Wash In Lux
One of the Regulars
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habberdasher said:The only problem is I'm a really small size and the smallest I've found is a 38. I guess you're right, the prices are actually pretty cheap. I'm just really specific in what I want too, like a black/white pinstripe double breasted vest with single breasted, peaked lapel, belted back. It is hard to sew a suit, but my mom sewed a pretty good sport coat from a pattern, but you're right; something to my specifications would be really challenging. I'll keep on looking for patterns but also look into vintage. Are thrift stores good to find 30s-40s suits? I just don't really think there are clean clothes there, old, dirty suits clumped together in some 40 year old building...
How small is small? There is definitely stuff out there. I remember a white 30's 3 piece suit (belt back and inverted pleats on patch pockets, way cool!) I sold a couple years ago which was marked a 34. Average size back then was quite a bit smaller than today.
It's becoming more difficult to find much good in thrift stores. Most of the stuff I had, I found in thrift stores in Phoenix throughout the 1990's. I found a ton of good stuff and stockpiled for years. Even back then you could thrift all day long for a week and not find anything worthwhile though. I still have a bunch of suits (and many other things) in my closet from thrift stores.
Keep checking here and on ebay on a regular basis. Somebody posted pics, I think it's on the "Show us your suits" thread of a single belt-back 3 piece suit that was on ebay last week. Don't know what size it was but, shows to go that they're on there.