luftvier
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This is a pic-heavy post.
On eBay, I recently won this:
I received it today. I have NEVER owned anything with this much handiwork. It's stunning really.
There is no mistaking this for anything but a 1940s era suit. The trouser sits three inches above the navel, the shoulders are PADDED almost to the point of costume. But there's an elegance about it that I refuse to alter. Not the mention the travesty of majorly altering a garment that's 70 years old.
The only fault is that the rear brace buttons are missing. But I am sure to replace those soon.
Decided to snap some photos - it's about time I get to use those 40s rayon ties I thrifted a few months back.
Yes, that's Feb. 15, 1941.
Bonus - came with a silk handkerchief of about the same vintage, pre-tucked in the breast pocket.
This is the stitching under the arm-hole in the jacket:
And attaching the sleeve lining to the body:
Button and fabric close-up:
Waistcoat:
Buttonhole:
Sleeve Buttons:
The inside of the jacket. Note the the back is unlined.
And the buffalo on my tie:
On eBay, I recently won this:
I received it today. I have NEVER owned anything with this much handiwork. It's stunning really.
There is no mistaking this for anything but a 1940s era suit. The trouser sits three inches above the navel, the shoulders are PADDED almost to the point of costume. But there's an elegance about it that I refuse to alter. Not the mention the travesty of majorly altering a garment that's 70 years old.
The only fault is that the rear brace buttons are missing. But I am sure to replace those soon.
Decided to snap some photos - it's about time I get to use those 40s rayon ties I thrifted a few months back.
Yes, that's Feb. 15, 1941.
Bonus - came with a silk handkerchief of about the same vintage, pre-tucked in the breast pocket.
This is the stitching under the arm-hole in the jacket:
And attaching the sleeve lining to the body:
Button and fabric close-up:
Waistcoat:
Buttonhole:
Sleeve Buttons:
The inside of the jacket. Note the the back is unlined.
And the buffalo on my tie:
