MORE DROPS! GRAILS! TRAD/IVY TWEED & JACKET MEGATHREAD! Sizes 36 - 50! PATCHWORK CHIPP, J. Press, Br

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I have a lot of beautiful jackets to pass on today--including a GORGEOUS and INSANELY RARE custom-made patchwork tweed by Chipp, a J. Press 3/2 sack, a STUNNING 3/2 sack by Brooks in a lovely guncheck, Hong Kong bespoke--and more!​

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As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING IN THE CONUS on everything; International inquiries are very welcome, with shipping at cost!


Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!
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Please PM with interest and offers!​

1) Pendleton 49er Shirt Jacket

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A Trad-Ivy classic! Made in the USA by Pendleton woollen mills, this is one of the original versions of this absolute and now sought-after Trad/Ivy classic. It is cut from a beautiful and subdued plaid in a medly of greys and reds, and boasts all of the features that made this garment a classic--single button shirt-style cuffs, three patch pockets, a lovely 3/2 lapel roll, an unvented back, and minimal lining, as well as completely natural shoulders. This also has the original leather-covered, metal shanked football buttons. This shirt-jacket is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $35 > 30 > 28, or offer.

Tagged a M, this measures:

Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 25 3/4
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29 1/4






2) GRAIL! GORGEOUS Patchwork Tweed from Chipp! 3/2 sack! INSANELY RARE!

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FORMERLY OWNED BY MARTIN POLL, PRODUCER of OSCAR-WINNING FILMS!

This is incredible--and absolutely GORGEOUS! It's hard to know where to start, but I'll begin with the fact that this is made by Chipp in its heyday--and, as such, represents the very pinnacle of classic Ivy tailoring. This is a patchwork tweed, but, unlike many patchwork tweeds, this is utterly wearable, since Chipp in their wisdom used the same weave of tweed and simply varied the shading and colourway. They also didn't overdo the patchworking; the front is a quartered in heraldic style, with two large patches each of light brown tweed in miniature chevrons and lichen green tweed in miniature chevrons. One sleeve is cut from the brown tweed; the other, from the green. The back is rather bolder, being quartered with a dark forest green chevron tweed and a darker brown chevron tweed. The wteed is all thick and substantial.

The lining is classic Chipp; bold, striking, and perfectly picked to complement the tweed. This is cut as a 3/2 sack, with slanted pockets. The cuffs feature a single button--and are fully function surgeon's cuffs. ALL of the buttons are cut from thick, natural horn, with beautiful patterning and colourway. The jacket is fully lined, and appears to be fully canvassed; it has twin vents. It also features and interior flapped ticket pocket! The sleeves and shoulders have lapped seams.

This jacket was custom made for Martin Poll in 1974; his obituary can be found here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/21/m...er-of-the-lion-in-winter-dies-at-89.html?_r=0

This beautiful jacket does have some flaws. First, there are two repairs to the lining, as shown; the lining is starting to fray about the right-hand patch, as shown. There is some minor foxing to the lining inside the sleeves at the cuffs, and there is a very small thread pull on the left sleeve. The jacket could also use a dry clean and a press. Overall, then, this jacket is in Very Good condition. As such, given its rarity, quality, and provenance, it's a steal at just $89 > 75 > 69, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 23
Shoulder: 17
Length: 28 1/2








3) STUNNING Brooks Brothers 3/2 sack in Guncheck, with Patch Pockets!

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This is absolutely beautiful! Cut from a gorgeous guncheck with houndstoothing in dark forest green and peat black on a dark tan background, with a beautiful overcheck of burnt bracken, this wonderful 3/2 sack has flapped patch pockets and an absolutely beautiful lapel roll. It is fully canvassed, and quarter lined; it has a single centre vent, and traditional two button cuffs. It was, of course, Union Made in the USA. This is in absolutely beautiful condition--indeed, it is possibly unworn!

This beauty is a steal at just $60, or offer.

Tagged a 42L, this measures:

Chest: 22
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 32






4) BEAUTIFUL SMALL Hong Kong Bespoke Blue Plaid Jacket

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This was hand made in Hong Kong for Charles Weisul, a Princeton graduate of 1960, Air Force Captain, and the former VP of Training at AT&T. This beautiful little jacket is in a classic and striking colouraway, being a bold glen plaid in a medley of blues and brownish greens. Subtly darted, this has an Ivy (not fashion-forward three button front, a beautiful and striking geometric lining, and a single vent. It is fully canvassed, and has three button cuffs. It's in absolutely excellent condition, and a wonderful example of HK tailoring! This is in excellent condition.

Asking just $38, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 30






5) Another BEAUTIFUL Hong Kong Bespoke jacket!

This jacket has the same provenance as its brother, above! This is a beautiful and versatile glen plaid in an autumnal medley of chestnut, bark, and bracken, with a rich, deep, Loden green overcheck--this is a really beautiful jacket! An Ivy three-button front, this has the hint of a high 3/2.5 lapel roll--I suspect that the Princeton-educated client was aiming for a true 3/2, but the Hong Kong tailor wasn't quite there yet! This jacket is fully canvassed and fully lined in a wonderful, classic, and clearly bespoke paisley that complements perfectly the colourway of the tweed. This jacket is subtly darted, and has a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition, except for a small weave fault near the closure, as shown. Given this, this is a steal at just

$28 > 22 > 20, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 24 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 29 1/4






6) BEAUTIFUL Brooks Brothers 3/2 sack in houndstooth with overchecking!

This is a beautiful jacket! Cut from a lovely and versatile cloth that's almost a houndstooth and is certainly a medley of slate blue-grey, lichen green, and cream with a lovely subtle bracken overcheck, this lovely lighter- to mid-weight jacket is a classic 3/2 sack. It has the traditional two button cuffs, is half-canvassed, and is fully lined. It has a single centre vent. It was, of course, Union-Made in the USA, and is in excellent condition. This is a steal at

just $45 > 40 > 38, or offer.

Tagged a 43R, this measures:

Chest: 21 3/4
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 31






7) GORGEOUS J. Press 3/2 sack tweed!

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This is stunning! The complexity of the tweed can't easily be described--please just see the pictures, and note especially the wonderful overchecking in burnt orange, dark forest green,a nd berry red--this is a spectacular jacket! This is, of course, a classic J. press offering, and as such is a 3/2 sack, with two button cuffs, half-canvassing, a centre vent, and a full lining. It has very natural shoulders. It was, of course, Made in the USA. This jacket does have some minor rumpling from storage, and, as such, is in Very Good/Excellent condition. This relaly is a lovely jacket, and if it was my size it wouldn't be here!

Asking just $45, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 31








8) c. 50 UNWORN Made in Italy Glen Plaid Jacket in Silk/Wool blend

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This is a lovely, UNWORN jacket in a rare larger size! Made in Italy, this jacket is cut from a lovely glen plaid cloth that's 55/45 silk/wool; the fabric, like the jacket, was made in Italy. This has a lovely hand and drape! The jacket itself is fully lined, and unvented, in Flusser-approved style. It has a sontemporary two button closure and three button cuffs, and is darted. It is also UNWORN--all of teh exterior pockets are stuill based such. As such, this jacket is in excellent condition.

This is a steal at just $45, or offer!

Tagged a (US) 50L, this measures:

Chest: 25 3/4
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 22
Length: 33 1/4








10) BEAUTIFUL Classic herringbone Harris Tweed with twin vents!

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This is wonderful--Harris tweed as it's meant to be! Cut from a Harris tweed of a more traditional, heavier, weight than is normally seen now, this beautiful tweed is exactly as you'd imagine Harris to be--sturdy, robust, and ready to last for decades. Moreover, this tweed is that classic wardrobe staple, grey and cream herringbone check. It also features the desirable twin vents--which, while there is no country of origin listed, inclines me to think that this was made in England.

This jacket is also half-canvassed and fully lined; it has a contemporary two button front and two button cuffs. It's in absolutely excellent condition, and so is a bargain at

just $42 > 40, or offer.

Hand tagged a 42L, this is smaller:

Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 25 3/4 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 31






11) ANGLOPHILE TWEED! Lovely basketweave with ticket pocket and twin vents, for Gimbel's.

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In 1930 Gimbel's was the largest department store corporation in the world, and was famous for creating the Gimbel's Thanksgiving Day Parade Philadelphia in 1920--four years before Macy's started its NYC version. Gimbel's closed in 1987, and this jacket dates from around a decade prior to that--and shows clearly why Gimbel's it was so successful in its heyday. Cut from a lovely basketweave tweed in brown, slate blue, and cream, this jacket features a fully functional ticket pocket, twin vents, a two button front, subtle darting, and three button cuffs. It is fully lined, and all of the football buttons are leather-covered and have metal shanks. Please note that while this jacket appears to have a shadow blemish on the front, this is actually merely a concentration of dark threads in the handwoven tweed--I checked under a loupe to make sure! This jacket was Union made in the USA, and is in excellent condition.

Asking just $32 > 28 > 25, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 3/4
Sleeve: 26 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 17
Length: 32 1/4






12) Basketweave tweed by Barrister for Wallach's.

Tweeds made for Wallach's by Barrister were the workhorses of their time--the East Coast Ivy equivalent of the British Dunn & Co. tweeds across the pond--although admittedly less hairy and robust than their British equivalents! This is a lovely example, being cut from a lovely basketweave tweed in charcoal, slate grey,a and petrol blue, with burnished chestnut leather-covered and metal shanked football buttons, a two button front, and subtle darting. It is half-lined, and features a single centre vent. It was Union made in the USA on February 21st, 1985--and is in excellent condition!

Asking just $25 > 22 > 20, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+ 1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32






13) GORGEOUS Classic Harris Tweed!

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This is absolutely beautiful! Cut from a classic brown herringbone Harris tweed, this lovely jacket features classic vertical GHarris striping in Spring Green, Sky Blue, and Bracken throughout--it's lovely! This jacket has a contemporary two button front, and three button cuffs. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features a single centre vent. It was Union made in the USA on November 13th, 1984--but it could just as easily have been purchased last week. It's in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $35, or offer.

Chst: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 1/4
Length: 30 1/2








14) UNWORN and MADE IN CANADA Lauren 3/2 tweed in ALPACA and WOOL.

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This is absolutely lovely! First, this is cut from a blend of 70% wool and 30% alpaca, which cloth has a lovely hand and drape. The patterning and colourway are also lovely; a black peat on cream puppytooth, with a subtle overcheck of burnished chestnut; this is a really beautiful jacket. the lapel has a 3/2 roll, although this is not a sack, having subtle darting. It is half-canvassed and fully lined. Moreover, this is unworn--all of the exterior pockets are still basted shut, and this is in absolutely excellent condition. It was Made in Canada.

Asking just $35, or offer.

Tagged a 43R, this measures:

Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 23 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 3/4
Length: 31 1/2








15) Hickey Freeman for Barney's of New York, Glen Plaid in lambswool.

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Cut from lambswool cloth, this lovely jacket has a wonderful soft hand and a beautiful drape. The colourway is lovely; a combination of moss greens and brackens in a classic glen plaid pattern. This was Made in the USA, and is fully canvassed and fully lined. It has a contemporary two button front and four button cuffs; it features a single centre vent. It is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $30 > 28 > 26, or offer.

Tagged 42R, this measures:

Chest: 22
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30 1/2








16) WONDERFUL HEAVY Dunn & Co jacket from England, in highly complex tapestry weave!

This is another wonderful, rare jacket! This isn't rare because of its maker--Dunn & Co. jackets aren't common, but they are nowhere near the rarity of Constable jackets--but because of the heft, patterning, and colourway of the tweed it's cut from. This is a serious piece of kit--you couldn't dog sled across Antarctica in it, but it wouldn't mind you trying, and would happily survive your demise to be used for decades after your body is found by someone else. This is a VERY heavy piece of tweed--the sort that crusty old colonels would refer to as bullet-proof. This is tweed as it's supposed to be--heavy, durable, beautiful, and pretty much ready to last for the better part of a century with routine care.

In addition to the sheer heaviness and hard-wearingness of the tweed, the complex patterning and colourway (a heathery mix of bracken, moss green, peat black, and cream) is wonderful! This is a lovely example of hardwearing tapestry--my pictures just do not do it justice, but its' a wonderfully complex medley of textures and colours, and utterly striking while still being conservative enough for everyday wear.

This is a very rare and lovely cloth indeed!

And the jacket lives up to the cloth. Cut with a traditional English three button front, this features single button cuffs and a single centre vent. It appears to be fully canvassed, and, while there is no country of origin, it is clearly made in England. It is fully lined.

The tweed itself is in excellent condition. The lining in the armpits and on the right hand side has undergone minor repairs, but these won't be seen at all when worn. There is also some minor loose stitching in the vent, which is an easy fix. As such, and only because of the minor lining issues, this is in Very Good condition.

As such, this is a steal at just $35 > 29, or offer--a bargain for a jacket of this quality, in this smaller size!

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 24 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 28 3/4








17) BEAUTIFUL Autumnal Plaid jacket by Lauren

This is a lovely jacket! The patterning and colourway are terrific--a lovely dark moss green base with a forest green, bracken, and berry red overchecking, this really is beautiful! This jacket also features two flapped patch pockets on the front, as well as a hacking-slanted breast pocket--which is still basted shut. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, as is that modern rarity, a two button sack. It has four button cuffs, complete with faux buttonholes, and desirable twin vents. This jacket is in absolutely excellent condition--it is likely unworn.

Asking just $35 > 29 > 27, or offer.

Tagged 42S, this measures:

Chest: 22
Sleeve: 24 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 29 1/4








18) Beautiful brown herringbone Harris tweed.

This is lovely! A classic light brown herringbone Harris Tweed with the classic Harris Tweed vertical striping in light Spring green and sky blue, this lovely jacket is a current two button front model, with subtle darts and a single centre vent. It was Made in the USA, and all of its buttons are the classic leather-covered, metal shanked football buttons. This is half-lined. It is in excellent condition, except for a small snag hole on one sleeve, as shown. Because of this, this jacket is

just $18, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 22
Sleeve: 25 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 32






19) OLD SCHOOL JAB 3/2 herringbone sack.

This is a lovely, classic 3/2 sack in absolutely excellent condition! Cut from a lovely charcoal and brown herringbone tweed, this jacket has a very high lapel roll, almost a 3/2.5, is half-canvassed, and fully lined, with a single centre vent. It features classic Ivy two button cuffs, and was Made in the USA. It's in excellent condition.

Asking just $29 > 24, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 23 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30 1/4






20) Basketweave Harris Tweed with leather-covered buttons

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This is a lovely, versatile tweed! Cut from basketweave cloth, this is one of the classic Harris tweeds with flecks of colour throughout, reminiscent of the natural colours of the islands where it was woven; here, forest green, gorse yellow, and berry red. This jacket is a current two button front with subtle darts, and features the classic leather-covered, metal shanked football buttons. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and is in Very Good/Excellent condition--the buttons do have some minor patina to them! This is a bargain at

just $28, or offer.

Tagged 46R, this measures smaller:

Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30 1/2






21) GORGEOUS Flying Scotsman 3/2 sack with all the Ivy desiderata!

This is WONDERFUL! Cut from a beautiful honey-coloured birdseye tweed with a wonderful hand and drape as though it is cut from lambswool, this jacket is a classic Ivy 3/2 sack with a wonderful lapel roll. It also has two front flapped patch pockets, and lapped seams down the sleeves and the centre back. It has a single centre hook vent, and is half-canvassed and half-lined. Even the interior label is wonderfully cool and evocative! Naturally, this was Made in the USA. It's in absolutely excellent condition, and is a truly beautiful jacket packed with tradly details!

This is a steal at just $39 > 34 > 30, or offer!

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 31 1/4








22) Basketweave Harris Tweed with football buttons!

This is another lovely, sturdy Harris tweed, in basketweave. This jacket features lovely leather-covered, metal-shanked football buttons, a current two button front, subtle darting, three button cuffs, a single centre vent, and a half-lining. It was Made in the USA, and is in excellent condition. The colouring of this jacket is absolutely lovely, and only apparent on close inspection, being a heathery mix of lavenders, blues, greys, and creams.

Asking just $25 > 22 > 20, or offer.

Measurements:

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








23) Brooks Brothers charcoal glen plaid jacket

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A lovely, classic jacket, this Brooks Brothers charcoal glen plaid jacket is a current two button front model with subtle darts. It has a full lining, a single centre vent, appears to be half-canvassed, and was Union made in the USA. It's in excellent condition, and hence is a steal

at just $25 > 22, or offer.

Tagged a 40S, this measures:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29 1/2







24) Hitching Post of Princeton NJ, 3/2 tweed sack in Autumnal/Winter Plaid!


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The Hitching Post of Palmer Sq., Princeton started life as a "speciality shop for husky boys" between the sizes of 8 and 20 under "The Prep Shop Management"--although which of the prep. schools near Princeton ran this I've no idea. Commercial pressures being what they are, by the early 1960s THP had expanded its range of clothing to be a men's clothier, although it still focussed on boy's sizing. Alas, there weren't that many "husky" boys in Princeton, nor was it able to compete with the more established clothiers such as Langrock, Hilton, and The English Shop, and so THP didn't last as long as it might have done.

That's a shame, though, if this jacket is anything to go by. Dating from when THS carried menswear as well as boy's sizes, this lovely jacket is a bold yet conservative plaid that's a medley of forest greens, burnished chestnut, and tan background. Half-canvassed and half-lined, this is a lovely 3/2 sack with a lovely lapel roll. It was, of course, Union made in the USA, and has a single centre vent. It has a tiny start of a fray by the corner of one interior pocket, and could use a few stitches at the lining at the vent, and so it's in iverlal Very Good condition.

Asking just $18, or offer, for this little corner of Americana!

Measurements:

Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 24 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29






25) GORGEOUS Plaid Jacket from Austin Reed

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The colourway of this jacket is simply wonderful--a lovely lighter navy blue and dark red base plaid, with subtle green accents and cream overcheck striping. The hand is lovely and warm, and the cut is terrific. This is another perfect Fall and Winter jacket! This jacket is also half-canvassed and half-lined, and has a single centre vent. It features three button cuffs, and a standard two-button front. The buttons are leather covered and metal shanked football buttons. It is subtly darted, and was Union made in the USA. This is truly a delicious jacket, and is in excellent condition.

Asking just $26 , or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 21 1/4
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 3./4
Length: 32






26) Lovely Classic Houndstooth Tweed

This is lovely! Cut from a classic houndstooth tweed in a medly of moss green, chestnut brown, and peat black on a dark taupe background, this jacket has a contemporary two button front and subtle darts. It has three button cuffs, and all the buttons are classic football style with metal shanks. This appears to be half-canvassed, and is half-lined. It has a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition.

Asking just $20 > 18, or offer.

Tagged a 39R, this measures:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 29 3/4








27) Lovely Country Tweed--with throat latch, patch pockets, and elbow patches!

This is lovely! Cut from a lovely slate blue chevron weave tweed, this gem of a jacket features everything that you'd want in an everyday country tweed--suede elbow patches, a fully functional and adjustable throat latch, three patch pockets, and leather-covered, metal-shanked buttons. It also has a bi-swing back for ease of movement. It has a two button front and three button cuffs. It's half-canvassed and fully lined, and has a single centre vent. It was made in the USA.

It does have some minor rumpling from storage, a small stain on the top of the right-hand elbow patch, and some minor lining sag at the hem, but these are all minor and readily overlooked in a weekend tweed. Because they are there, though, this is in very Good condition, and hence is just $19 > 17, or offer.

Measurements:

Tagged 43R, but closer to 43S.

Chest: 23
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+1)
Shoulder: 19 3/4
Length: 28 1/2








28) Deansgate tweed jacket

A very nice tweed in herringbone and barleycorn from Deansgate, this is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has four button cuffs and a two button closure, with subtle darts. It has a single centre vent. It was Union Made in the USA, and is in excellent condition.

Asking just $16, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 30 3/4






29) STUNNING plaid tweed from Browning of Fifth Avenue

This is absolutely gorgeous! The plaid of this jacket is wonderful, a combination of slate grey, mustard yellow, pale lichen green on an applecore tan base, it's an once bold and very very classic--a true Trad tweed! Made for Browning of Fifth Avenue--one of the trio of menswear stores that also included Rogers Peet and Wallach's, and that served as the anchors of the more southerly stretch of Fifth Avenue, serving the office workers of Midtown who commuted in from Connecticut and the nicer parts of New Jersey--this jacket is fully lined. It has two button cuffs, subtle darts, and hacking pockets; it also features a twin vent. It was, of course, made in the USA.

This jacket does have some minor age stains in the lining at the armholes, and it *might* have a minor mark on the lapel--this is very hard to see, and might simply be part of the pattern anyway. Given these issues--or, possibly, issue--this is a bargain at just $18, or offer, boxed and shipped in the CONUS.

Measurements:

Chest: 21 3/4
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
length: 31 3/4



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31) LOVELY Donna Karan linen jacket. MADE IN ITALY!


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While the brand isn't Ivy at all, this jacket is, linen being one of the classic summer Trad fabrics. And this is lovely! Cut with a beautiful drape, this jacket features jetted pockets, a full lining, and four button cuffs. With subtle darts, this is unvented, in Flusser-approved style, and is in absolutely excellent condition. It was made in Italy. The colour is lovely; see the sleeve close up for the most accurate rendition of the lovely light brown of the fabric.

Asking just $18, or offer.

Tagged a 39R, this measures:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/8
Length: 30 3/4






32) STUNNING AND RARE! Beautifully tailored mid-century Harris Tweed from Austin Reed, Regent Street, London.

This is absolutely gorgeous--this is close to the Platonic Form of Harris Tweed! First, the cloth: This is a beautiful, heavier Harris from the middle of the C20th, not the flimsy stuff that can sometimes be found today. This is cloth designed and woven and intended to last decades--and this one is doing its job well, and is ready for more! This has exactly the heft you'd expect from a heavier British tweed jacket, intended for use in the country by the sporting classes. The colourway is also lovely, being a complex basketweave in sky blue, burnished chestnut, and cream. And note the label--this is an uncommon label even for the 1950s, when the classic "Orb" labels were in play (for the real Harris Tweed, and not its competitor, the "Harris tweed" that was sold as such but woven on the mainland, and not on the islands--a fact that prompted a lawsuit and the legal ruling that all Harris tweed must be loomed on the islands, and not just have wool from their sheep.) But, those who affixed the label knew this was Harris, as the orb stamp would have been on the bolt of cloth this was cut from.

It was made in the 1950s by Austin Reed in Regent Street, when Austin Reed offered excellent tailoring services. As such, it's a beautiful classic mid-century British cut--the sort that Ralph Lauren dreams of. As well as having the heft that you'd expect, then, this jacket has a three button front, single button countryside cuffs, and twin vents. It also has padded military shoulders to give its wearer the "V" look so desired by the sporting set, and as all of the men wearing this tweed at this time would have been in uniform a decade before. The jacket is also fully canvassed and fully lined, and the lining has been carefully cut and sewn so that it conforms to the silhouette of the jacket. This jacket has one main wallet pocket inside, and a divided pencil and pen pocket on the other side.

Part from some minor rust makings on the lining, as shown, this jacket is in absolutely excellent condition, and is ready to give you service for the next 50 years.

This is a bargain at just $40, or offer--you won't find a comparable jacket anywhere at this price!

Measurements:

Chest: 21 1/8
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 1/4
Length: 30





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