Suits - Pre 1920

[herringbonekid]

1912:

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

On first sight it looks almost modern. The wide sleeves and the pressed lapels....

Of course the angeled chest pocket and crease in the sleeves are different.

 

[Papperskatt]

1904-05

 

[Guttersnipe]

On first sight it looks almost modern. The wide sleeves and the pressed lapels....

Pressed lapels (were) are a fixture of Brooks Brother and J. Press (i.e., The Ivy League look), and have been since at least the '20s. That particular lapel shape made a comeback circa 1959 - '62.

 

[volvomeister13]

1912:

One could easily walk down the street today wearing either of those outfits today and totally pull it off- except the straw boaters, though. Really wish those would come back in style. I have seen them worn in Tokyo, though; albeit that's definitely a more "fashion forward" anything goes sort of city when it comes to clothes once you get outside the corporate world there.

 

[volvomeister13]

Also, just noticed that the foreground fellow's suit seems to be made of quite a lightweight fabric for that era.

 

[cpdv]

One could easily walk down the street today wearing either of those outfits today and totally pull it off- except the straw boaters, though. Really wish those would come back in style. I have seen them worn in Tokyo, though; albeit that's definitely a more "fashion forward" anything goes sort of city when it comes to clothes once you get outside the corporate world there.

I wear a straw boater almost everyday during the summer. You will find that with enough confidence and not giving a ---- about what other people think of it you can pull almost anything off. I've had old ladies come up to me on the street and say that they haven't seen one since their father or grandfather wore one.

 

[volvomeister13]

I wear a straw boater almost everyday during the summer. You will find that with enough confidence and not giving a ---- about what other people think of it you can pull almost anything off. I've had old ladies come up to me on the street and say that they haven't seen one since their father or grandfather wore one.

Major respect. That is awesome.

On a general note, was recently watching some silent movies from the period and have to say I love the 1910's. The clothes are a cool halfway-point between my two favorite eras, Victorian and the 1920's. They still have some of the old-fashioned sensibilities of the turn of the century, with some of the fun and variety of the 1920's beginning to appear. It's the best of both worlds.

 

[cpdv]

I agree that's why my favorite years are the late teens. Everything about them is kinda quirky even the "conservative" models.

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Fleamarket find

Bigger version

 

[herringbonekid]

forerunners of the jazz suit ?...

 

[Baron Kurtz]

In rural Wales, no less.

 

[cpdv]

You will not see me wearing any replicas of those abominations! Yuck!

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I dunno, the first one above kinda works. The second one, not so much.

 

[Two Types]

I dunno, the first one above kinda works. QUOTE]

I think that's a jackt that would work best on a relatively tall man.

 

[herringbonekid]

cycling outfit, 1888:

fabric samples. one design, several weights:

 

[herringbonekid]

1890: