tweedydon
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AThis is easily the most luxurious fabric I have ever come across--a beautiful blend of sable, mink, cashmere, and wool, although the exact proportions of each are not given.
In addition to the quality of the cloth, the fabric is beautiful--please see my close-ups for some small indication of the lovely herringbone blue, black, and grey weave!
NB: I have a lot of other jackets to post, in most sizes, from 3/2 sack tweeds to exotica like this, so please do keep checking my classifieds!
Although my ignorance prevents me from knowing more about the tailoring house that built this beauty, the quality of both the cloth and the work leads me to believe that it was a very, very good tailoring firm indeed. (I suspect that the odd Playboy" label is un-authorized, and intended to make this jacket appeal to Western-orientated clients.) This jacket is 3/4 canvassed and 3/4 lined, and comes with a single vent and patch pockets, although the shoulders are a tad more padded than the Ivy look would allow. (Not unusually so for normal mainstream jackets, and an easy tailoring fix by your dry-cleaner alterations person if you'd like a more natural look.) It has a spare button on a "giraffe neck" holder behind one of the front buttons. This jacket is in absolutely excellent condition, except for a tiny, single-threadhead flaw in the weave, shown. But this does not appear to be a snag or pull, and can only really be seen if you're looking for it, and on close inspection.
It's hard to price something like this, but following my usual view that it's good to get beautiful items to chaps who might not otherwise have access to them, how about just $45 > 40, or lower offer? After all, how many times will you run across sable and mink in your jacket?
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 29 1/4
In addition to the quality of the cloth, the fabric is beautiful--please see my close-ups for some small indication of the lovely herringbone blue, black, and grey weave!
NB: I have a lot of other jackets to post, in most sizes, from 3/2 sack tweeds to exotica like this, so please do keep checking my classifieds!
Although my ignorance prevents me from knowing more about the tailoring house that built this beauty, the quality of both the cloth and the work leads me to believe that it was a very, very good tailoring firm indeed. (I suspect that the odd Playboy" label is un-authorized, and intended to make this jacket appeal to Western-orientated clients.) This jacket is 3/4 canvassed and 3/4 lined, and comes with a single vent and patch pockets, although the shoulders are a tad more padded than the Ivy look would allow. (Not unusually so for normal mainstream jackets, and an easy tailoring fix by your dry-cleaner alterations person if you'd like a more natural look.) It has a spare button on a "giraffe neck" holder behind one of the front buttons. This jacket is in absolutely excellent condition, except for a tiny, single-threadhead flaw in the weave, shown. But this does not appear to be a snag or pull, and can only really be seen if you're looking for it, and on close inspection.
It's hard to price something like this, but following my usual view that it's good to get beautiful items to chaps who might not otherwise have access to them, how about just $45 > 40, or lower offer? After all, how many times will you run across sable and mink in your jacket?
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 29 1/4
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