tweedydon
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I have LOTS of wonderful tweeds to pass on today--including beauties from J. Press, Paul Stuart, Ben Silver, Brooks Brothers, and more!
As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA on everything; International inquiries are also welcome, with shipping at reduced cost!
Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!
Please PM with interest and offers!
1) WONDERFUL Shetland 3/2 sack tweed. Fabric loomed in Scotland!
SOLD
Shetland tweed is rarer than its better known cousin Harris--which is a pity, as its a notch above in quality. It's just as hard wearing as Harris tweed, but the wool is softer, and so jackets cut from it have a wonderfully soft hand as well as a beautiful fluid drape. This jacket is cut from Shetland cloth loomed in Scotland by Glen Craigie. The patterning ad the colourway do full justice to the quality of the material; a wonderful shepherd's check in classic muted slate greys and creams. The cut is just as lovely; a classic 3/2 sack jacket with a lovely fluid lapel roll, this is half-canvassed and quarter-lined. It has the classic two button cuffs and a single centre vent; it also has lovely natural shoulders. This is in absolutely excellent condition, and so is a bargain at just $49, or offer--a real steal for a jacket of this beauty and quality! This was certainly Made in the USA, although it is not marked as such.
Tagged 39R. Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 30
2) CLASSIC J. Press tweed 3/2 sack.
My pictures really don't do this jacket justice--it's an absolute beauty! Cut from a wonderfully sturdy tweed in a classic brown "broken bone" herringbone pattern with subtle vertical stripes of moss green and russet that blend beautifully into the base fabric, this is a classic J. Press 3/2 sack. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and features a single centre hook vent, with a lapped horizontal vent seam. It also features two button cuffs, as you'd expect! It was Union Made in the USA, and is in absolutely beautiful condition apart from a slight rub in the lining near one of the interior pockets, as shown--I suspect that this was worn very rarely, if at all.
Asking just $49, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2
Shoulder: 19
Length: 29 3/4
3) WONDERFULLY BOLD Red Plaid Hacking Jacket
I can't promise anything, but almost every woman who's seen this has loved it!
This is terrific! A seriously bold jacket in red, cream, and black plaid, this beauty was from the Johnny Carson line of clothing produced by Hart, Shaffner, and Marx from 1970 until its demise in 1985, when the catalog-only line was closed. Named for Johnny Carson of The Tonight Show, this clothing line was in its time as popular as Johnny was... Not the least as he often mentioned it on the show itself.
This jacket is cut as a sack hacking jacket, with twin vents and slanted hacking pockets. It is half-canvassed, half-lined, features a two button front, and has no darting at all. It was Union made in the USA, and would be in Excellent condition if it didn't need a dry clean to freshen it up..... I have full provenance on this jacket, and so know that it's had one owner, and has been hanging in his cedar closet since 1987!
Asking just $35, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 3/4
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 31
4) WONDERFUL Hickey-Freeman Customized Plaid Jacket
SOLD
Not to be confused with the also excellent clothiers H. Freeman Hickey-Freeman is one of the staple clothiers of Ivy Style, specializes in customized clothes for their very well-heeled clientele.
This lovely jacket is truly wonderful. Union Made in the USA, the colorway and patterning are both bold and subtle.... The patterning is a classic American Plaid, with the base being a lovely shade of autumnal bracken. The overchecking is most obviously cream and black, but looking closely you'll see that it also has checking in forest green and Royal Blue, making this a lovely subtle plaid tweed.
This is half-canvassed and half-lined--and the lining is a wonderful shade of burnt orange. The jacket is subtly darted and has a contemporary two button front closure and twin vents. It has lovely vintage buttons. This is slightly rumpled on the bottom on one side from storage, but this will be fixed automatically with its first dry clean. As such, this is in Very Good/Excellent condition, and is a steal at
just $32, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 30
5) STUNNING Black Stewart Tartan Jacket from Dunn & Co. MADE IN BRITAIN
It really doesn't get much nicer than this! Cut from beautiful woolen cloth in the authentic Scottish tartan of Black Stewart, this jacket is absolutely perfect for holiday events, not the least because Black Stewart is traditionally a more formal tartan, and one that is becoming increasingly hard to find.
This could be worn casually or formally, with tuxedo trousers, formal dress, shirt, and a bow.
This jacket was made in Great Britain by Dunn & Co., the highly respected tailoring firm that are best known or their extremely well cut, extremely sturdy, and extremely traditional Harris Tweeds. (Indeed, in the 1950s and 1960s part of the rite of passage of becoming a successful American academic was to secure a visiting position at Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, or St Andrews, and while there acquire a Dunn & Co. tweed!) The tailoring of this jacket is impeccable, living up to their excellent reputation. It is a traditional two button closure with subtle darts; fully canvassed, and fully lined. It has twin vents, as befits its British heritage. All of the buttons are brass, featuring a thistle motif--appropriately enough given the tartan from which this is cut! This jacket is in absolutely excellent condition--indeed, it was freshly dry cleaned and then stored in a cedar closet, so it's ready to wear.
Asking just $49, or offer.
Tagged 100XL, which translates to 39L. Measurements:
Chest: 20 3/4
Sleeve: 26 1/8 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 32
6) Blackwatch Jacket by Bill's of Princeton.
This is a lovely classic Blackwatch jacket from Bill's of Princeton! Half-canvassed and half lined, this is a contemporary two button model with subtle darting. It has a single centre vent, and two button cuffs. It would make a lovely holiday jacket!
It does have some very minor flaws: It's missing a cuff button, and the front buttons (by Waterhouse) are not the same set as the cuff buttons--although they are in the same colour tone and crested, so this isn't obvious. It also has a few patches of surface schmaltz, which will come out with a dry clean. As such, this is in Good/Very Good condition, but could easily be made Excellent with a dry clean and a replacement button, and so this is a steal at
just $25, or offer.
Tagged 42R. Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+1 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29 3/4
7) MADE IN ITALY. Beautiful recent Brooks Brothers lightweight tweed in silk, linen, and wool.
SOLD
This is wonderful! Cut from a beautifully lightweight tweed that's a blend of silk (40%) linen (35%) and wool (25%) and that's a light brown broken bone tweed with a beautiful and subtle ovecheck in russet and sepia rose pink, this jacket would be perfect for the man who wants to wear tweed in the Fall and Winter, but who doesn't live in a cool enough climate to invest in Harris, Shetland, or Donegal. It would also be perfect for a tweed lover who wants to extend his tweed wearing season into the warmth of the late Spring!
Cut as a contemporary two button jacket, this is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has a single center vent and four button cuffs. It was MADE IN ITALY, and is in absolutely excellent condition!
Asking just $45, or offer.
Tagged 46, this measures:
Chest: 23
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 32
8) GORGEOUS Tartan 3/2 sack Jacket
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Cut from a lighter-weight wool, this jacket is absolutely perfect for the holiday season--especially since the weight of the cloth is such that you won't die of heat exhaustion in a crowded indoor social gathering! The tartan of this jacket is beautiful; a tartan very similar to Blackwatch as the base, with a bold gorse yellow overcheck, this is a perfect tartan for a jacket! The cut and construction of the jacket does justice to the beauty of the cloth; it's a classic 3/2 sack, with a single centre vent; it is half-canvassed and half-lined. It features brass buttons for the correct degree of formality--and, of course, carries two to each cuff. It was Union Made in the USA.
This has some very minor rubbing on the cuff buttons, some minor sag to the leading edge of the right-hand interior pocket, and a very minor rub to the tip of one cuff (all shown), and so this is in Very Good/excellent condition. As such, it's a bargain at just $49, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 31 1/4
9) STUNNING Ben Silver Herringbone Scottish Tweed with Patch Pockets!
SOLD
This is absolutely beautiful--a gorgeous, classic herringbone tweed (which was woven in Scotland) from Ben Silver, the purveyors of absolutely gorgeous clothing. This is a truly beautiful example of the classic brown herringbone tweed. Ben Silver's "Berkeley" model, this is half-canvassed and quarter-lined, and is cut as a contemporary two button model. It has four button cuffs. It also features flapped patch pockets with lapped seams--an extremely desirable and increasingly rare feature! It also features a lapped seam down the centre back and a single hook vent, also with a lapped horizontal seam. The shoulder seams are also lapped.
This jacket was Made in Canada, and is in absolutely beautiful condition. Given Ben Silver's pricing, this likely cost close to, or over, four figures..... Given my pricing, it's a bargain at just $65, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA!
Tagged 46L. Measurements:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 32
PLEASE NOTE THAT JACKETS 10, 11, AND 12 ARE ALL THE RARE SMALLER SIZE OF 36; TAKE ALL THREE FOR $80, boxed and shipped in the USA!
10) 36S Brooks Brothers herringbone with overcheck
RARE SMALLER SIZE!
This is a lovely gem of a jacket in a rare smaller size! Cut from a lighter weight cloth in Spring green herringbone with beautiful overchecking in bracken, russet, and black, this is a contemporary two button model with subtle darts. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and has a single centre vent and four button cuffs. It is in absolutely excellent condition!
Asking just $40, or offer.
Tagged 36S. Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/8 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 7/8
Length: 28 1/2
11) Brooks Brothers 3/2 sack jacket. Wool-silk blend.
RARE SMALLER SIZE!
Cut from a lovely pale green broken bone herringbone cloth in a lighter-weight blend of 60% wool, 40% silk, this is a classic 3/2 sack jacket with a lovely fluid lapel roll. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and features three button cuffs. It has a single centre vent. It was Made in the USA. It's in excellent condition, except for some minor ink spotting on the interior lining of one of the pockets, and a tiny rub on the tip of one cuff; this is accordingly in Very Good/Excellent condition. There's no readable size label, but this is the same size range as jacket (10), above.
Asking just $35, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 28 1/4
12) Alexandre of Savile Row, Harris Tweed jacket for The English Sports Shop of Bermuda. MADE IN ENGLAND
SOLD
Although Alexandre is not one of the best houses on Savile Row, its tweeds are excellent, and readily on a par with Dunn & Co. for quality. This little gem is most definitely one of their better offerings! Made for The English Sports Shop of Bermuda, this is a classic blue-grey herringbone Harris Tweed in a contemporary two button cut with subtle darts. Made in England, this has leather-covered, metal-shanked football buttons and twin vents. It's in excellent condition, except that it does have some schmaltz on the right lapel, as shown. This might or might not come out with dry cleaning, and so this jacket is in Good/Very Good condition only--perfect for weekends, as the schmaltz isn't that noticeable!
Oh--and why is a store in Bermuda selling Harris Tweed? The answer's simple--this is The English Sports Shop, which, until its demise, specialized in selling classic British clothing to the Ivy set vacationing in Bermuda!
Asking just $25, or offer.
Tagged 36R. Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 1/4
Length: 29
13) CLASSIC Vintage 3/2 tweed sack! Made for DiTorio's, Pennington, NJ.
SOLD
This is a lovely, classic vintage 3/2 sack, dating from the Golden Age of Ivy Style. Cut from a wonderfully soft wool twill, whose diagonal stripes are in the classic vintage colouring of peat black and rich chestnut brown, this is half-canvassed and half-lined. This has classic two button cuffs, and a single centre hook vent with a horizontal lapped seam. It has lovely natural shoulders. This was, of course, Union Made in the USA--by Botany 500, back when they were making classic clothes built to last.
This was originally sold by DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ--an extremely trad. clothier, now long gone, that catered to the more rurally inclined trads of neighbouring Princeton. Pennington itself is a gorgeous pre-Revolutionary War small town; the cemetery on Main Street is bounded by a wall that British troops exercised their horses over in 1775, and Frederick Forsyth set the start of his novel Avenger in Pennington, as embodying classic small town America.
This jacket is in Very Good/Excellent condition--it doesn't have any flaws, but I'm conservative with grading vintage pieces! It's ready to give you decades of service, and so is a bargain at just $35, or offer.
Tagged 42R. Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29 1/2
14) BEAUTIFUL Paul Stuart Tweed!
SOLD
This is absolutely beautiful! Cut from a wonderful basketweave tweed in a medly of browns and creams with a terrific bold overcheck with an emphasis of dark blue vertical stripes and rich chestnut horizontal stripes, together with additional single complementary striping in burny orange, moss green, and sky blue, this is cut as a contemporary two button jacket with subtle darts. This is fully canvassed and fully lined, and features a single centre vent. The cuffs have four buttons. This was Made in Canada, and is in excellent condition, although the lining is slightly rumpled--easily fixed with its first dry clean!
Asking just $45, or offer.
Tagged 43 Semi-Long, this measures:
Chest: 22 1/8
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 31
15) Ralph Lauren Polo Blue Label Hacking Jacket. Made by Corneliani.
SOLD
This is absolutely gorgeous! NOT to be confused with Ralph Lauren's regular "Polo" line (and certainly NOT to be confused with the diffusion lines like "Lauren"!) this jacket was made for Ralph Lauren's close to teh top of the line Polo Blue Label, second only to the Purple Label in quality.
This wonderful jacket was Made in Italy by Corneliani, and has all of the quality and attention to detail that you would expect in a Corneliani jacket. The cloth is a blend of 52% silk and 48% wool, giving it a lovely hand and drape. The cloth is a lovely loosely-woven barleycorn tweed in black and white--a pattern and color combination that's utterly traditional but now rarely seen. The jacket is cut as a traditional English hacking jacket with a twist--while it is darted it has a 3/2 lapel roll! It also features twin vents, slanted hacking pockets, and a fully functional ticket pocket. It is fully lined, and has four button cuffs. It also features a fully functional throat latch!
This was, of course, Made in Italy, and it's in excellent condition. Asking just $39, or offer.
Tagged a 48R this measures
Chest: 24
Sleeve: 23 1/2
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31 1/4
16) MADE IN IRELAND--Blarney Woolen Mills Glen Plaid Tweed
This is a lovely jacket! Made in Ireland by Blarney Woollen Mills--the people mainly famous for their Aran sweaters and scarves--this lovely jacket is a classic muted glen plaid, with the base being dark greys and peats, and the accent lines being Royal Blue, Moss Green, and chestnut. This jacket has a lot of attention to detail--the stitching on the faux buttonholes is dark green, appropriately enough for an Irish jacket, and the buttons have a subtle green hue!
This is cut as a classic contemporary two button jacket with subtle darts and a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition, and a bargain at just $32, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30
17) GORGEOUS Turnbull & Asser Hacking Jacket in CASHMERE and wool. WORKING CUFFS!
This is absolutely wonderful! Made by Turnbull & Asser, one of the premier Jermyn Street clothiers in London, the cloth of this beautiful jacket is 95% wool and 5% cashmere, giving it a lovely soft hand and a wonderful drape. The colourway does full justice to the cloth, being a wonderful puppytooth in a medley of autumnal browns. The jacket is cut as a traditional English sporting jacket, with a fully functional ticket pocket, twin vents, and working surgeons' cuffs. It is fully canvassed, and fully lined.
This beautiful jacket is in absolutely excellent condition; the top breast pocket is still uncut, as it the lower buttonhole on each cuff. The quality of jacket is absolutely superb, as befits its Turnbull and Asser origins, and so this is an absolutely steal at just $65, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 32
18) VINTAGE 3/2 sack in Glen Plaid from Lit Brothers of Philadelphia. RARE SMALLER SIZE!
Lit Brothers of Philadelphia opened in 1891, and was one of the main department stores in the city until it closed in 1977. It positioned itself as a cheaper alternative to Gimbel's and Wanamaker's, but the quality of its wares were no less high--as it shown by this wonderful 3/2 sack jacket in Glen Plaid!
Cut as a classic 3/2 sack this jacket dates from the early 1960s, but is still utterly wearable--this was built to last! Cut from a medium-heavy tweed the colourway and patterning of this jacket are lovely--a classic glen plaid in mossy brown and black with dark crimson berry overchecking. This is fully canvassed and half-lined, and has two button cuffs--as you'd expect. This jacket has a single center hook vent. It is in Very Good condition--it could use a dry clean to freshen it up, and there is a fray patch in the lining on the right hand side, as shown--this could be easily patched cheaply by a dry cleaner tailor.
Please note that this is in a rare smaller size!
Asking just $27, or offers.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 28 1/2
19) PURE CASHMERE Tweed Jacket in RARE LARGER SIZE! Made in Italy.
Cut from pure cashmere in light brown broken bone herringbone--and so exceptionally soft and luxurious--this lovely jacket is a contemporary three button front model with darting. It has twin vents, is half-canvassed and fully lined, and was Made in Italy. It features kissing buttons on the sleeves. It has some loose stitching in the lining at one vent, but this will be re[paired before shipping. Otherwise, it is in excellent condition--the two front pockets are still basted shut!
Asking just $39, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 25 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 21 1/4
Length: 32
20) The English Shop of Princeton 3/2 sack in Glen Plaid
The English Shop was one of the Big Four Ivy Style clothiers in Princeton during the Golden Age, and this lovely jacket by Linett, one of the great unsung makers of Ivy League clothing.
This jacket features a lovely Glen Plaid in shades of dove grey and light blue. It is half-canvassed and half lined, and has a single center vent. It has two button cuffs; all of the buttons are horn, and all are original to the jacket.
This was, of course, Made in the USA. It does need a press and a dry clean to freshen it up, and there is some minor watermarking in the lining at the back, as shown. As such, this jacket is in Very Good condition, and so is a steal at just $29, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 24 (+2 3/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30 1/2
21) BEAUTIFUL and RARE Plaid Harris Tweed Jacket in superb condition!
This is absolutely wonderful--and extremely rare! Muted plaid Harris Tweeds are extremely rare, and this is an absolutely wonderful example. being a beautiful medley of autumnal earth tones, in chestnut, conker, bracken, and slate. My pictures really do NOT do this gorgeous tweed justice at all!
This jacket is a contemporary two-button model with a single centre vent and a full lining. It is in absolutely superb condition; I believe that it has never been worn, as the basting thread in the front pockets is still present, although it has been cut for use. This jacket was made by Jos. A. Banks--although you'd never be able to tell this from its beauty!
Asking just $45
Tagged 48R. Measurements:
Chest: 24 3/4
Sleeve: 25 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 22
Length: 31 1/2
22) CLASSIC Old-School Jos. A. Banks 3/2 sack herringbone tweed
Please don't confuse this with the current offerings from Jos. A Banks; this dates from its "Red Label" era, when it was a worthy rival to Brooks--and when Brooks was generally much better than it now is, too!
This is a classic 3/2 sack in brown and tan herringbone--if you don't have one of these in your wardrobe, you should! This has a very high lapel roll--almost a 2.5/3--with a lovely liquid roll. This features the classic two-button cuffs and a single center vent. It is half canvassed, Made in the USA, and has its original hang-tag intact. This is in absolutely excellent condition, and is a steal at
just $32, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 23 (+2)
SHoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30 1/2
23) UNWORN NWOT Pal Zileri jacket in Wool and Cashmere--with original hanger!
This is a STUNNING jacket! Cut from an Italian-milled fabric that's a blend of wool (95%) and cashmere (5%) the drape and hand of the fabric are beautiful. It's also lightweight enough to serve as a summer office jacket, and could readily carry you through both Fall and Spring.
The quality of construction of the jacket fully lives up to the quality of its cloth; it is fully canvassed and beautifully cut; it is unvented, in Flusser-approved style, and features both three button cuffs and a three button front. It has subtle darts. It is fully lined.
This jacket is NEW, and UNWORN. All of the front pockets are still basted shut, and it comes complete with its original inspection tag in the inside pocket, and its original spare button in a small packet in the inside pocket. It also comes complete with its original Pal Zileri hanger! It was, of course, Made in Italy.
SInce this is new and unworn it is in absolutely excellent condition. Asking just $40, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA. International inquiries welcome!
Tagged 46L. Measurements:
Chest: 24 1/8
Sleeve: 26 3/4 (+1 1/)
Shoulder: 21 1/2
Length: 33 1/4
As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA on everything; International inquiries are also welcome, with shipping at reduced cost!
Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!
Please PM with interest and offers!
1) WONDERFUL Shetland 3/2 sack tweed. Fabric loomed in Scotland!
SOLD
Shetland tweed is rarer than its better known cousin Harris--which is a pity, as its a notch above in quality. It's just as hard wearing as Harris tweed, but the wool is softer, and so jackets cut from it have a wonderfully soft hand as well as a beautiful fluid drape. This jacket is cut from Shetland cloth loomed in Scotland by Glen Craigie. The patterning ad the colourway do full justice to the quality of the material; a wonderful shepherd's check in classic muted slate greys and creams. The cut is just as lovely; a classic 3/2 sack jacket with a lovely fluid lapel roll, this is half-canvassed and quarter-lined. It has the classic two button cuffs and a single centre vent; it also has lovely natural shoulders. This is in absolutely excellent condition, and so is a bargain at just $49, or offer--a real steal for a jacket of this beauty and quality! This was certainly Made in the USA, although it is not marked as such.
Tagged 39R. Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 30
2) CLASSIC J. Press tweed 3/2 sack.
My pictures really don't do this jacket justice--it's an absolute beauty! Cut from a wonderfully sturdy tweed in a classic brown "broken bone" herringbone pattern with subtle vertical stripes of moss green and russet that blend beautifully into the base fabric, this is a classic J. Press 3/2 sack. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and features a single centre hook vent, with a lapped horizontal vent seam. It also features two button cuffs, as you'd expect! It was Union Made in the USA, and is in absolutely beautiful condition apart from a slight rub in the lining near one of the interior pockets, as shown--I suspect that this was worn very rarely, if at all.
Asking just $49, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2
Shoulder: 19
Length: 29 3/4
3) WONDERFULLY BOLD Red Plaid Hacking Jacket
I can't promise anything, but almost every woman who's seen this has loved it!
This is terrific! A seriously bold jacket in red, cream, and black plaid, this beauty was from the Johnny Carson line of clothing produced by Hart, Shaffner, and Marx from 1970 until its demise in 1985, when the catalog-only line was closed. Named for Johnny Carson of The Tonight Show, this clothing line was in its time as popular as Johnny was... Not the least as he often mentioned it on the show itself.
This jacket is cut as a sack hacking jacket, with twin vents and slanted hacking pockets. It is half-canvassed, half-lined, features a two button front, and has no darting at all. It was Union made in the USA, and would be in Excellent condition if it didn't need a dry clean to freshen it up..... I have full provenance on this jacket, and so know that it's had one owner, and has been hanging in his cedar closet since 1987!
Asking just $35, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 3/4
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 31
4) WONDERFUL Hickey-Freeman Customized Plaid Jacket
SOLD
Not to be confused with the also excellent clothiers H. Freeman Hickey-Freeman is one of the staple clothiers of Ivy Style, specializes in customized clothes for their very well-heeled clientele.
This lovely jacket is truly wonderful. Union Made in the USA, the colorway and patterning are both bold and subtle.... The patterning is a classic American Plaid, with the base being a lovely shade of autumnal bracken. The overchecking is most obviously cream and black, but looking closely you'll see that it also has checking in forest green and Royal Blue, making this a lovely subtle plaid tweed.
This is half-canvassed and half-lined--and the lining is a wonderful shade of burnt orange. The jacket is subtly darted and has a contemporary two button front closure and twin vents. It has lovely vintage buttons. This is slightly rumpled on the bottom on one side from storage, but this will be fixed automatically with its first dry clean. As such, this is in Very Good/Excellent condition, and is a steal at
just $32, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 30
5) STUNNING Black Stewart Tartan Jacket from Dunn & Co. MADE IN BRITAIN
It really doesn't get much nicer than this! Cut from beautiful woolen cloth in the authentic Scottish tartan of Black Stewart, this jacket is absolutely perfect for holiday events, not the least because Black Stewart is traditionally a more formal tartan, and one that is becoming increasingly hard to find.
This could be worn casually or formally, with tuxedo trousers, formal dress, shirt, and a bow.
This jacket was made in Great Britain by Dunn & Co., the highly respected tailoring firm that are best known or their extremely well cut, extremely sturdy, and extremely traditional Harris Tweeds. (Indeed, in the 1950s and 1960s part of the rite of passage of becoming a successful American academic was to secure a visiting position at Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, or St Andrews, and while there acquire a Dunn & Co. tweed!) The tailoring of this jacket is impeccable, living up to their excellent reputation. It is a traditional two button closure with subtle darts; fully canvassed, and fully lined. It has twin vents, as befits its British heritage. All of the buttons are brass, featuring a thistle motif--appropriately enough given the tartan from which this is cut! This jacket is in absolutely excellent condition--indeed, it was freshly dry cleaned and then stored in a cedar closet, so it's ready to wear.
Asking just $49, or offer.
Tagged 100XL, which translates to 39L. Measurements:
Chest: 20 3/4
Sleeve: 26 1/8 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 32
6) Blackwatch Jacket by Bill's of Princeton.
This is a lovely classic Blackwatch jacket from Bill's of Princeton! Half-canvassed and half lined, this is a contemporary two button model with subtle darting. It has a single centre vent, and two button cuffs. It would make a lovely holiday jacket!
It does have some very minor flaws: It's missing a cuff button, and the front buttons (by Waterhouse) are not the same set as the cuff buttons--although they are in the same colour tone and crested, so this isn't obvious. It also has a few patches of surface schmaltz, which will come out with a dry clean. As such, this is in Good/Very Good condition, but could easily be made Excellent with a dry clean and a replacement button, and so this is a steal at
just $25, or offer.
Tagged 42R. Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+1 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29 3/4
7) MADE IN ITALY. Beautiful recent Brooks Brothers lightweight tweed in silk, linen, and wool.
SOLD
This is wonderful! Cut from a beautifully lightweight tweed that's a blend of silk (40%) linen (35%) and wool (25%) and that's a light brown broken bone tweed with a beautiful and subtle ovecheck in russet and sepia rose pink, this jacket would be perfect for the man who wants to wear tweed in the Fall and Winter, but who doesn't live in a cool enough climate to invest in Harris, Shetland, or Donegal. It would also be perfect for a tweed lover who wants to extend his tweed wearing season into the warmth of the late Spring!
Cut as a contemporary two button jacket, this is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has a single center vent and four button cuffs. It was MADE IN ITALY, and is in absolutely excellent condition!
Asking just $45, or offer.
Tagged 46, this measures:
Chest: 23
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 32
8) GORGEOUS Tartan 3/2 sack Jacket
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Cut from a lighter-weight wool, this jacket is absolutely perfect for the holiday season--especially since the weight of the cloth is such that you won't die of heat exhaustion in a crowded indoor social gathering! The tartan of this jacket is beautiful; a tartan very similar to Blackwatch as the base, with a bold gorse yellow overcheck, this is a perfect tartan for a jacket! The cut and construction of the jacket does justice to the beauty of the cloth; it's a classic 3/2 sack, with a single centre vent; it is half-canvassed and half-lined. It features brass buttons for the correct degree of formality--and, of course, carries two to each cuff. It was Union Made in the USA.
This has some very minor rubbing on the cuff buttons, some minor sag to the leading edge of the right-hand interior pocket, and a very minor rub to the tip of one cuff (all shown), and so this is in Very Good/excellent condition. As such, it's a bargain at just $49, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 31 1/4
9) STUNNING Ben Silver Herringbone Scottish Tweed with Patch Pockets!
SOLD
This is absolutely beautiful--a gorgeous, classic herringbone tweed (which was woven in Scotland) from Ben Silver, the purveyors of absolutely gorgeous clothing. This is a truly beautiful example of the classic brown herringbone tweed. Ben Silver's "Berkeley" model, this is half-canvassed and quarter-lined, and is cut as a contemporary two button model. It has four button cuffs. It also features flapped patch pockets with lapped seams--an extremely desirable and increasingly rare feature! It also features a lapped seam down the centre back and a single hook vent, also with a lapped horizontal seam. The shoulder seams are also lapped.
This jacket was Made in Canada, and is in absolutely beautiful condition. Given Ben Silver's pricing, this likely cost close to, or over, four figures..... Given my pricing, it's a bargain at just $65, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA!
Tagged 46L. Measurements:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 32
PLEASE NOTE THAT JACKETS 10, 11, AND 12 ARE ALL THE RARE SMALLER SIZE OF 36; TAKE ALL THREE FOR $80, boxed and shipped in the USA!
10) 36S Brooks Brothers herringbone with overcheck
RARE SMALLER SIZE!
This is a lovely gem of a jacket in a rare smaller size! Cut from a lighter weight cloth in Spring green herringbone with beautiful overchecking in bracken, russet, and black, this is a contemporary two button model with subtle darts. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and has a single centre vent and four button cuffs. It is in absolutely excellent condition!
Asking just $40, or offer.
Tagged 36S. Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/8 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 7/8
Length: 28 1/2
11) Brooks Brothers 3/2 sack jacket. Wool-silk blend.
RARE SMALLER SIZE!
Cut from a lovely pale green broken bone herringbone cloth in a lighter-weight blend of 60% wool, 40% silk, this is a classic 3/2 sack jacket with a lovely fluid lapel roll. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and features three button cuffs. It has a single centre vent. It was Made in the USA. It's in excellent condition, except for some minor ink spotting on the interior lining of one of the pockets, and a tiny rub on the tip of one cuff; this is accordingly in Very Good/Excellent condition. There's no readable size label, but this is the same size range as jacket (10), above.
Asking just $35, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 28 1/4
12) Alexandre of Savile Row, Harris Tweed jacket for The English Sports Shop of Bermuda. MADE IN ENGLAND
SOLD
Although Alexandre is not one of the best houses on Savile Row, its tweeds are excellent, and readily on a par with Dunn & Co. for quality. This little gem is most definitely one of their better offerings! Made for The English Sports Shop of Bermuda, this is a classic blue-grey herringbone Harris Tweed in a contemporary two button cut with subtle darts. Made in England, this has leather-covered, metal-shanked football buttons and twin vents. It's in excellent condition, except that it does have some schmaltz on the right lapel, as shown. This might or might not come out with dry cleaning, and so this jacket is in Good/Very Good condition only--perfect for weekends, as the schmaltz isn't that noticeable!
Oh--and why is a store in Bermuda selling Harris Tweed? The answer's simple--this is The English Sports Shop, which, until its demise, specialized in selling classic British clothing to the Ivy set vacationing in Bermuda!
Asking just $25, or offer.
Tagged 36R. Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 1/4
Length: 29
13) CLASSIC Vintage 3/2 tweed sack! Made for DiTorio's, Pennington, NJ.
SOLD
This is a lovely, classic vintage 3/2 sack, dating from the Golden Age of Ivy Style. Cut from a wonderfully soft wool twill, whose diagonal stripes are in the classic vintage colouring of peat black and rich chestnut brown, this is half-canvassed and half-lined. This has classic two button cuffs, and a single centre hook vent with a horizontal lapped seam. It has lovely natural shoulders. This was, of course, Union Made in the USA--by Botany 500, back when they were making classic clothes built to last.
This was originally sold by DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ--an extremely trad. clothier, now long gone, that catered to the more rurally inclined trads of neighbouring Princeton. Pennington itself is a gorgeous pre-Revolutionary War small town; the cemetery on Main Street is bounded by a wall that British troops exercised their horses over in 1775, and Frederick Forsyth set the start of his novel Avenger in Pennington, as embodying classic small town America.
This jacket is in Very Good/Excellent condition--it doesn't have any flaws, but I'm conservative with grading vintage pieces! It's ready to give you decades of service, and so is a bargain at just $35, or offer.
Tagged 42R. Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29 1/2
14) BEAUTIFUL Paul Stuart Tweed!
SOLD
This is absolutely beautiful! Cut from a wonderful basketweave tweed in a medly of browns and creams with a terrific bold overcheck with an emphasis of dark blue vertical stripes and rich chestnut horizontal stripes, together with additional single complementary striping in burny orange, moss green, and sky blue, this is cut as a contemporary two button jacket with subtle darts. This is fully canvassed and fully lined, and features a single centre vent. The cuffs have four buttons. This was Made in Canada, and is in excellent condition, although the lining is slightly rumpled--easily fixed with its first dry clean!
Asking just $45, or offer.
Tagged 43 Semi-Long, this measures:
Chest: 22 1/8
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 31
15) Ralph Lauren Polo Blue Label Hacking Jacket. Made by Corneliani.
SOLD
This is absolutely gorgeous! NOT to be confused with Ralph Lauren's regular "Polo" line (and certainly NOT to be confused with the diffusion lines like "Lauren"!) this jacket was made for Ralph Lauren's close to teh top of the line Polo Blue Label, second only to the Purple Label in quality.
This wonderful jacket was Made in Italy by Corneliani, and has all of the quality and attention to detail that you would expect in a Corneliani jacket. The cloth is a blend of 52% silk and 48% wool, giving it a lovely hand and drape. The cloth is a lovely loosely-woven barleycorn tweed in black and white--a pattern and color combination that's utterly traditional but now rarely seen. The jacket is cut as a traditional English hacking jacket with a twist--while it is darted it has a 3/2 lapel roll! It also features twin vents, slanted hacking pockets, and a fully functional ticket pocket. It is fully lined, and has four button cuffs. It also features a fully functional throat latch!
This was, of course, Made in Italy, and it's in excellent condition. Asking just $39, or offer.
Tagged a 48R this measures
Chest: 24
Sleeve: 23 1/2
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31 1/4
16) MADE IN IRELAND--Blarney Woolen Mills Glen Plaid Tweed
This is a lovely jacket! Made in Ireland by Blarney Woollen Mills--the people mainly famous for their Aran sweaters and scarves--this lovely jacket is a classic muted glen plaid, with the base being dark greys and peats, and the accent lines being Royal Blue, Moss Green, and chestnut. This jacket has a lot of attention to detail--the stitching on the faux buttonholes is dark green, appropriately enough for an Irish jacket, and the buttons have a subtle green hue!
This is cut as a classic contemporary two button jacket with subtle darts and a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition, and a bargain at just $32, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30
17) GORGEOUS Turnbull & Asser Hacking Jacket in CASHMERE and wool. WORKING CUFFS!
This is absolutely wonderful! Made by Turnbull & Asser, one of the premier Jermyn Street clothiers in London, the cloth of this beautiful jacket is 95% wool and 5% cashmere, giving it a lovely soft hand and a wonderful drape. The colourway does full justice to the cloth, being a wonderful puppytooth in a medley of autumnal browns. The jacket is cut as a traditional English sporting jacket, with a fully functional ticket pocket, twin vents, and working surgeons' cuffs. It is fully canvassed, and fully lined.
This beautiful jacket is in absolutely excellent condition; the top breast pocket is still uncut, as it the lower buttonhole on each cuff. The quality of jacket is absolutely superb, as befits its Turnbull and Asser origins, and so this is an absolutely steal at just $65, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 32
18) VINTAGE 3/2 sack in Glen Plaid from Lit Brothers of Philadelphia. RARE SMALLER SIZE!
Lit Brothers of Philadelphia opened in 1891, and was one of the main department stores in the city until it closed in 1977. It positioned itself as a cheaper alternative to Gimbel's and Wanamaker's, but the quality of its wares were no less high--as it shown by this wonderful 3/2 sack jacket in Glen Plaid!
Cut as a classic 3/2 sack this jacket dates from the early 1960s, but is still utterly wearable--this was built to last! Cut from a medium-heavy tweed the colourway and patterning of this jacket are lovely--a classic glen plaid in mossy brown and black with dark crimson berry overchecking. This is fully canvassed and half-lined, and has two button cuffs--as you'd expect. This jacket has a single center hook vent. It is in Very Good condition--it could use a dry clean to freshen it up, and there is a fray patch in the lining on the right hand side, as shown--this could be easily patched cheaply by a dry cleaner tailor.
Please note that this is in a rare smaller size!
Asking just $27, or offers.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 28 1/2
19) PURE CASHMERE Tweed Jacket in RARE LARGER SIZE! Made in Italy.
Cut from pure cashmere in light brown broken bone herringbone--and so exceptionally soft and luxurious--this lovely jacket is a contemporary three button front model with darting. It has twin vents, is half-canvassed and fully lined, and was Made in Italy. It features kissing buttons on the sleeves. It has some loose stitching in the lining at one vent, but this will be re[paired before shipping. Otherwise, it is in excellent condition--the two front pockets are still basted shut!
Asking just $39, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 25 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 21 1/4
Length: 32
20) The English Shop of Princeton 3/2 sack in Glen Plaid
The English Shop was one of the Big Four Ivy Style clothiers in Princeton during the Golden Age, and this lovely jacket by Linett, one of the great unsung makers of Ivy League clothing.
This jacket features a lovely Glen Plaid in shades of dove grey and light blue. It is half-canvassed and half lined, and has a single center vent. It has two button cuffs; all of the buttons are horn, and all are original to the jacket.
This was, of course, Made in the USA. It does need a press and a dry clean to freshen it up, and there is some minor watermarking in the lining at the back, as shown. As such, this jacket is in Very Good condition, and so is a steal at just $29, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 24 (+2 3/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30 1/2
21) BEAUTIFUL and RARE Plaid Harris Tweed Jacket in superb condition!
This is absolutely wonderful--and extremely rare! Muted plaid Harris Tweeds are extremely rare, and this is an absolutely wonderful example. being a beautiful medley of autumnal earth tones, in chestnut, conker, bracken, and slate. My pictures really do NOT do this gorgeous tweed justice at all!
This jacket is a contemporary two-button model with a single centre vent and a full lining. It is in absolutely superb condition; I believe that it has never been worn, as the basting thread in the front pockets is still present, although it has been cut for use. This jacket was made by Jos. A. Banks--although you'd never be able to tell this from its beauty!
Asking just $45
Tagged 48R. Measurements:
Chest: 24 3/4
Sleeve: 25 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 22
Length: 31 1/2
22) CLASSIC Old-School Jos. A. Banks 3/2 sack herringbone tweed
Please don't confuse this with the current offerings from Jos. A Banks; this dates from its "Red Label" era, when it was a worthy rival to Brooks--and when Brooks was generally much better than it now is, too!
This is a classic 3/2 sack in brown and tan herringbone--if you don't have one of these in your wardrobe, you should! This has a very high lapel roll--almost a 2.5/3--with a lovely liquid roll. This features the classic two-button cuffs and a single center vent. It is half canvassed, Made in the USA, and has its original hang-tag intact. This is in absolutely excellent condition, and is a steal at
just $32, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 23 (+2)
SHoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30 1/2
23) UNWORN NWOT Pal Zileri jacket in Wool and Cashmere--with original hanger!
This is a STUNNING jacket! Cut from an Italian-milled fabric that's a blend of wool (95%) and cashmere (5%) the drape and hand of the fabric are beautiful. It's also lightweight enough to serve as a summer office jacket, and could readily carry you through both Fall and Spring.
The quality of construction of the jacket fully lives up to the quality of its cloth; it is fully canvassed and beautifully cut; it is unvented, in Flusser-approved style, and features both three button cuffs and a three button front. It has subtle darts. It is fully lined.
This jacket is NEW, and UNWORN. All of the front pockets are still basted shut, and it comes complete with its original inspection tag in the inside pocket, and its original spare button in a small packet in the inside pocket. It also comes complete with its original Pal Zileri hanger! It was, of course, Made in Italy.
SInce this is new and unworn it is in absolutely excellent condition. Asking just $40, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA. International inquiries welcome!
Tagged 46L. Measurements:
Chest: 24 1/8
Sleeve: 26 3/4 (+1 1/)
Shoulder: 21 1/2
Length: 33 1/4
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