Austin Reed Sui Jacket

[Ben Stephens]

This would have been a lovely suit

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-...n_s_Vintage_Coats_Jackets&hash=item3a78740dae

It has the usual detail for Austin Reed suits of the period, with the little material flap in the armpit

Ben

 

[Two Types]

The same vendor also has these jackets:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Gents-Houndstooth-Jacket-size-40-brown-checks-poss-1920s-Edwardian-/251129009242?pt=UK_Men_s_Vintage_Coats_Jackets&hash=item3a7874945a

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-VINTAGE-1933-1935-DEPRESSION-ERA-USA-DOUBLE-BREASTED-GREY-JACKET-/251129000147?pt=UK_Men_s_Vintage_Coats_Jackets&hash=item3a787470d3

 

[dhermann1]

July 21, 1939. Just DAYS before the War starts. Another one of those, "If this suit could talk" ones.