c.42 BEAUTIFUL Oxxford Summer jacket wool/silk blend

1) CLASSIC J. Press 3/2 sack blazer, with three patch pockets! Canvassed

SOLD

This is simply beautiful, and so iconic that there's very little point in giving you a long account of what this is. It's the Press 3/2 sack blazer with three patch pockets--the trad. classic. If you don't have one now, you should buy this immediately!

This is in a lovely mid-weight flannel in classic navy. It's fully lined and half-canvassed with lovely natural shoulders. It has a single hook vent and a beautiful lapel roll. It has two very minor flaws: There's a tiny white mark on the lower right pocket which will almost certainly (99% sure) come out easily with dry-cleaning, and there's a mark (initials?) on the inside label, which obviously won't be seen when worn. Made in the USA. Otherwise this jacket is in absolutely excellent condition!

Tagged a 40R, but see:

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 31





2) Brooks Brothers 3/2 sack blazer with three patch pockets Canvassed

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While I'm listing iconic jackets, how about a Brooks 3/2 sack blazer with three patch pockets?

As with the Press, above, this really needs no introduction--it's the iconic Brooks Brothers 3/2 sack navy blazer with three patch pockets. It has a lovely lapel roll, a single hook vent, half-canvassing, and half-lined. It has the classic hanging sheep buttons with two per cuff, and is in absolutely excellent condition. It was made in the USA. This really is a gorgeous blazer, and a steal at just

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 32 1/4






3) ALL SILK Mad Men OLD-SCHOOL Abercrombie & Fitch 3-button sack with three patch pockets
Canvassed

SOLD

This is simply GORGEOUS.

This is NOT by the modern mall-version Abercrombie & Fitch--this is by the ORIGINAL incarnation of the company that sold very serious and very beautiful clothes, and outfitted the likes of Hemingway. (Although I wouldn't suggest you follow his lead in how he used one of the guns he bought from them!)

This jacket is ALL SILK, and has a beautiful slubby feel and look to it. It's a lovely petrol blue, and is beautifully cut with a high three-button front, the hint of a roll over the top button and a sack cut. It has three patch pockets, two button cuffs, and is fully lined. It has a single vent and classic narrow lapels. It's in excellent condition, and will last for at least three decades more with care!

Asking just $79, or offer, for this rare and beautiful jacket!

Measurements:

Tagged a 43XL, but this is a vintage size, so please see:

Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 (+ 2 3/8)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 32 1/4




4) Oxxford summer jacket Canvassed

NB: I will be away until June 4th, but will answer questions then!

Another beautiful jacket! This has all the Oxxford hallmarks--fully canvassed, beautifully cut from gorgeous fabric, with a wonderful drape. It's also a rarity, as it's either a 3/2 sack with a high lapel roll, or a three-button with the hint of a lapel roll at the top, like the A&F above. In either case, it's lovely, and would delight trads and non-trads alike!

The fabric has no content listed, but this model appears to be a wool-silk blend. It's beautiful, with a lovely subtle overcheck of summer sky-blue and pinky-orange. It's half-lined and single vented. It's label marks it as a "Curator's Choice" model.

Asking just $80 > 76, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 21 1/2
Waist (across top of 2nd button): 19 7/8
Sleeve: 24 (+ 3 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 31






5) BEAUTIFUL 3/2 MADRAS sack by Corbin

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This is easily the most beautiful non-patchwork Madras jacket I've ever seen! Made for The English Shop of Princeton by Corbin, the madras of this jacket is simply beautiful--lovely and subtle, and my pictures some nowhere near doing it justice. It's also a 3/2 sack, is half-canvassed and half-lined, has very natural shoulders, a wonderful lapel roll, two button cuffs, and a hook vent. The collar is lined in lightweight feted wool, in a beautiful complementary red. It was Made in the USA. It's in absolutely beautiful condition, with the only possible flaw being a fault in the weave (common to madras and, frankly, desirable as it's the result of hand-weaving) on one sleeve, as shown. Unless you can find one of these new, you won't get a nicer madras than this!

Measurements:

Chest: 20 3/4
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+2 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 32




6) Brooks Bros. glen plaid summer 3/2 sack Canvassed

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Another trad. classic! This is a lovely Brooks 3/2 sack jacket in a summery glen plaid. There's no fabric content listed but I believe that it's a silk-linen blend; it's certainly intended to be a Spring/Summer jacket, given its light weight. It's half-canvassed and fully lined with a single vent. It has two button cuffs. It was Made in the USA. It does, though, have three small flaws. There's a small water mark inside the lining, as shown. There's also a very faint brown mark on the front of the jacket which I believe will come out with dry-cleaning, and another by the edge of the jacket mid-way between the lower button and the hem. I believe that these will both come out readily with dry-cleaning, and in any case they're not that noticeable. However, they are there, and so this jacket is only in Good condition--if/when they come out, though, it will be in Excellent condition! Given their presence, though, how about

Measurements:

Chest: 20 7/8
Sleeve: 24 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30 1/2




7) SMALL Mad Men summer jacket! Canvassed

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This is a lovely jacket for a smaller chap! This is a lovely, classic 1960s sack cut, with very narrow lapels, side vents, two button cuffs, half-lining and half-canvassing. It's also a very classic 1960s shade of blue! This MIGHT have been part of suit, but given the cut and the colour it could easily pass as a regular blazer; if you're concerning about this I suggest swapping the current buttons for dark brown horn, which would make it clearly not (or no longer) an orphan. This was made in the USA (union tag inside), and is in Very Good/Excellent condition--there are no flaws, but it is an older jacket!

Measurements:

Chest: 18 1/8
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/8
Length: 28 1/4





8) PATCHWORK Madras jacket by Corbin for The English Shop of Princeton Canvassed

SOLD

You know those patchwork madras jackets from J. Crew and the like that run several hundred dollars, sometimes come in S, M, L, and XL, and are probably fused? THIS is the jacket that they're trying to imitate!

This is easily the most beautiful patchwork madras I've ever seen..... Not that I've seen many, as despite the current fashion for them they're still rare, especially as "real" jackets like this, rather than novelties!

This was made by Corbin for The English Shop of Princeton, one of the five major Ivy shops that Princeton boasted, and of which only Hilton remains. (The others were Press--briefly--Langrock, and Ballot.) It's half-canvassed, has a single hook vent, and is fully lined. It was made in the USA,a and the workmanship on this is absolutely wonderful--the madras is terrific, and is all very, very carefully put together. The collar is lined in complementary olive felted wool. It's also in excellent condition--clearly, this was worn very, very sparingly by its careful owner!

Given the rarity and beauty of this piece, it's a steal at just

$80, or offer--and offers are welcome!

Measurements:

Chest: 21 1/4
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shouldr: 17 3/4
Length: 30 1/4

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