleats so that they can expand to accept shells, knives, or very small game animals. The buttons are all genuine shotshell buttons (the front buttons are from Remington 12 gauge shells, the cuff buttons from smaller gauges) and are likely original to the jacket. (Genuine shotshell buttons are becoming increasingly rare, despite their long tenure as being staples of the sporting Ivy wardrobe.) The pocket seams are all lapped for extra strength. The right hand lower front pocket features an internal ticket pocket.

The jacket is half-canvassed and fully lined. The top half of the lining appears to be satin, chosen for ease of movement on and off. The bottom half appears to be a heavyweight cotton in a classic tartan pattern; this also appears under the flaps of the three front pockets.

This jacket was Made in the USA by Gordon of Philadelphia--this is signified by the rooster emblem on the locker loop. It carries the classic vintage Abercrombie & Fitch green and black label.

The cord of this jacket has some overall darkening and discolouration from age, but this simply gives it patina and adds to its appeal. This is a REAL hunting Half-Norfolk, not a costume. However, it could use a dry clean and a press to freshen it up, and so with the discolorartion this is in Very Good condition. As such, this is an absolute bargain at

just $45, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30 1/2

 

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3) BEAUTIFUL English Cashmere Twill Blazer!

Baron of Piccadilly used to be well-known for being the only store in Britain that routinely offered discounts of Barbour clothing. Not surprisingly, as well as being a Barbour stockist Baron also stocked many other wonderful items of clothing. This beautiful cashmere blazer is a good example. Likely dating from the early 1980s the cashmere of this jacket is seriously thick and soft, not the mall cashmere that's so widespread now. The cloth was loomed in Huddersfield, England, and is a wonderful twill weave.

The jacket does full justice to the cloth. Cut as a contemporary two button model with subtle darting and beautifully narrow lapels this has a single center vent and three button cuffs. It is fully canvassed, and fully lined, and was Made in England. It carries the classic Baron label. It is in excellent condition, and a bargain at just

$45, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA--this is a steal for an English cashmere blazer of this quality!

Measurements:

Chest: 19 7/8
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 30







4) BEAUTIFUL Southwick Houndstooth Tweed. Horn buttons!

This is absolutely beautiful! Cut from a lovely houndstooth cloth in slate and cream with a dark red windowpane overcheck this lovely jacket by Southwick is half-canvassed and fully lined. A contemporary two button model with subtle darting this has a single center vent and four button cuffs. All of the buttons appear to be horn. Made in the USA, this is in absolutely excellent condition, and a bargain at

just $35, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 30 1/5

 

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5) Basketweave Tweed with Patch Pockets!

A lovely, sturdy tweed in a heathery grey and cream basketweave with lovely subtle chestnut brown accents, this is a contemporary two-button jacket with subtle darting. It features two patch pockets with flaps; these are surrounded by lapped seams. It has a single center vent and four button cuffs; all of the buttons are leather-covered metal-shanked football buttons. It is fully lined, and in excellent condition.

Asking just $25, or offer.

Tagged 42L. Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 32








6) BEAUTIFUL Harris Tweed from H.A. & E. Smith of Bermuda!

H.A. & E. Smith was established on Bermuda in 1889. Together with Trimingham's and The English Sports Shop it was the third main upscale clothing store on Bermuda, boasting at one time that it had the widest selection of cashmere sweaters anywhere in the Western hemisphere.

Smith's closed in 2001, but you can still find examples of its wares that show clearly why it so famous for the quality of its clothing--and this Harris Tweed jacket is one example.

Made in England for Smith's, this jacket is cut from an absolutely beautiful and extremely rare bold plaid Harris Tweed in a wonderful medly of autumnal brackens, russets, chestnut browns and dark moss green. Cut as a contemporary two button front jacket it has subtle darts and the utterly correct and traditional British single button cuff. The buttons are, of course, metal shanked and leather covered football buttons. This has a single center vent, is fully canvassed, and fully lined. It also carries the classic 1960s label announcing that this is "All Wool" and "Made in England" , as well as the classic Harris Tweed orb label and a wonderful vintage Smith's label.

I'm conservative in rating vintage items, so this is in very Good/Excellent condition--and is absolutely beautiful!

Asking just $39, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30

 

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7) CLASSIC Harris Tweed Jacket from DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ

This was originally sold by DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ--an extremely trad. clothier, now long gone, that catered to the more rurally inclined trads of neighbouring Princeton. Pennington itself is a beautiful pre-Revolutionary War small town; the cemetery on Main Street is bounded by a wall that British troops exercised their horses over in 1775, and Frederick Forsyth set the start of his novel Avenger in Pennington, as embodying classic small town America.

This jacket embodies the wares that were offered by DiTorio's. Cut from a very sturdy, heavier-weight Harris Tweed of a heft that gave Harris its worldwide reputation and is now increasingly rare, this is a lovely classic grey herringbone that is accented with classic Harris tweed vertical stripes in chestnut brown and sky blue. It appears to be half-canvassed, and it is half-lined. It features a single center vent and three button cuffs. It was Made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition--the top breast pocket is still basted shut!

Asking just $35, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 25 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/4
Length: 29 1/2








8) LANGROCK 3/2 sack Lightweight Navy Blazer

Langrock was THE purveyor of Ivy Style during the Golden Age, and near the end of its life was running adverts announcing that it was the only store in America that still exclusively focused on the Ivy Look.

This is a classic Langrock jacket. Perfect for the summer or the warmer days of Spring and Fall this is cut from a lightweight wool. It is a classic 3/2 sack with two button cuffs and a single center vent. It has very natural shoulders. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and was, of course, Union made in the USA. It has a very small smudge on the hem at the front, which wil likely come out with dry cleaning, but as such this is in Very Good/Excellent condition, and is a bargain at just $29, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 5/8
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/8
Length: 31 1/2

 

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9) BEAUTIFUL Brooks Brothers "Madison" jacket in SIlk, Linen, and Wool.

This is lovely! A recent offering by Brooks Brothers in their "Madison" cut, this beautiful jacket is cut from E. Thomas cloth that's a blend of 40% silk, 35% linen, and 25% wool, with a wonderful hand and drape. The patterning and colourway do full justice to the cloth, being a dove grey and cream broken bone herringbone weave with an overcheck in sky blue and Royal blue.

The jacket is cut as a contemporary two button model with subtle darts and a single center vent. It appears fully canvassed and is fully lined, with pick stitching throughout the lining. It has four button cuffs, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $39, or offer

Tagged a 48R, this measures:

Chest: 24 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/8 (+2 1/8)
SHoulder: 21
Length: 31









10) WONDERFUL Solid Mustard Harris Tweed Jacket, Made in England for Archie Brown, Bermuda

Archie Brown, with Trimingham's, Smith's, and The English Sports Shop, was a Bermudian institution until its closure, being famous both for its offerings of upscale British clothing and also for the bagpiper who played in the store every day at noon.

This marvellous jacket shows just why Brown's was so famous. Likely dating from the early 1960s this beauty was Made in England. It has the traditional British three button front and the high lapels, harking back to its hacking jacket heritage. The Harris Tweed that it is cut from is the traditional heavyweight Harris with the rather rough and slightly hairy hand--just what you'd want in a tweed of this calibre! It is also an extremely rare solid colour tweed--the colour of English mustard! It is fully canvassed and fully lined. It is unvented, and has four button cuffs. All of the original buttons are intact, and all are the traditional leather-covered metal-shanked football buttons. This also carries a full set of lovely vintage labels. This does have one or two small blemishes on the tweed, as shown, and so this is in Very Good condition.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a lovely vintage jacket from a renowned retailer at a very good price indeed! Asking just $35, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 21 (+2 1/4)
SHoulder: 18
Length: 29 1/2

 

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11) Brooks Brothers Heathery Herringbone Jacket

At first sight this presents as a dark grey herringbone jacket, but closer inspection shows that this is cut from a miniature herringbone in charcoal grey and brown with moss greens and sky blues heathered in for a lovely complex and beautiful cloth. This is a contemporary two button models with subtle darts; it is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has three button cuffs, and was Union Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition.

Asking just $32, or offer.

Tagged 41R. Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2 1/8)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 31






12) MTM Guncheck Jacket by Coriolan of Paris

Located in Paris 6 Coriolan of Paris have been tailors for half a century. This lovely jacket was made on the premises in Paris, and shows the English influence on Coriolan's tailoring. Half-canvassed and fully lined, this is cut from cloth in a guncheck pattern that's a mixture of russets, taupes, and moss greens. It has an English three button front, twin vents, and finished four button cuffs. This retains its full set of spare buttons. It is in excellent condition.

Asking just $32, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
SHoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 30 1/2








13) HAND TAILORED Hickey Freeman American Hacking jacket

This is a truly beautiful jacket! Hand-tailored by Hickey Freeman, this is the "Edwards" model which is cut as an American Hacking Jacket; it has the three button front of a standard English hacking jacket, but the top button is rolled over, Ivy-style. It is darted, as is correct for an English hacking jacket, and has twin vents. It also has four button cuffs. It is fully lined in Hickey Freeman's signature lining, and it is also fully canvassed.

The tweed itself is lovely; a dark autumnal medley of burnished chestnut, peat black, and bark brown in a classic glen plaid pattern. It was Union Made in the USA.

This is in absolutely excellent condition. Asking just $35, or offer--a bargain for a jacket hand-tailored by Hickey Freeman!

Tagged 40R. Measurements:

Chest: 20 5/8
Sleeve: 23 3/4 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30

 

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14) WONDERFUL! Classic 3/2 sack in grey herringbone tweed with overchecking by H. Freeman for The English Shop of Princeton

H. Freeman is one of the great classic American clothiers, and The English Shop of Princeton was one of the Big Five bastions of Ivy Style during the Golden Age, and so a jacket that carries the labels of both has impeccable tradly provenance!

And this jacket fully lives up to its heritage. At first sight this presents as a classic herringbone tweed, but closer inspection reveals that this has a very subtle overchecking in turquoise, burn orange, and sepia brown, making this a truly beautiful tweed. It is cut as a classic American 3/2 sack with a lovely fluid lapel roll; it also features a single center vent. It is fully canvassed and fully lined. It has very natural shoulders. It has four button cuffs, and was, of course, Union Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition.

Asking just $39, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 32 1/4








15) Classic Barleycorn Harris Tweed

This is lovely! Cut from a beautiful barleycorn Harris tweed in brown and cream this is a contemporary two button front jacket with subtle darts and a single center vent. It has three button cuffs, and all of the buttons are the traditional leather-covered, metal-shanked buttons that go so well with Harris Tweed. This has very natural shoulders. This was Made in the USA, and apart from some minor rumpling from storage is in excellent condition.

Asking just $29

Measurements:

Chest: 19 3/4
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 31

 

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16) STUNNING! Corneliani for Ralph Lauren Polo Blue Label.

This is absolutely gorgeous! Made in Italy by Corneliani for Ralph Lauren's Polo Blue Label line (not to be confused with the regular Polo line) this is cut from exceptionally soft wool that feels almost like cashmere. It is cut as a high-lapel 3/2 jacket, although this is not a sack as it is subtly darted, as you'd expect from Corneliani. It features the desirable and rare patch and flapped pockets on the front, and has four-button cuffs.

The patterning and colourway of this jacket are wonderful--a beautiful subtle Glen Plaid in a melange of dark moss greens, bark browns, and blacks, with a gorgeous and extremely subtle window-pane overcheck i Imperial Purple, this is a wonderfully sophisticated tweed. It is, of course, fully canvassed and fully lined. It has a single center vent, and is in absolutely excellent condition--the basting of the two front exterior pockets is still fully intact!

Asking just $50, or offer.

Tagged 42L. This measures:

Chest: 21 3/4
Sleeve: 27 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 31







17) Basketweave Harris Tweed from The Princeton Clothing Company

Like Langrock, The English Shop, Ballot, and Hilton The Princeton Clothing Company specialized in classic Ivy Style clothing--which naturally included Harris Tweed. This lovely jacket is cut from classic basketweave Harris tweed in a mixture of browns, creams, and slate grey. It is cut as a contemporary two button jacket with subtle darts, and has a single center vent. It is half-canvassed and half-lined and has very natural shoulders. The buttons are classic leather-covered and metal-shanked football buttons. Made in the USA this is in excellent condition.

Asking just $29

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 (+2 1/4)
SHoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 31 3/4

 

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18) WONDERFUL Vintage Plaid 3/2 sack from Saks Fifth Avenue

This is absolutely wonderful, simply packed with all of the features that you'd want in an Ivy jacket! The cloth that this is cut from is absolutely lovely, being a bolder Glen Plaid with overchecking in shades of russet and forest green. The cut does full justice to the beauty of the cloth, being a classic 3/2 sack with a lovely lapel roll. This is fully canvassed and half lined. It features lapped seams along the arms and across the shoulders, as well as down the centre back; this seam culminates in a hook vent. It carries a lovely vintage Saks label, and was Union Made in the USA.

This is in Very Good/Excellent condition (as I'm conservative in rating vintage pieces, and this has a very small and very faded blemish on one cuff, as shown!) and a bargain at just $29

Tagged 41 (vintage), measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 29 1/2










19) Trimingham's of Bermuda Classic LIGHTWEIGHT Navy Blazer

Trimingham's of Bermuda was founded in 1842, and closed in 2005. It was Bermuda's most famous and upscale store, and was a firm favourite among the Ivy set that vacationed in Bermuda or took cruises that stopped off there. Like The English Sports Shop of Bermuda it specialized in traditional British and Ivy clothing, and this blazer is a lovely example of its wares. Cut from a very lightweight cloth that's a wool-poly blend--although this just feels like very lightweight wool to the touch--this is a standard two button front jacket with darting and a centre vent. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and carries Trimingham's signature brass "ship" buttons. It has very natural shoulders. This is in excellent condition except for a small strip of residue on the shoulder from where some fool attached a strip of masking tape to use as a price-tag! This will readily come out with dry-cleaning, however.

This is a true bargain at just $22.

Tagged 40L. Measures:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 31

 

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20) GORGEOUS Classic Forest Green 3/2 sack flannel blazer by Corbin

The forest green 3/2 sack blazer is a true Ivy classic, and one that is rarely seen anymore--which is why I'm so pleased to be able to offer this one today! Cut from a wonderful lighter midweight flannel this beautiful jacket is packed with all of the Tradly desiderata. It has a lovely lapel roll, flapped patch pockets, and a single center vent. It is fully canvassed and half-lined. It has three button cuffs, and all of the buttons are Corbin's own signature buttons, and so are original to the jacket. It has very natural shoulders--Corbin, after all, are so proud of their natural shoulders that they had a "Natural Shoulder" line of pants!

It was, of course, Union Made in the USA by one of the great Trad clothiers, and, apart from a slight mark in the lining, as shown, is in absolutely excellent condition. This is a truly rare classic, and so is a bargain at just $35 or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30 1/2






21) GORGEOUS Double-Breasted Blazer by Corbin for The English Shop of Princeton

This is wonderful! Cut from a lighter-weight light navy wool cloth that's perfect for wearing in the warmer days of Spring and Summer this lovely double-breasted blazer by Corbin has a 6 - 1 front button configuration and classic peak lapels. It is fully canvassed and fully lined and has a single centre vent. It has four button cuffs--all of the buttosn are Corbin's signature buttons, and are original to the jacket. This was Union made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition. This would be perfect for garden parties or for your nephew's graduation from Princeton! This was made for The English Shop of Princeton, of the the Big Five Ivy clothiers of the Golden Age in Princeton.

Asking just $35, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 22
Sleeve: 24 (+3)
Shoulder: 19 3/4
Length: 30 1/2

 

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22) LOVELY Huntington 3/2 Tweed Sack. PATCH POCKETS!

This is lovely! A classic 3/2 slate blue-grey herringbone tweed sack with a very high lapel roll this lovely jacket has the ever-desirable flapped patch pockets, here with lapped seams. It is half-canvassed half-lined and has a single center vent. It has the classic two-button cuff, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $29

Tagged 42R, this measures:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 30 7/8








23) GORGEOUS Brown Flecked Herringbone Harris Tweed Jacket

This is absolutely beautful! Cut from a rich dark brown herringbone Harris Tweed that's flecked throughout with the colours of a Scottish countryside--moss green, rosehip orange, gorse yellow, loch blue, berry red--this lovely jacket is a contemporary two button front model with subtle darting. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has a single centre vent. It has three button cuffs, and all of the buttons are the classic leather-covered and metal shanked football buttons that are a wonderful complement to Harris Tweed... and these are a lovely shade of burnished chestnut.

This lovely jacket was made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $32

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/8
Length: 31 7/8

 

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24) PURE SILK Armani Jacket. MADE IN ITALY!

Dating from when Armani was King, this lovely jacket was Made in Italy from pure silk. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features Continental-style jetted pockets--these are still basted shut! It has four button cuffs, and it is unvented, in Flusser approved style. This is in absolutely excellent condition, and is a bargain at

just $29, or offer--likely around 1/25th of what it cost new!

Tagged 42L. Measures:

Chest: 21 1/4
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 31 1/2






25) LOVELY Bespoke Jacket--smaller size, surgeons' cuffs.

This is a lovely bespoke jacket! Cut from a beautiful dark petrol blue midweight wool cloth this is a contemporary two-button front model with darting for shape. It has twin vents, a signature lining designed to match the lovely colour of the jacket, and two-button cuffs--these are fully functional surgeon's cuffs. It is half-canvassed and half-lined and has a lovely narrow lapel. It is in excellent condition.

Asking just $25, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/4
Shoulder: 18
Length: 28 3/4

 

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26) Classic Basketweave Harris Tweed Jacket

A lovely classic Harris Tweed jacket in cream, brown and grey basketweave, this is a two button front model with subtle darts. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features clasic leather-covered metal-shanked football buttons. It was Made in the USA. It has a small blemish in the lining, as shown, and so this is in Very Good condition.

Asking just $24, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 21 3/4
Sleeve: 26 (+1 1/2)
SHoulder: 18
Length: 31 3/4








27) LARGER SIZE! BEAUTIFUL Harry Ballot of Princeton Guncheck Tweed.

Made for Harry Ballot of Princeton--one of the Big Five Ivy clothiers in Princeton during the Golden Age of Ivy Style--this lovely guncheck jacket has a russet windowpane overchecking a base pattern in a medley of forest greens and peat black on an autumnal brown base. Cut as a contemporary two-button model with subtle darting this is fully canvassed and fully lined. It has four button cuffs and was Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition.

Asking just $29, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 24
Sleeve: 26 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 20 3/4
Length: 31 3/4








28) GORGEOUS! Corneliani for Polo Blue Label Navy Blue Flannel Blazer

This is absolutely gorgeous! Made in Italy by Corneliani, this beautiful jacket is cut from a lovely soft and luxurious flannel. Elegantly cut as a two-button front jacket with slightly narrow lapels that flow beautifully into the front of the jacket; the placket and the lapels feature an abundance of pick stitching. This jacket is fully canvassed and fully lined, and features a twin vent. It has four button cuffs. The buttons are all Polo Blue Lapel signature buttons, featuring a crown and the RL monogram. This jacket is extremely luxurious, absolutely beautiful, and in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $50, or offer--an absolute steal for a jacket of this quality!

Tagged 44L. Measures smaller:

Chest: 21 1/4
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/8
Length: 32

 

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29) NWT Swedish Double Breasted Blazer. Buttons by Sporrongs of Sweden!

A lovely classic navy double-breasted blazer cut from mid-weight wool this features a 6 by 2 front closure, peak lapels, and a twin vent. The brass buttons are made by Sporrongs of Sweden, a company that has been making medals, insignia, and small metal items such as buttons since the C17th, and which currently hols the Royal Warrant to supply these items to the King of Sweden. This jacket lacks sleeve buttons. It is fully lined, and NWT--hence it is in excellent condition. It was Made in Sweden.

Asking just $27

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 24 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 28 3/4






30) Bespoke Navy Blazer with Spectacular Lining!

This is a lovely blazer that it clearly bespoke. Cut as a contemporary two button front model with darting, this is cut from lighter mid-weight wool. It is fully canvassed and fully lined in a wonderful swirling iridescent pink paisley! This has a single center vent, and the heraldic buttons are all solid brass. This is in excellent condition.

Asking just $25

Measurements:

Chest: 22
Sleeve: 25 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 30 1/2






31) Bespoke Grey Blazer--ideal for summer!

While this is possibly (likely) an orphan jacket, this is both sufficiently light-coloured and sufficiently solid-coloured that it could do very well as a summer blazer with the addition of blonde horn buttons... and given that I am asking merely $20 for this, shipped in the USA, this could be a very nice jacket indeed for minimal cost!

Union Made in the USA in 2006 this is a contemporary two button model with darting and a single enter vent. The cuffs are fully functional surgeon's cuffs. This is also fully canvassed and fully lined, and cut from a lovely lighter-weight cool, making this ideal for conversion to a summer blazer. It is twin vented and features an abundance of pick stitching in the lining, on the lapels, and around the external pockets.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 30 1/2

 

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32) GRAIL!! Brooks Brothers Vintage 3/2 Navy Flannel Blazer.

This is absolutely gorgeous! Cut from wonderfully luxurious heavier medium-weight flannel cloth in classic dark navy blue, this blazer is a true GRAIL item--a Brooks Brothers flannel navy blazer with a 3/2 lapel roll! Although this has the traditional 3/2 lapel roll note that this is not a sack jacket, for it features subtle darts. The reason for this Brooks anomaly simple--this blazer was made for Brooks Brothers' "Brooksgate" line, which was aimed at younger men just starting their relationship with Brooks Brothers (hence, "Brooksgate" being the gateway to Brooks Brothers). Since younger men (at least when this jacket was made..) have not yet acquired the girth that might be needed to make a sack fit well without needing side seam alterations to taper it this jacket is darted for a sleeker fit.... although the 3/2 lapel is still present to introduce the Brooksgate customers to its elegance.

In addition to have a 3/2 lapel--with, here, a beautiful roll--this blazer also has the classic two button cuffs, and the highly desirable flapped patch pockets. All of the buttons are Brooks Brothers' "Brooksgate" buttons (no longer produced) and so are original to this jacket. This jacket is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has a single center vent. It was, of course, Union made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $49, or offer, for this wonderful jacket!

Tagged (vintage) 41L. Measures:

Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 31 1/2





33) GRAIL!! Langrock Navy Blazer

Together with Norman Hilton and Chipp Langrock of Princeton was primarily responsible for both developing and popularizing the "The Natural Shoulder Ivy League Style", and near the end of its life Langrock continued to run adverts proudly boasting that it was the ONLY remaining store in American that truly exemplified the American Look, by which it meant Ivy Style. So famous is Langrock that even its labels are becoming collectible, and so I'm very pleased to offer this wonderful classic navy blazer from the mothership of Ivy Style.

This blazer is also unusual, in that it is not a 3/2 sack, but instead a two button contemporary model with darting. It is cut from a lovely navy hopsack cloth--which turns out to be a blend of wool and polyester. This is not that surprising, though, since the polyester of the 1960s and early 1970s was NOT the polyester of today, but was woven so that it came very, very close to feeling just like wool--you wouldn't be able to tell that this was a blended fabric unless you knew. This jacket has a single center vent, is half-canvassed and half-lined. It has very natural shoulders, and red piping around the perimeter of the lining for added flair. It also features the ever-desirable flapped patch pockets, as well as heraldic buttons that were made by Waterbury of Conn.--a company founded in 1812 and the premier suppliers of stamped brass buttons in the United States. When Grant met Lee at the Appomattox Courthouse, both men were wearing Waterbury buttons on their uniforms!

This jacket is in excellent condition, and so is a bargain at just $35, or offer.

Tagged 40L. Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 26 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 31 1/2

 

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34) GORGEOUS Norman Hilton Classic 3/2 sack Herringbone Bespoke Tweed with working cuffs!

This is absolutely beautiful! Norman Hilton was one of the Big Five Ivy Clothiers of Princeton, and, with Langrock, the pioneer of the "Ivy League Look". Norman joined the family clothing business--which had been established in the 1880s by his grandfather, an immigrant Russian tailor--after serving in the Navy during the Second War, and by the late 1950s had established the Ivy league look. He was the first investor in Ralph Lauren's clothing line, and one of the first makers of its clothing, but stopped making clothes for Lauren when he judged them to have strayed too far from the Ivy look that he wanted. Norman Hilton continued to make clothes with the Ivy League look into the 1990s.... and beyond, for his son, Nick Hilton, has taken up the tradition and now has a store in Princeton, like his father before him.

This jacket was the property of Dr. Tim Hosea, Harvard graduate and physician to the US Rowing team. Hosea was known for his professorial Ivy elegance, having his suits and jackets tailored primarily by Hilton, and Winston of New York. This jacket is a true beauty, being a classic grey and cream herringbone mid-weight tweed cut as a 3/2 sack with a lovely lapel roll. It was bespoke, and so has lots of handwork throughout; it is also fully canvassed and fully lined. It has four cuff buttons, all of which are fully functional as surgeon's cuffs--appropriately enough given the original owner's profession! The buttonholes, by the way, were hand-stitched in Linden, NJ, which is where Hilton made his Ivy clothing. This jacket has has a single hook vent. It was, of course, made in the USA--just down the road from Princeton, in Linden. It is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $65, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 24
Sleeve: 26 (+1 1/4)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 33








35) CLASSIC Harris Tweed in grey and chestnut brown herringbone.

This is a lovely, classic Harris Tweed jacket in a grey and light brown herringbone which presents as classic grey herringbone. This features the classic vertical single-thread striping of traditional Harris herringbone, here in subtle sky blue, tea rose pink, and tan. The jacket is cut as a contemporary two button front jacket, with subtle darting and a single centre vent. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features the traditional leather-covered, metal shanked football buttons that are the perfect complement to Harris Tweed. This was Made in the USA, and is in excellent condition.

Asking just $32, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30 1/2

 

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36) WONDERFUL Classic Harris Tweed with Patch Pockets from PBM, sold by DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ

PMB--Pincus Bros Maxwell--was founded in 1911, and is one of the great traditional American clothiers, making most of their items in Philadelphia, hence the Liberty Bell on their labels. This jacket was made by PBM for DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ.

Pennington found fame in Frederick Forsyth's novel, *Avenger*, where it was accurately described as a classic Revolutionary War small town, inhabited mainly by old-money families who preferred its quiet to the bustle of nearby Princeton. DiTorio's used to be THE classic old-money clothier of Pennington, specializing, like Langrock, in the Waspy Anglophile Ivy look. Like Langrock, DiTorio's is long gone, but some of its wares occasionally surface from the cedar closets that they have been carefully stored in--and this Harris Tweed jacket is a lovely case in point!

Made from a beautiful and increasingly rare basketweave in shades of grey, cream, and brown Harris Tweed cloth this lovely jacket is a contemporary two button front with darts. It is half-canvassed and half-lined. It has a single center vent and three button cuffs--all of the buttons are a lovely light chestnut leather, with meta shanks, as is proper for Harris Tweed. This jacket also features the ever-desirable patch pockets! It was, of course, Made in the USA--in Philadelphia!--and it is in excellent condition.

Asking just $35, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder 17 3/4
Length: 30










37) Lovely Brooks Brothers Jacket in Silk-Wool Blend with overchecking

This is a lovely recent jacket from Brooks Brothers! Although there is no fabric content listed this is almost certainly a silk-wool blend in a lovely golden-wheat barleycorn weave with subtle overchecking in seafoam green, blue, berry red, and burnt orange. This is half-canvassed and fully lined, and is cut as a contemporary two button front model with subtle darting. It has three button cuffs and a single center rear vent. It was Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition except for a small ink mark on the lining under the interior pocket, as shown. This is a bargain at

just $32, or offer.

Tagged 45L. Measurements:

Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 26 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/8
Length: 32

 

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38) BEAUTIFUL Harris Tweed Jacket in dark charcoal basketweave

This is lovely! Although this jacket initially presents as a classic dark charcoal basketweave tweed jacket closer examination reveals that the dark charcoal grey is interwoven with wonderfully vibrant Royal Blue, with the occasional flecks of damson and moss green heathered in, making this a wonderfully complex tweed indeed! It is cut as a standard two button front jacket, with a single center vent. It is fully lined, and was Made in the USA. This is in excellent condition!

Asking just $35, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 23 5/8
Sleeve: 27 1/2
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 31 3/4








39) RARE Vintage Cashmere Two Button Sack Jacket

This is absolutely lovely! This jacket was sold by Hess's Department store of Allentown, Pa.. Hess's was one of the great American stores, being founded in 1897 and having several notable firsts. It was, for example, the first Department store to sell pure gold over the counter in 1974 when the sale of bullion was legalized, and the first store to carry the controversial "monokini"--a bikini without the top. They failed to sell even one. Hess is also known for its HUGE sign--the largest store sign outside New York City at the time--which weighed 8 tons and was 45 feet tall. Hess's acquired its name in 1968--when it changed from Hess Brothers--and so given this, the Union label, and the narrow lapels, this jacket was likely made in 1968 or 1969.

Although there is no fabric content listed this is clearly cashmere, and not the thin mall stuff that's so common today, but the thick and luxurious cashmere of the 1960s that established this cloth as a true luxury item. The colourway and patterning of this jacket are beautifully late 1960s, being a mix of old gold and black with iridescent green thread woven throughout--although the effect is more conservative and classic than this description indicates!

Cut as a rare two button sack this is fully canvassed and fully lined. It features slanted hacking pockets and a twin vent, as well as two button cuffs. It features lovely late 1960s "down notch" narrow lapels! It has all of its original buttons intact, and is in Very Good/Excellent condition--only because I am conservative in rating vintage pieces. It was, of course, Union Made in the USA.

Asking just $45, or offer, for a lovely and rare cashmere two button sack!

Measurements:

Chest: 19 1/4
Sleeve: 24 3/8 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 29

 

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40) CLASSIC Basketweave Harris Tweed Jacket

This is a lovely classic Harris tweed is a wonderful basketweave in autumnal and winter browns, creams, and peat blacks! Cut as a contemporary two button model this is darted, half-canvassed and half-lined, with a single center vent. All of the buttons are leather-covered and metal shanked, and this was Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition apart from some slight rumpling from storage, and so this is in very Good/Excellent condition. As such, it is

just $29, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30






41) Vintage 1960s 3/2 sack Jacket

This is a lovely classic vintage 3/2 sack from the Golden Age of Ivy Style! Cut from a quintessentially 1960s dark green and brown wool cloth with vertical striping this has lovely narrow lapels and a lovely fluid lapel roll. It is half canvassed and half-lined, and has two button cuffs and a single center vent. It has very natural shoulders. It was, of course, Union made in the USA. It could use a dry clean to freshen it up, and so it is in Very Good condition, and so is a steal at

just $25, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
SHoulder: 17 1/8
Length: 29 1/2

 

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42) GRAIL! VINTAGE Abercrombie & Fitch three button sack jacket in PURE CASHMERE

Abercrombie & Fitch is mainly known now for its teenager-oriented fashion, and its rather tacky ad. campaigns. It's also known for claiming that it's been an authentic American company since 1892. And, while the company that was the predecessor of the current A&F was founded then, for the current A&F to claim that it's just as authentically American the original is rather like Edward Hyde claiming to be just as authentically good as Dr. Henry Jeykll.

Founded in 1892, Abercrombie & Fitch started life as a sporting goods store specializing in gear that by its nature had to perform well--or else its owner could end up dead. Abercrombie & Fitch outfitted Charles Lindbergh for his solo flight across the Atlantic (and in the process produced a wonderful A1 jacket!), Teddy Roosevelt for his hunting trips, and Ernest Hemingway with fishing equipment, various items of manly outdoor clothing--and the shotgun that he used to kill himself.

By 1977, the company was in bankruptcy, and in 1978 it was purchased by a Houston-based sporting goods firm that intended to continue its august heritage. Unfortunately, there clearly was a reason for the demise of Abercrombie & Fitch in 1977, and the firm was again sold in 1988, to the The Limited. This fashion-orientated clothing firm that made the once-great clothing company a cash cow of cheap and fashionable teenage clothing.

A good indication of the difference between the current A&F and the original can be seen in the fact that in 1927 the company patented a new form of telescopic sight mounting for rifles, while in 2011 it patented a new type of flower topped perfume bottle.

THIS jacket dates from the era when it was still a leading purveyor of first-class clothing that was built to last. This is cut from extremely soft and luxurious cashmere at a time when cashmere really was a special fabric. (Old-style cashmere is very different from the cheap mall cashmere that's so prevalent today.) Both the hand and drape of this fabric are lovely!

The jacket is cut as a three button sack, with the ever-desirable three patch pockets. The lapels are beautifully narrow, as is proper for a mid-century jacket, and it has two button cuffs. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has a single center vent. It has lovely natural shoulders. It was, of course, Union made in the USA, and carries the classic green-on-black Abercrombie & Fitch label.

This jacket does have two minor flaws, neither of which are very noticeable. First, there is a small snag on the lapel; this can hardly be seen, and would be a very easy repair to make for a competent reweaver. Second, there is some slight mars near the right-hand hem, by the pocket, as shown--again, this can hardly be seen when the jacket is worn. Because of these, the jacket is in Very Good condition, and so is a bargain at

just $45, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 30 1/2








43) Princeton University Store Silk Glen Plaid Jacket

Although there is no fabric content listed this is clearly either all silk, or a silk-wool blend. Cut as a three button jacket with subtle darting this has four button cuffs and a single centre vent. Owing to its high silk content is has a lovely slubby texture which is well suited to the classic bold glen plaid patterning in black, slate grey, and cream, with forest green and golden sunset overchecking. This jacket was Made in the USA, and was originally sold at the Princeton University Store. This is in excellent condition (the interior label will be resewn before shipping) and is a bargain at

just $25, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32