Peter's Tailor Made- Who Was Peter?

[ton312]

What an absolutely incredible bit of detective work. Change your avatar to Batman! Very interesting read! Just plain cool!

 

[Biff42]

What an absolutely incredible bit of detective work. Change your avatar to Batman! Very interesting read! Just plain cool!

Thanks Ton!

I did some similar digging for Trojan Leather and am working on getting that posted soon.

In case you missed it, there's another post for Star Glove here.

 

[Biff42]

Hey guys, I received a picture of Peter Chow from Peter's grandson (who I contacted via social media) and linked to this post. He said he learned some things about his grandfather's business that he didn't know. I also told him about Peter's Tailor Made in Japan, which is making high-quality reproductions.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery.

 

[jeo]

Cropped out the guy’s watermark on this photo.

From the Peter’s Tailor Made Japan IG. They’ve known about this for a while.

 

[jeo]

He’s silversaturation on IG if interested.

 

[Biff42]

Cropped out the guy’s watermark on this photo.

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From the Peter’s Tailor Made Japan IG. They’ve known about this for a while.

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Very cool, thanks for adding those.

 

[jeo]

The same guy also found Rita Chow’s memoir.

Interesting read. Has a few good tidbits. One of which was that all of Peter’s children (Ronald, Ruth and Rita) worked at the leather shop in some capacity! His wife May handled sales.

The PDF is too large to upload so I’m attaching screenshots of the pages.

 

[semolina_pilchard]

This is an amazing thread. Great research guys!

 

[baldipino]

The same guy also found Rita Chow’s memoir.

Interesting read. Has a few good tidbits. One of which was that all of Peter’s children (Ronald, Ruth and Rita) worked at the leather shop in some capacity! His wife May handled sales.

The PDF is too large to upload so I’m attaching screenshots of the pages.

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What an extraordinary read! The last paragraph about watching her father make form-fitting, B&W contrasting riding jackets is intriguing-- it would be amazing to find photos of some more of his personal designs. Thanks for the share!

 

[Biff42]

The same guy also found Rita Chow’s memoir.

Interesting read. Has a few good tidbits. One of which was that all of Peter’s children (Ronald, Ruth and Rita) worked at the leather shop in some capacity! His wife May handled sales.

The PDF is too large to upload so I’m attaching screenshots of the pages.

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Interesting that she concluded by saying “artistry was in the genes.” It echoed almost exactly what the grandson—a noted sculptor—of the Trojan Leather owner said when asked about his grandfather, Joseph Schwartz.

 

[ABCD]

The last paragraph about watching her father make form-fitting, B&W contrasting riding jackets is intriguing-- it would be amazing to find photos of some more of his personal designs.

Black -white Peter's

 

[jeo]

What an extraordinary read! The last paragraph about watching her father make form-fitting, B&W contrasting riding jackets is intriguing-- it would be amazing to find photos of some more of his personal designs. Thanks for the share!

Of course, I’m glad he contacted me!

In writing with him he said when he contacted and spoke with Rita, while being in her 90’s, was still sharp and when he asked about the double square collar jacket, she said: “Oh! The pilots jacket! That was very popular”

Here are a few Peter’s designs.

There are many more but this one is probably my personal favorite.

 

[baldipino]

Of course, I’m glad he contacted me!

In writing with him he said when he contacted and spoke with Rita, while being in her 90’s, was still sharp and when he asked about the double square collar jacket, she said: “Oh! The pilots jacket! That was very popular”

Here are a few Peter’s designs.

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There are many more but this one is probably my personal favorite.

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This type of thoughtfulness elevates this forum. Thanks again all for this realllly deep dive into the humanity of the hands behind the jackets we covet.

 

[Biff42]

This Peter's post got me thinking that we need to do one for Johnson's while Alan is (hopefully) still around. I may be visiting SF in the spring.

 

[tmitchell59]

This Peter's post got me thinking that we need to do one for Johnson's while Alan is (hopefully) still around. I may be visiting SF in the spring.

Alan would be a great source for the bay area leather industry.

 

[bugggywhip]

Not sure if this the appropriate place to share these but why not ‍…


some pretty neat, less common Peter’s jackets that I’m enjoying … as I mobilize my collection spread out between different storage units, I‘ll share so,e more exciting Peter’s jackets and some leathertogs, early langlitz and speedway togs

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[bugggywhip]

 

[Biff42]

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Dang, those are beautiful and in great shape. Thanks for sharing.