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- 38 CLASSIC SUITS--including vintage Three Piece Suits! Norman Hilton . . .
A three-piece suit should be at the centerpiece of every classic wardrobe, but, alas, they are becoming increasingly rare So I'm very pleased to be able to offer six beautiful three-piece suits today--including a NWOT Zegna cloth grey pinstripe in cashmere and wool, a 1956 tweed three-piece with reversible vest, a gorgeous and classic
- What ever happened to single breasted, peak suits?
Last year I went to a local vintage shop here in Berlin and found a dream of a German 1930's SB peak lapel suit, very light summer weight wool in a medium light tan with lighter chalk stripes
- Which suits with which hats? | The Fedora Lounge
The Tawny Fawn Federation IV works well with the black double-breasted 1930s-style suit, especially if the cut leans vintage Both hats can work depending on the outfit's fit and overall look, but the gray is more versatile while the fawn is more period-specific
- Kuppenheimer - The Fedora Lounge
And it's in nice condition and looks pretty good -- just a straightforward light gray two-button single-breasted suit with pleated trousers But man, those trousers' innards sure make it look like they cut corners at the factory
- Closing a vent? - The Fedora Lounge
I have heard about people having a rear vent on a suit jacket sewn closed, to give the appearance of a ventless jacket Is this really an acceptable thing to do?
- Just scored a Vanson Model B competition weight
I'm pretty excited I just paid for a new without tags black Vanson Model B I their competition weight leather It's a size 42 which may be a touch loose on me not sure My suit size is 40 and the Schott 530 that I just bought in medium fits perfectly snug We'll see It was such a bargain, I couldn't pass it up $240 including shipping Warner
- Shark skin? - The Fedora Lounge
In The Disenchanted, Budd Schulberg's novel about F Scott Fitzgerald's time in Hollywood, a 1930s movie agent is wearing a bespoke sharkskin suit Sometime around the '40s, the fabric's name was changed to "nailhead " Here's the 1930s version of sharkskin:
- heard of Baroni? - The Fedora Lounge
I'm in the mood for a new suit I prefer DB and I really like the SB peak lapel look but the suits in the Dept stores are the typical 2 or 3 button SB w notch lapels I've been looking around and read a review on askandy com He gave a good review on a suit called Baroni I noticed they come in DB AND SB peak lapels
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