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[EDIT]: SOLD, thanks Carter. Glad to know the tailoring books went to another lounger.
For anyone interested in seeking the books out themselves, here's the info on both:
For any aspiring tailors or Do-It-Yourselfer's who may want to make their own vintage-style men's suits...
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BOOK TITLE: Tailoring Suits The Professional Way (geared towards men's suits)
AUTHOR: Clarence Poulin
LENGTH: 207 pages
DATE: 1953
PRICE COMPARISONS: RARE - Amazon: from $49 to $75; abebooks: from $68 to $195, ebay: No copies at the moment.
Instructions on tailoring vintage suits. Geared towards men's suits, but has a section for women's, w/ skirts. Scans:
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Another item of interest: This one's still in print - also an excellent resource for classic style suit-making: "Classic Tailoring Techniques", 2002.
PRICE COMPARISON: Amazon: New, $50; Used lowest price $45; ebay lowest price $42.
FROM THE FIRST AMAZON CUSTOMER REVIEW THAT COMES UP: (average Amazon rating for this book, 4 out of 5 stars)
The best men's tailoring book I have ever seen., May 29, 2001
By A Customer
I have wanted to write a review of this book for months, but forced myself to finish a suit before writing. I made a sport coat and pants for my husband a couple years ago using an advanced Vogue Pattern and skills from a women's tailoring class and was not impressed with the results. I bought this book because I wanted to learn how to do men's tailoring the right way. Yesterday, I finished a suit, sport coat and pants following the directions of Classic Tailoring Techniques. All I can say now is, Wow! ... Classic Tailoring Techniques has been the best sewing book I have ever purchased. ...
Amazon link: (allows you to "look inside" book)
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Tailoring-Techniques-Construction-Collection/dp/0870054317/ref=sr_1_1
Hope all's well,
- C H
For anyone interested in seeking the books out themselves, here's the info on both:
For any aspiring tailors or Do-It-Yourselfer's who may want to make their own vintage-style men's suits...
======================================
BOOK TITLE: Tailoring Suits The Professional Way (geared towards men's suits)
AUTHOR: Clarence Poulin
LENGTH: 207 pages
DATE: 1953
PRICE COMPARISONS: RARE - Amazon: from $49 to $75; abebooks: from $68 to $195, ebay: No copies at the moment.
Instructions on tailoring vintage suits. Geared towards men's suits, but has a section for women's, w/ skirts. Scans:
========================================
Another item of interest: This one's still in print - also an excellent resource for classic style suit-making: "Classic Tailoring Techniques", 2002.
PRICE COMPARISON: Amazon: New, $50; Used lowest price $45; ebay lowest price $42.
FROM THE FIRST AMAZON CUSTOMER REVIEW THAT COMES UP: (average Amazon rating for this book, 4 out of 5 stars)
The best men's tailoring book I have ever seen., May 29, 2001
By A Customer
I have wanted to write a review of this book for months, but forced myself to finish a suit before writing. I made a sport coat and pants for my husband a couple years ago using an advanced Vogue Pattern and skills from a women's tailoring class and was not impressed with the results. I bought this book because I wanted to learn how to do men's tailoring the right way. Yesterday, I finished a suit, sport coat and pants following the directions of Classic Tailoring Techniques. All I can say now is, Wow! ... Classic Tailoring Techniques has been the best sewing book I have ever purchased. ...
Amazon link: (allows you to "look inside" book)
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Tailoring-Techniques-Construction-Collection/dp/0870054317/ref=sr_1_1
Hope all's well,
- C H
