JACKETS, TWEEDS, SUITS!
I've consolidated my tweeds and suits sales threads into this single thread, with a price drop on the Dior suit to pay for that bump, and a price drop on the 42S herringbone to pay for bumping the tweeds.
As always, all prices include shipping in CONUS with delivery confirmation, and International inquiries are welcome, with shipping at cost.
AS ALWAYS, OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME, INCLUDING LOWBALLS!
Please PM with interest and offers!
I've consolidated my tweeds and suits sales threads into this single thread, with a price drop on the Dior suit to pay for that bump, and a price drop on the 42S herringbone to pay for bumping the tweeds.
As always, all prices include shipping in CONUS with delivery confirmation, and International inquiries are welcome, with shipping at cost.
AS ALWAYS, OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME, INCLUDING LOWBALLS!
Please PM with interest and offers!
1) CLASSIC Grey/white herringbone with patch pockets and leather buttons. Canvassed.
SOLD
If you don't have a classic grey herringbone tweed with patch pockets and complementary brown leather buttons yet... Why not? This is just as much a classic wardrobe staple at a navy blue blazer, or a decent suit!
And this one is beautiful.
Three-quarter canvassed construction and fully lined, this has patch pockets, side vents, and leather buttons. Oddly, it was made in Czechoslovakia, which surprised me as I'd assumed from the heft of the tweed and the quality of its construction that it was either American or British. It's in absolutely excellent condition.
Tagged a 42S and seems to run true, but please see
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+ 1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 29
2) LARGE, RECENT Burberry Alpaca/Wool mini-herringbone from Boyd's of Philadelphia Canvassed
Moved to Tweeds and Blazers thread with price drop.
This is a terrific jacket--and if you're a larger chap, you should grab it while you have the chance!
Made from 70% wool and 30% alpaca, the cloth of this jacket has a wonderful hand and a lovely drape. It's also a classic mini-herringbone, and so very versatile. The jacket is fully lined and half-canvassed, has a single vent, and a nod to the novacheck lining of the trenchcoats by the interior pocket. This was made in the USA, and sold by the Ivy-friendly store Boyd's of Philadelphia--which is still going very strong, as this is a recent Burberry! It's in absolutely excellent condition.
Asking $60 > 57 > 52, or offer
I believe that this is tagged a 52--see the interior label--but please see the measurements.
Measurements:
Chest: 25 3/4
Sleeve: 24 (+2)
Shoulder: 21 3/4
Length: 32 1/4
3) Misty, Heathery Grey-Blue Harris Tweed
SOLD
This is a lovely jacket which is a bit rumpled from storage--nothing that a quick steam couldn't cure, and, obviously, a dry-clean and press would fix this immediately. This is a lovely heathery grey Harris Tweed which is half-lined and half-canvassed. My pictures don't do this tweed justice at all--it's NOT as washed out as I make it appear, but a lovely, complex, heathery grey-blue, beautifully evocative of Scottish autumnal mists--this is the sort of Harris that is simply wonderful, as the colour and complexity can only fully appreciated close-up, but is still subtly apparent, if just vaguely, from a distance when the tweed is worn. This is the sort of Harris that I love, and which has given this tweed its reputation as a sartorial artwork! The closest picture is the third, with the close-up of the cuff. It has a single vent, and was tailored in the USA. Because of being rumpled from storage--and ONLY because of this easily-fixed rumpling--I'd rate this as being in Very Good/Excellent condition, and hence I'm just...
Measurements:
Chest: 23 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 32
4) Christian Dior Monsieur for Wallach's 3-piece suit Canvassed
SOLD
This is a lovely suit, and since I've been after a three-piece for a while I really wish it fit me.... But it's just a bit too big, damn my weight loss...
It's a traditional, classic mid-grey with subtle light blue, white, and reddish pinstripes. Made in the USA for the now-defunct trad. store Wallach's, this is half-canvassed and fully lined, and has a single vent. The vest is also fully lined and has functional pockets, although it lacks a back adjuster. The trousers are flat-front and unlined.
This is in excellent condition!
Measurements:
Jacket:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 7/8 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 17 1/4
Length: 32
Trousers:
Waist (laid flat): 19 1/2
Inseam: 30 (+3)
Vest:
Pit to pit: 18 1/2
Length (tip to tip): 27 1/2
5) SMALL bespoke lightweight 1960s "Mad Men" sack suit Canvassed
SOLD
I often get requests for jackets and suits in smaller sizes--and this one certainly qualifies! This was made by Sang Cheong Tailors of Florida, and is a lovely classic 1960's style sack suit. The lapels are wonderfully and slickly narrow, and, while there's no fabric content listed, it's almost certainly a very lightweight wool--no doubt perfect for Florida! The fabric is lovely, and classically 1960s business suiting--my pictures don't do it justice. The jacket is half-canvassed and half-lined with a single vent.
The trousers are pleated, and come complete with an integral belt--shown--although this could easily be removed.
This is an older suit--obviously, given its coolly authentic Mad Men cut!--and is very rumpled from storage throughout, so it needs a good dry clean and press. It also has either a very dusty collar in back or a slightly faded one in back (shown below). Given these issues and the age of this suit, I'll rate it as being in Good condition only--although having said that, it could easily be Very Good+ with a good dry-clean!
Measurements:
Chest: 18 1/2
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+ 2/34)
Shoulder: 15 3/4
Length: 27 1/2
Waist (laid flat): 14
Inseam: 26 5/8 + 7/8" under, and 1 5/8" cuff.
6) CLASSIC Hickey Freeman Customized 3/2 sack blazer with patch pockets Canvassed
SOLD
This is a WONDERFUL jacket, and fresh from my own "better clothes" closet.... It only appears here because a member requested a 3/2 blazer in this size, and since I have so many I thought it only fair to pass this one along to someone who would get more use out of it!
This jacket is lovely! Made for the uber-trad (and so, obviously, defunct) The English Shop of Princeton this is an absolutely classic 3/2 navy sack with patch pockets and a beautiful lapel roll, this is half-canvassed and half-lined in what I believe to be bemberg. It's a beautiful hopsack-type weave, and has two button cuffs--the buttons themselves are customized pewter-coloured (if not actually pewter--I can't tell for sure) lattice work which complements the navy perfectly. It has a single vent. This jacket was built in 1979, and yet is still in excellent condition--a true testament to how long well-made canvassed clothing can last with proper care and attention.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 27 (+1)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 31 1/2
7) Beautiful and distinctive plaid Harris Tweed--although see note below!
SOLD
I bought this jacket on eBay for quite a bit more than I'm listing it here for.... I was very pleased with it when it arrives, but made the mistake of trusting the seller's measurements and not trying it on immediately, and it turns out it's just a tad too short.
This is wonderful plaid tweed, which, unlike many tweeds, is woven from such muted, natural colours that it both avoids the 1970s car salesman look and is utterly wearable in any situation where tweed can be worn. (I.e., everywhere apart from a formal ball or while voluntarily swimming.) This is half-lined and has a single vent. It does have one minor flaw--there's a very small snag hole in the tweed on the back of the collar near the shoulder (shown). However, owing both to the complexity of the tweed and the location of this flaw it's not at all noticeable--I didn't spot it until I was examining the coat carefully prior to listing it--and in any case could be darned by a competent dry-cleaner tailor. In addition to this flaw I should also note that on examining this jacket prior to listing I discovered that the Harris Tweed label was affixed at the corners only, rather than by the usual method of stitching along the length of the sides. I've seen this before, occasionally, but I thought that I must mention this just in case anyone would be concerned that this meant the label was, shall we say, an after-market addition. The tweed certainly has the heft and quality of Harris, but because of this odd label attachment and the flaw, I'm asking under half what I paid for this, and including shipping in the price--and offers are still welcome! Plus, my measurements are accurate!
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 31 1/4
8) Huntington tweed with three patch pockets! Canvassed
SOLD
Here's a Huntington tweed with the always-desirable three patch pockets! This also has a three-button front, and is not a miss-pressed 3/2 sack... as, alas for trad. purists, this isn't a sack, but is subtly darted. It is, however, half-canvassed and fully lined, and unvented, as preferred by Flusser. This really is a lovely tweed and is in excellent condition.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 31
9) HANDMADE Langrock of Princeton overcoat. Canvassed
SOLD
This is simply gorgeous. Handmade in Denmark for the classic and now-defunct Langrock of Princeton, this coat even comes with its original swatch of material in case a repair is ever needed.
This beautiful coat is full canvassed and fully lined. It has a hook vent, leather-covered buttons, and the buttoned sleeve cinchers are fully fuctional. It does have two minor flaws, in that there are the starts of very minor frays on the ends of each cuff (1/4" on one, and c.1" on the other), but these are easily repaired and are utterly unnoticeable unless you're really looking for them. Otherwise, this coat is in absolutely excellent condition.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2"
Sleeve (raglan, so measured under armpit to cuff): 16" (+ 3 1/2")
Shoulder: Raglan, so NA.
Length (BOC): 42
10) Classic Harris Tweed by Wallach's Canvassed
Moved to Tweeds and Blazers thread
This is a lovely classic dark brown herringbone Harris Tweed shot through with vertical lines of blue, and flecked with occasional threads of green and red. (The colourway is much richer than my pictures show!) Made in the USA for the now-defunct trad. store Wallach's, this is half-lined and half-canvassed with a single vent. This jacket needs a good press as it's rumpled from storage, and so is currently only in Very Good condition. But a press will bring it up to Excellent condition--and you'll press and dry-clean a jacket like this when you receive it anyway, right?
Given it needs a press, asking just $35 > 32 or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+3)
Shoulder: 18 5/8
Length: 29 1/2
