Show us your suits

[upr_crust]

Not my newest suit, but my newest hat . . .

The title of this posting says it all - hope that you like the picture . . .

 

[Matt Deckard]

Hello all. As this is my first post, I thought I would share some pictures with you. The location is my living room, my refuge from the perils of the modern world.

The suit is an Andrew Douglas of Scotland, the shoes are Ralph Lauren, the tie and the pocket square are vintage, and that Stoat around the lamp is quite dead I assure you.

Socks after my own taste!

 

[Kal Kylen]

Thank you for your kind comments on my hosiery. They were a gift from my beloved; I think she bought them from Zara . On principle, I would never be seen dead in anything else they sell, but for socks, one can always bend your own rules.

KK

 

[herringbonekid]

Kal, that's a pretty classic look apart from the ear embelishments.

 

[Sly Style]

Not only a classic look, but a classic living room to boot!

 

[Kal Kylen]

Thank you and thank you! I plan on taking some more pictures of my abode for the 'vintage homes' thread this week; just waiting the arrival of my new Piano and persian rug.

KK

 

[Tomasso]

Kal, that's a pretty classic look apart from the ear embelishments.

Yes, something a bit more subtle would be aesthetically pleasing. Too Helena Rubinstein for my taste.

 

[Kal Kylen]

Yes, something a bit more subtle would be aesthetically pleasing. Too Helena Rubinstein for my taste.

I could tell you a boring version of why I have them, or I could narrate a far more interesting story involving Egypt, Cults, and Gods.

KK

 

[Matt Deckard]

From where did you get the hat Upr crust?

 

[Mr. Rover]

Old suit, new pictures.

And the umbrella shot is for Senator Jack:

 

[Feraud]

You wear the heck out of that hat Ghost!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Not to mention that languid yet rakish gaze

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[jml90]

And the umbrella shot is for Senator Jack:

WOW! You can really rock a suit like a hurricane!

 

[Benny Holiday]

Ray, you ought to have been in motion pictures

about, say, sixty-five years ago. You'd look at home in any Bogart flick with ease to spare.

 

[upr_crust]

The hat came from . . .

. . . my local hat store - The Hat Corner, at Nassau & Beekman Sts. in lower Manhattan - Scala is the brand name, and I bought it for the fact that the brim is a bit narrower and the crown lower than my Borsalino - experimentation in looks.

The store has a web site, but it's not listed under the store's name, annoyingly enough. The place is good and cheap - certainly suited to my needs, and cheaper by far than Worth & Worth.

From where did you get the hat Upr crust?

 

[Kal Kylen]

Beautiful suit Ghos7a55assin. How old is it?

KK

 

[The real Henry]

Very cool Pics! :cool2:


BTW-What kind of shirt is that? The collar looks amazing!



Regards,
Henrik

 

[Mr. Rover]

Thank you for all the kind comments, gents. I hope I captured some kind of essence of the era in those pictures. I am using the one as my avatar for my yearbook senior dedication page. That is the picture of myself that I will see in 20 years flipping through my yearbook.
The suit is a navy pinstripe Curlee Clothes number from the 1930's. I love the shoulders on this suit- they are perfect to me.
Henry, the shirt is a custom shirt I had made for me here in Taiwan. It's not even starched in those pictures. The key using a collar bar. It makes it snugger around the tiny 30's tie knot.

 

[Bernard Newman]

Wonderful pictures Ghos7a55assin!

Here a pictures of my first vintage suit from the bay.
It's a Botanny 500. Does anyone know something about this brand?

Cheers,
Bernhard

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Here a pictures of my first vintage suit ... a Botany 500. Does anyone know something about this brand?

Good, prolific manufacturer. Very popular in the years after WWII. Also marketed ties under its label. Your suit is from the later '40s, I reckon.


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