William Powell's JACKET from "Love Crazy"

[Marc Chevalier]

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Scotrace loves the jacket that William Powell's character wore in the 1941 movie, Love Crazy. So, I thought that he (and you) would enjoy seeing one that is very similar to it.

I picked this one up at a Hollywood vintage clothing store. It's labeled as a size "large", which really means that it's a size 40 R. (It fits me.) The jacket is probably from about 1940, and is made of deerskin suede and houndstooth check wool. Bellows pockets at the thigh area. Double-button barrel cuffs. Bakelite buttons. VERY high armholes, taped seams at the inside armholes.

I especially like the turquoise blue yarns woven into it. (Today's world has forgotten that turquoise, darker brown, and cream look well together.)

What do you think of it?

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[scotrace]

Fantastic!

It is very similar, isn't it? Not Howard Huges, but very wearable and snappy. What a find! Suede cuffs would have been a neat addition, but it's a stunner as it stands.

Thanks!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

What makes it a bit different from the norm is that it has a suede body, instead of the more usual gabardine.

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[pablocham]

Those pockets are nuts. Never seen those before.

 

[Feraud]

oooohhhh. That is an amazing jacket! I love the suede & material combination.

 

[Sefton]

I have to agree with everyone...swell jacket! Are they rare (other than the seude part)?

 

[Absinthe_1900]

Wow, sharp!:eusa_clap

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Hello Everyone,

I have moved this thread over to the Jacket Forum.

Please carry on over there.

I'll leave this redirect up for a while.

Thanks.