Remember when you were a kid and you heard "Botany 500" and you thought of the polyester suits your dad's friends wore to the Elks or Rotary Clubs, or the wardrobe supplied to Bob Eubanks for The Newlywed Game? Well, before the fashion mistakes of the 70s, Botany 500 suits were made in Philadelphia PA and they supplied the clothing for Dick Van Dyke on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Here is one such vintage suit.
This suit is in immaculate condition - it looks brand new. It is a gray sharkshin-type material - not shiny, but not a flat gray as most suits are. 3/2 sack - the lapels look as if they have been pressed by a dry cleaner who thought this was a 90s 3-button suit (they may need to be repressed), narrower lapels, no darts, center vent, flat front pants, 1 3/4" cuffs, 100% wool. A 4-season suit which is nevertheless a subtantial and very well-made suit. Tagged size 39R - measurements also approximate a 39R, but rely on the measurements. Again - forget Mad Men wannabe suits from Thom Brown for $2000 and get the real thing.
SOLD
Measurements:
Chest: 41
Waist: 40
Sleeves: 25
Shoulders: 17.5
Length (BOC): 30
Trousers Waist: 32 (2" to let out)
Inseam: 29 (1" to let out and keep cuffs)
Outseam: 40.5
Cuffs: 1.75
Photos: [I apologize for the lg photos - haven't figured out to generate thumbnail size pics on photobucket]
This suit is in immaculate condition - it looks brand new. It is a gray sharkshin-type material - not shiny, but not a flat gray as most suits are. 3/2 sack - the lapels look as if they have been pressed by a dry cleaner who thought this was a 90s 3-button suit (they may need to be repressed), narrower lapels, no darts, center vent, flat front pants, 1 3/4" cuffs, 100% wool. A 4-season suit which is nevertheless a subtantial and very well-made suit. Tagged size 39R - measurements also approximate a 39R, but rely on the measurements. Again - forget Mad Men wannabe suits from Thom Brown for $2000 and get the real thing.
SOLD
Measurements:
Chest: 41
Waist: 40
Sleeves: 25
Shoulders: 17.5
Length (BOC): 30
Trousers Waist: 32 (2" to let out)
Inseam: 29 (1" to let out and keep cuffs)
Outseam: 40.5
Cuffs: 1.75
Photos: [I apologize for the lg photos - haven't figured out to generate thumbnail size pics on photobucket]
