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MY FIRST TWEED LISTING OF THE SEASON--with MANY more to come! In this I'm very pleased to offer lots of autumnal goodness, including some wonderful 3/2 sacks in both camelhair and Harris Tweed, a wonderful vintage cashmere 3/2 sack from J. Press, a Brookstweed, a terrific cord with all patch pockets, gunchecks, a lovely little shooting jacket, and more!
And there will be a LOT more to come, starting tomorrow--including several Burberry trenchcoats, some lovely leatherwear, hundreds of ties, including many NWT Brooks and Ben Silver, and some Ivy rarities, such as a langrock overcoat and Chipp tweed--so please check my listings regularly!
As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING IN THE CONUS; International offers are welcome, with shipping at cost!
Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!
Please PM with interest and offers!
1) WONDERFUL Brooks Brothers 3/2 sack in camelhair.
SOLD
This is absolutely beautiful! Cut from a lovely soft camelhair this lovely jacket has a wonderful patterning and colourway, being a subdued guncheck with shades of slate blue, ochre, and chestnut brown on a light bark background. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and is a classic 3/2 sack. It has a single centre vent, and two button cuffs. It was, of course, made in the USA. This is in absolutely excellent condition.
Asking just $60, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 7/8
Sleeve: 24 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 29 1/4
2) Princeton Clothing Co. Classic Herringbone Tweed
An Ivy Fall classic, this is a wonderful example of the traditional cream and grey herringbone tweed. Featuring two lower patch pockets with flaps, this lovely jacket is half-canvassed and half lined. It is a contemporary two button from model with subtle darts. It has four buttons cuffs; all of the buttons and a lovely rich burnished chestnut, and are the classic leather football buttons that are perfect with tweed. This jacket has a single centre vent, and is in excellent condition.
It was made in the USA for the Princeton Clothing Co., one of the standard purveyors of tradly clothing to the Princeton community until its closure in (I believe) the late 1980s.
This is a lovely, standard Ivy classic, and so a steal at just $45 > 40, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 3/4
Sleeve: 24 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 5/8
Length: 28 3/4
3) GORGEOUS AND RARE Harris Tweed 3/2 sack in a smaller size!
This is absolutely beautiful, and extremely rare--both because it's not usual to find Harris tweed 3/2 sacks, and also because this is in a hard-to-find smaller size. So, if this would fit you, grab it while you have a chance!
This really is a lovely jacket. It's beautifully cut, with a lovely fluid lapel roll. The Harris tweed that it's cut from is wonderful--a classic grey herringbone with the quintessential vertical Harris striping adding colour and accent; here, the stripes are dark Scottish sky blue and deep berry red. This is a wonderful rich and complex colourway and patterning. The buttons are all leather-clad football buttons, and include the classic Ivy two button cuffs. The pockets are flapped, and the jacket has a single centre vent. It is half-canvassed--rare in Harris--and half lined. It was, of course, Union made in the USA.
That this jacket was made for the old and Long Gone Jos. A. Bank shows just how far that company has fallen; it was easily a rival to Brooks when this was made.
Asking just $50 > 45, or offer, for this little gem.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 28 3/4
4) Autumnal Guncheck by Jos. A. Banks. LIKELY UNWORN!
Normally, I don't offer items by the recent Banks, but occasionally I make an exception--such as for this lovely guncheck. The colouring and patterning on this are simply terrific--a wonderful medley of burnished chestnut, dark blue, and forest green. This jacket is a standard two button model with subtle darts; It is fully lined and has a single center vent. It's in excellent condition--the two front pockets are still basted shut--and I suspect it was never worn. This is a lovely jacket for slightly warmer cool Fall days!
Asking just $29 > 25, or offer.
Tagged 41L, this measures:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 32 1/2
5) Princeton University Store Glen Plaid 3/2 Tweed in Wool and ALPACA!
The selling point for this jacket is fourfold: It's colourway, its patterning, its provenance, and the cloth that its cut from, which is a wonderful and luxurious blend of wool and alpaca!
This jacket is a lovely muted autumnal Glen Plaid in shades of forest greens with a lovely rich overcheck of burnished chestnut. The cloth is wonderful, being a 70/30 blend of wool and alpaca--not a combination that's common, but one that's lovely and luxuriously soft as well as hard wearing. The jacket was made in Canada for RL Chaps, and is half-canvassed and fully lined. This has a 3/2 lapel with a lovely roll, although it's not a sack having subtle darts. It has a single centre vent. It's in absolutely excellent condition.
Asking just $45 > 40, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 31 1/2
6) Lovely Shooting jacket--bi-swing back, leather buttons, throat latch, elbow patches!
This is a lovely example of a country shooting jacket! Cut from a dark brown basketweave tweed, this features a functional bi-swing back, suede elbow patches, two patch flap pockets on the front, and leather-clad football buttons. It also has an ornamental throat latch. It is fully lined, half-canvassed, and has a single centre vent. It is in excellent condition, and was Made in the USA.
Asking just $35 > 32, or offer.
Tagged a 40R, this measures:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 7/8
Length: 30
7) WONDERFUL complex jacket from The English Sports Shop of Bermuda
Long a clothier for vacationing Ivy Leaguers, the English Sports Shop of Bermuda has provided many beautiful items for many people over the years--and this is no exception. Fully lined and fully canvassed, this is clearly lighter-weight wool, although there is no fabric content listed. The colourway is wonderful; a base of Royal blue, peat black, and dark cream, with an overcheck of golden wheat and berry red--my pictures don't do this just at all!
This is a contemporary two button jacket with subtle darts. It has a single centre vent. The two front pockets are still basted shut, but it has clearly been worn; there is a small smudge on the lining above the interior pocket. There are also two broken threads on the back, as shown; these would be easy fixes, or just ignored. This is thus in Very Good condition.
Asking just $30 > 26, or offer.
Tagged a 46R, this measures:
Chest: 24 1/2
Sleeve: 26 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 31
8) Beautifully Complex Harris Tweed!
This is a lovely, classic Harris Tweed! The patterning is a classic herringbone in dark chestnut and dark slate grey; this is run through with classic vertical Harris stripes in dark red, forest green, and blue.... all of which is complemented by multiple flecks of cream, peat black, gorse yellow, berry red, and pumpkin orange, this is Harris at its heathery landscaped finest!
The jacket is a contemporary two button model with subtle darts; it has a single centre vent, and a full lining. It is half-canvassed. It features the classic leather-covered football buttons that are perfect for Harris. It was made in the USA, and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $45 > 42, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 23 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 31 1/2
9) PRE 1941!! RARE Vintage J. Press cashmere (?) 3/2 sack!
This is EXCEPTIONALLY rare, and comes with a wonderful provenance!
This was custom made by J. Press for Watson Blair, Jr., and finished on July 25th, 1937. I know little of Blair Jr., but his parents were Chicago socialites, mentioned in gossip columns from the early two decades of the C20th. Watson Jr. was thus clearly no stranger to money, and also no stranger to good clothing; this is a lovely 3/2 sack, and although there is no fabric content it is clearly very, very luxurious and heavy cashmere. It's a beautiful, classic herringbone in tan and cream, with a single centre vent, full canvassing, and full lining. It has two button cuffs, with faux buttonholes--the mark of a Press custom item. This is also VINTAGE; it dates from when Press still had stores in Princeton, a located they closed in 1941/42 in response to the depletion of Princeton's undergraduate population owing to the war. The label notes the four locations of Press, and the interior label features the running goat of Press' early labels.
This really is a gorgeous jacket!
That's the good news. The bad news is that it's missing a cuff button, and has two small holes on the sleeve by the shoulder, as shown--this could readily be re-woven. The lining also needs repair or replacement as it is frayed and torn in the centre; I suggest replacement. (I suspect that this is now the original lining, or, if it is, it's undergone some repair in the past.) Given these issues, this is in Good condition only.
As such, it's a bargain at just $29 > 25, or offer. With some repair, this will be wearable history!
Measurements:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 27 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 33 1/4
10) WONDERFUL insulated cord jacket with functional throat latch and three patch pockets. Perfect for Fall! Made in the USA.
SOLD
This is a wonderful jacket from LL Bean. Made in the USA, this is a lovely rich, dark, bottle green, with thick, heavy cording. It is all cotton, as you expect and want. It has a quilted lining insulated with Thinsulate, and three patch pockets. It has also a fully functional throat latch, is undarted, and had dark chestnut leather covered football buttons. It also features a zipped interior security pocket and a braided leather locker loop which has clearly never been used. It is unvented. This is in absolutely excellent condition; I suspect that it unworn. This could readily double as a coat for cooler days!
UPDATE: This has a natural 3/2 roll to the lapel. I've also discovered that it has all of its original spare buttons included in the original plastic pouch; this confirms my original suspicion that this is unworn. And, yes, the price is remaining the same despite these two additional pieces of good news!
Asking just $49--this really is a steal!
Tagged Medium Regular. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31
11) Brooks Brothers "Brookstweed" 3/2 sack in classic herringbone. RARE SMALLER SIZE!
This is an Ivy classic--a Brooks Brothers "Brookstweed" 3/2 sack in charcoal grey herringbone. This is a wardrobe staple for every Trad, and so if you don't have one and this would fit you, grab it--especially as this is in a rare smaller size!
This is a beautiful herringbone tweed with charcoal and lighter grey colouring. It's a classic 3/2 sack, with two front patch flapped pockets. It has two button cuffs and a single centre vent--it also has lapped seams down the centre back and around the patch pockets. It is half lined and fully canvassed. It was, of course, made in the USA. It is in excellent condition.
Asking just $60 > 50, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 7/8
Length: 28
12) Made in Italy Brooks Brothers Glen Plaid.
Made in Italy, this lovely jacket is a striking and classic black and white glen plaid. The shell is wool, and the lining is Bemberg. It is fully lined and half-canvassed, and features a contemporary two button front with subtle darting. It has a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition, and so is a teal at just
$45 > 40, or offer.
Tagged a 46R, this measures:
Chest: 23 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 3/4
Length: 31 1/2
13) MADE IN USA Burberry guncheck
This is a lovely guncheck, that's perfect for the start of Fall! made by Burberry for Saks Fifth Ave., this has a lovely autumnal colourway of chestnut, slate grey, and bark. It is a contemporary two button model, with subtle darts. It is fully lined and half canvassed and features a single centre vent. It was Made in the USA and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $29 > 25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 30 1/2
14) MADE IN ENGLAND houndstooth tweed from Yorkshire wool! LIKELY UNWORN.
This is a lovely English classic! Made in England, this jacket is cut from lighter weight Superfine wool that was woven in Huddersfield, one of the traditional hubs of the English woollen industry. The jacket is a lovely puppytooth pattern in blacks and very very dark browns. It is a contemporary two button model with four button cuffs and a single centre vent. It is fully lined, and almost certainly unworn; it comes complete with its original spare buttons in their original packaging. It'sin excellent condition.
Asking just $29 > 25, or offer.
Tagged 46L. Measurements:
Chest: 23 1/2
Sleeve: 27 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 32 1/2
15) Brooks Brothers Houndstooth. Three Patch Pockets!
SOLD
This is a lovely, classic autumn jacket! From Brooks Brothers, this was Made in the USA and features THREE front patch pockets, including the ever-desirable breast patch! This jacket is a classic houndstooth in peat black, taupe, slate grey, and chestnut. It is fully lined and appears to be half-canvassed. It has a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition, and is a steal at just
$35, or offer.
Tagged 42R. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 30 1/2
16) 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 $18, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+ 1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32
17) 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 $29 > 25, 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
18) 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 $25 > 22, or offer.
Tagged 42S, this measures:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 24 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 29 1/4
19) 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
20) 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 > 25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 23 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30 1/4
21) 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 $29 > 25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/4
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 31 1/2
22) 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 $18, or offer.
Tagged a 39R, this measures:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 29 3/4
23) 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 $18, or offer.
Measurements:
Tagged 43R, but closer to 43S.
Chest: 23
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+1)
Shoulder: 19 3/4
Length: 28 1/2
24) 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
25) 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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And there will be a LOT more to come, starting tomorrow--including several Burberry trenchcoats, some lovely leatherwear, hundreds of ties, including many NWT Brooks and Ben Silver, and some Ivy rarities, such as a langrock overcoat and Chipp tweed--so please check my listings regularly!
As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING IN THE CONUS; International offers are welcome, with shipping at cost!
Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!
Please PM with interest and offers!
1) WONDERFUL Brooks Brothers 3/2 sack in camelhair.
SOLD
This is absolutely beautiful! Cut from a lovely soft camelhair this lovely jacket has a wonderful patterning and colourway, being a subdued guncheck with shades of slate blue, ochre, and chestnut brown on a light bark background. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and is a classic 3/2 sack. It has a single centre vent, and two button cuffs. It was, of course, made in the USA. This is in absolutely excellent condition.
Asking just $60, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 7/8
Sleeve: 24 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 29 1/4
2) Princeton Clothing Co. Classic Herringbone Tweed
An Ivy Fall classic, this is a wonderful example of the traditional cream and grey herringbone tweed. Featuring two lower patch pockets with flaps, this lovely jacket is half-canvassed and half lined. It is a contemporary two button from model with subtle darts. It has four buttons cuffs; all of the buttons and a lovely rich burnished chestnut, and are the classic leather football buttons that are perfect with tweed. This jacket has a single centre vent, and is in excellent condition.
It was made in the USA for the Princeton Clothing Co., one of the standard purveyors of tradly clothing to the Princeton community until its closure in (I believe) the late 1980s.
This is a lovely, standard Ivy classic, and so a steal at just $45 > 40, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 3/4
Sleeve: 24 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 5/8
Length: 28 3/4
3) GORGEOUS AND RARE Harris Tweed 3/2 sack in a smaller size!
This is absolutely beautiful, and extremely rare--both because it's not usual to find Harris tweed 3/2 sacks, and also because this is in a hard-to-find smaller size. So, if this would fit you, grab it while you have a chance!
This really is a lovely jacket. It's beautifully cut, with a lovely fluid lapel roll. The Harris tweed that it's cut from is wonderful--a classic grey herringbone with the quintessential vertical Harris striping adding colour and accent; here, the stripes are dark Scottish sky blue and deep berry red. This is a wonderful rich and complex colourway and patterning. The buttons are all leather-clad football buttons, and include the classic Ivy two button cuffs. The pockets are flapped, and the jacket has a single centre vent. It is half-canvassed--rare in Harris--and half lined. It was, of course, Union made in the USA.
That this jacket was made for the old and Long Gone Jos. A. Bank shows just how far that company has fallen; it was easily a rival to Brooks when this was made.
Asking just $50 > 45, or offer, for this little gem.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 28 3/4
4) Autumnal Guncheck by Jos. A. Banks. LIKELY UNWORN!
Normally, I don't offer items by the recent Banks, but occasionally I make an exception--such as for this lovely guncheck. The colouring and patterning on this are simply terrific--a wonderful medley of burnished chestnut, dark blue, and forest green. This jacket is a standard two button model with subtle darts; It is fully lined and has a single center vent. It's in excellent condition--the two front pockets are still basted shut--and I suspect it was never worn. This is a lovely jacket for slightly warmer cool Fall days!
Asking just $29 > 25, or offer.
Tagged 41L, this measures:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 32 1/2
5) Princeton University Store Glen Plaid 3/2 Tweed in Wool and ALPACA!
The selling point for this jacket is fourfold: It's colourway, its patterning, its provenance, and the cloth that its cut from, which is a wonderful and luxurious blend of wool and alpaca!
This jacket is a lovely muted autumnal Glen Plaid in shades of forest greens with a lovely rich overcheck of burnished chestnut. The cloth is wonderful, being a 70/30 blend of wool and alpaca--not a combination that's common, but one that's lovely and luxuriously soft as well as hard wearing. The jacket was made in Canada for RL Chaps, and is half-canvassed and fully lined. This has a 3/2 lapel with a lovely roll, although it's not a sack having subtle darts. It has a single centre vent. It's in absolutely excellent condition.
Asking just $45 > 40, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 31 1/2
6) Lovely Shooting jacket--bi-swing back, leather buttons, throat latch, elbow patches!
This is a lovely example of a country shooting jacket! Cut from a dark brown basketweave tweed, this features a functional bi-swing back, suede elbow patches, two patch flap pockets on the front, and leather-clad football buttons. It also has an ornamental throat latch. It is fully lined, half-canvassed, and has a single centre vent. It is in excellent condition, and was Made in the USA.
Asking just $35 > 32, or offer.
Tagged a 40R, this measures:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 7/8
Length: 30
7) WONDERFUL complex jacket from The English Sports Shop of Bermuda
Long a clothier for vacationing Ivy Leaguers, the English Sports Shop of Bermuda has provided many beautiful items for many people over the years--and this is no exception. Fully lined and fully canvassed, this is clearly lighter-weight wool, although there is no fabric content listed. The colourway is wonderful; a base of Royal blue, peat black, and dark cream, with an overcheck of golden wheat and berry red--my pictures don't do this just at all!
This is a contemporary two button jacket with subtle darts. It has a single centre vent. The two front pockets are still basted shut, but it has clearly been worn; there is a small smudge on the lining above the interior pocket. There are also two broken threads on the back, as shown; these would be easy fixes, or just ignored. This is thus in Very Good condition.
Asking just $30 > 26, or offer.
Tagged a 46R, this measures:
Chest: 24 1/2
Sleeve: 26 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 31
8) Beautifully Complex Harris Tweed!
This is a lovely, classic Harris Tweed! The patterning is a classic herringbone in dark chestnut and dark slate grey; this is run through with classic vertical Harris stripes in dark red, forest green, and blue.... all of which is complemented by multiple flecks of cream, peat black, gorse yellow, berry red, and pumpkin orange, this is Harris at its heathery landscaped finest!
The jacket is a contemporary two button model with subtle darts; it has a single centre vent, and a full lining. It is half-canvassed. It features the classic leather-covered football buttons that are perfect for Harris. It was made in the USA, and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $45 > 42, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 23 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 31 1/2
9) PRE 1941!! RARE Vintage J. Press cashmere (?) 3/2 sack!
This is EXCEPTIONALLY rare, and comes with a wonderful provenance!
This was custom made by J. Press for Watson Blair, Jr., and finished on July 25th, 1937. I know little of Blair Jr., but his parents were Chicago socialites, mentioned in gossip columns from the early two decades of the C20th. Watson Jr. was thus clearly no stranger to money, and also no stranger to good clothing; this is a lovely 3/2 sack, and although there is no fabric content it is clearly very, very luxurious and heavy cashmere. It's a beautiful, classic herringbone in tan and cream, with a single centre vent, full canvassing, and full lining. It has two button cuffs, with faux buttonholes--the mark of a Press custom item. This is also VINTAGE; it dates from when Press still had stores in Princeton, a located they closed in 1941/42 in response to the depletion of Princeton's undergraduate population owing to the war. The label notes the four locations of Press, and the interior label features the running goat of Press' early labels.
This really is a gorgeous jacket!
That's the good news. The bad news is that it's missing a cuff button, and has two small holes on the sleeve by the shoulder, as shown--this could readily be re-woven. The lining also needs repair or replacement as it is frayed and torn in the centre; I suggest replacement. (I suspect that this is now the original lining, or, if it is, it's undergone some repair in the past.) Given these issues, this is in Good condition only.
As such, it's a bargain at just $29 > 25, or offer. With some repair, this will be wearable history!
Measurements:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 27 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 33 1/4
10) WONDERFUL insulated cord jacket with functional throat latch and three patch pockets. Perfect for Fall! Made in the USA.
SOLD
This is a wonderful jacket from LL Bean. Made in the USA, this is a lovely rich, dark, bottle green, with thick, heavy cording. It is all cotton, as you expect and want. It has a quilted lining insulated with Thinsulate, and three patch pockets. It has also a fully functional throat latch, is undarted, and had dark chestnut leather covered football buttons. It also features a zipped interior security pocket and a braided leather locker loop which has clearly never been used. It is unvented. This is in absolutely excellent condition; I suspect that it unworn. This could readily double as a coat for cooler days!
UPDATE: This has a natural 3/2 roll to the lapel. I've also discovered that it has all of its original spare buttons included in the original plastic pouch; this confirms my original suspicion that this is unworn. And, yes, the price is remaining the same despite these two additional pieces of good news!
Asking just $49--this really is a steal!
Tagged Medium Regular. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31
11) Brooks Brothers "Brookstweed" 3/2 sack in classic herringbone. RARE SMALLER SIZE!
This is an Ivy classic--a Brooks Brothers "Brookstweed" 3/2 sack in charcoal grey herringbone. This is a wardrobe staple for every Trad, and so if you don't have one and this would fit you, grab it--especially as this is in a rare smaller size!
This is a beautiful herringbone tweed with charcoal and lighter grey colouring. It's a classic 3/2 sack, with two front patch flapped pockets. It has two button cuffs and a single centre vent--it also has lapped seams down the centre back and around the patch pockets. It is half lined and fully canvassed. It was, of course, made in the USA. It is in excellent condition.
Asking just $60 > 50, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 7/8
Length: 28
12) Made in Italy Brooks Brothers Glen Plaid.
Made in Italy, this lovely jacket is a striking and classic black and white glen plaid. The shell is wool, and the lining is Bemberg. It is fully lined and half-canvassed, and features a contemporary two button front with subtle darting. It has a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition, and so is a teal at just
$45 > 40, or offer.
Tagged a 46R, this measures:
Chest: 23 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 3/4
Length: 31 1/2
13) MADE IN USA Burberry guncheck
This is a lovely guncheck, that's perfect for the start of Fall! made by Burberry for Saks Fifth Ave., this has a lovely autumnal colourway of chestnut, slate grey, and bark. It is a contemporary two button model, with subtle darts. It is fully lined and half canvassed and features a single centre vent. It was Made in the USA and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $29 > 25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 30 1/2
14) MADE IN ENGLAND houndstooth tweed from Yorkshire wool! LIKELY UNWORN.
This is a lovely English classic! Made in England, this jacket is cut from lighter weight Superfine wool that was woven in Huddersfield, one of the traditional hubs of the English woollen industry. The jacket is a lovely puppytooth pattern in blacks and very very dark browns. It is a contemporary two button model with four button cuffs and a single centre vent. It is fully lined, and almost certainly unworn; it comes complete with its original spare buttons in their original packaging. It'sin excellent condition.
Asking just $29 > 25, or offer.
Tagged 46L. Measurements:
Chest: 23 1/2
Sleeve: 27 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 32 1/2
15) Brooks Brothers Houndstooth. Three Patch Pockets!
SOLD
This is a lovely, classic autumn jacket! From Brooks Brothers, this was Made in the USA and features THREE front patch pockets, including the ever-desirable breast patch! This jacket is a classic houndstooth in peat black, taupe, slate grey, and chestnut. It is fully lined and appears to be half-canvassed. It has a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition, and is a steal at just
$35, or offer.
Tagged 42R. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 30 1/2
16) 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 $18, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+ 1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32
17) 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 $29 > 25, 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
18) 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 $25 > 22, or offer.
Tagged 42S, this measures:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 24 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 29 1/4
19) 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
20) 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 > 25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 23 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30 1/4
21) 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 $29 > 25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/4
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 31 1/2
22) 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 $18, or offer.
Tagged a 39R, this measures:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 29 3/4
23) 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 $18, or offer.
Measurements:
Tagged 43R, but closer to 43S.
Chest: 23
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+1)
Shoulder: 19 3/4
Length: 28 1/2
24) 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
25) 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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