tweedydon
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I have a lot of absolutely beautiful tweeds to pass on today--just in time for the cooler weather! These include classic Ivy 3/2 sacks, beautiful shooting tweeds from Scotland, lovely Harris tweeds, and more!
As always, ALL PRICES INCLUDE FREE SHIPPING IN THE CONUS, and International inquiries are very welcome!
Also as always, OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME TOO!
Please PM with interest and offers!
As always, ALL PRICES INCLUDE FREE SHIPPING IN THE CONUS, and International inquiries are very welcome!
Also as always, OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME TOO!
Please PM with interest and offers!
1) BEAUTIFULLY COOL! Park Lane Clothes 1960s grey herringbone--with flap breast pocket!
SOLD
This is a wonderful example of cool 1960s tailoring--a classic grey herringbone wteed with a twist--a flap breast pocket! The two lower pockets are slightly slanted, and this features the classic two button cuff. It's subtly darted, and has a two-button front as well as a single vent. The lining is wonderful--a classic 1960's "awning stripe" in "conservative" 1960's shades of blue.
This jacket was Union-made in the USA (of course!), and is in Very Good condition--no flaws at all, actually, but I'm very conservative when assessing vintage clothing. This was built on August 26th, 1971--and clearly is still firmly in the late '60's tailoring tradition!
Asking just $42, or offer.
Measurements:
hest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 31






2) UNWORN J. Crew "Ludlow" Jacket. Cut from YORKSHIRE tweed!
SOLD
This jacket is unworn; all of its exterior pockets are still basted shut, it retains the attachments for the interior tags, and still has the "remove before wearing" security tag.
This is a lovely jacket; cut from Yorkshire tweed woven by Moon, this is a classic mid-brown herringbone tweed--utterly versatile. It has four button cuffs, a single centre vent, and a full Bemberg lining. It also has a lovely lapel roll, and is subtly darted.
Since this jacket is essentially NWOT and is unworn, it is in excellent condition.
Asking just $39, or offer.
Tagged 42R. Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/4
Sleeve: 26 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30 1/4







3) STUNNING SCOTTISH SHOOTING TWEED!
SOLD
This is absolutely GORGEOUS, and would NOT be here if it was in my size!
This is an absolutely beautiful Scottish shooting tweed, made by R.R. Henderson in Dollar, Stirlingshire, Scotland. I know Henderson's--they are now a major local supplier of superb kilts, as well as purveyors of tweed to the local Scots gentry. This jacket is thus the genuine article--as you'll tell as soon as you seen int in person. Cut from heavier-weight (and hence stiffer and durable) tweed, this is tweed as it should be--not the flimsier stuff that can be frequently found today. And the colourway and patterning are wonderful--a classic and unapologetic shooting estate check, in a medley of mustard, bark, and moss on a tannish background--wonderful!
The cut justifies the tweed; a classic British three-button jacket, with slanted front pockets and a functional ticket pocket, this features the classic British single-button cuffs and has a single centre vent. It is fully lined--almost certainly in Bemberg--and half-canvassed. The shoulders have British padding.
If you only have one country tweed in your closet, this should be it!
It could do with a dry-clean just to freshen it up, but there are NO odours or marks present at all. It is missing one of the cuff buttons, but that is easily replaced. Given this, I would conservatively rate this as Very Good condition, and hence ask just $65 > 55, boxed and shipped, OR OFFER, for this gem of a tweed!
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 7/8 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 3/4 (British padding)
Length: 29 1/4







4) c. 50R HAND TAILORED Harrods of London houndstooth tweed
SOLD
Made for the very expensive store Harrods of London, this wonderful tweed in a rare larger size is half-canvassed and fully lined. As befits a British tweed is features dual vents; it is subtly darted and has a two button front. The patterning is lovely--a traditional houndstooth in beautiful muted Fall colors of peat black, chestnut brown, and bark. This jacket was HAND TAILORED in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, and is in absolutely excellent condition!
Asking just $45, or offer.
Tagged 50R; measurements:
Chest: 24 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 21
Length: 31 1/2






5) CLASSIC Harris Tweed herringbone! In a RARE smaller size!
SOLD
This is THE wardrobe classic! Cut from a wonderful Harris Tweed in the traditional grey-blue herringbone, this features classic leather-covered football buttons. It is half-lined, and has a single center vent. It was made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.
Asking just $45, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 3/4
Sleeve: 25
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 29 7/8




6) RARE! Mervin S. Levine jacket--New York tailor who dressed Joe Bushkin!
This is a beautiful jacket--as well it should be, since it was made by the (now closed) new York tailoring firm of Mervin S. Levine, the company that used to make suits fro Joe Bushkin, the jazz pianist, in the 1930's. Bushkin considered his $30 suits from Levine's to be THE indication of his success as a jazz great, as he details in this 1983 article from The New Yorker:
http://www.joebushkin.com/pdf/Article For Site.pdf
This jacket wasn't made for Bushkin--but it was made for Oscar Kosh, the paper baron who founded the Case Paper Co. in Philadelphia.
And it lives up to its pedigree!
This jacket is cut from a wonderful rich chestnut herringbone cloth that drapes beautifully and has a wonderful hand. Although the fabric content isn't given, I'd be surprised if there wasn't some cashmere in this. It's fully lined, and fully canvassed. It's a three button front, with a lovely lapel roll--close to a 2.5/3. It's subtly darted, and has a single centre vent. The pockets are slightly slanted.
This is in absolutely excellent condition, and a steal at just $60 > 55, or offer, boxed and shipped in CONUS!
Measurements:
Chest: 20
Sleeve: 24
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 30





7) STUNNING and RARE Brooks Brothers "Makers" 3/2 sack with PATCH POCKETS in Welsh Tapestry Tweed!
SOLD
This jacket is simply wonderful, and it's hard to know where to start in describing it!
It's a classic 3/2 sack with a lovely lapel roll, and it features the ever-desirable patch pockets. It also has classic Ivy two-button cuffs, and a single centre vent. It is 1/4 lined (lined apart from the back), and is fully canvassed. It was made by Brooks Brothers for their "Makers" line, during the days of the classic block white letters on black label days. It has a single hooked centre vent, and a lapped back seam. It was, of course, Made in the USA, and has very natural shoulders.
In addition to the details of its style and construction, which alone would make it one of the rarer jackets available, this is cut from beautiful and incredibly rare crosshatch Welsh tapestry tweed--something that is almost never used today, and was rare even in the peacock 1960s.
Given these features, if this is in your size, grab it!
This is an older jacket, but has no issues--minor rubbing by the top button on the leading edge of the lapel, and it could use a dry clean just to freshen it. As such, it's conservatively described as being in very Good condition. And so is an absolute steal at just $50, boxed and shipped in CONUS!
Tagged a 39ML, this measures:
Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/4
Length: 30 3/4









8) Size 36, 38: Made in Italy for SAKS Glen Plaid jacket in Cashmere, Wool, and Silk!
This is beautiful, and would be a perfect jacket to transition into Fall in! Cut from a blend of cashmere (25%), silk (30%), and wool (45%), the fabric of this jacket has a wonderful hand and drape. Made in Italy, this is half-canvassed, and has a three button front with subtle darting. It is fully lined and unvented, in Flusser approved style. It features pick stitching in the lining, and is in absolutely excellent condition.
Asking just $50 > 45, or offer.
Tagged EU46, US36, this measures:
Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 31 1/4






9) CLASSIC IVY 3/2 sack from Brooks Brothers!
SOLD
Another wonderful Ivy classic! This beautiful 3/2 sack is from Brooks Brothers' "346" line--the old, good version, NOT the modern outlet line. This is cut from heavier tweed, perfect for crisp Fall days, and is a beautiful glen plaid in perfect earthy Fall tones of browns and brackens. This jacket is half-lined and half-canvassed, and features a single centre vent, as well as the classic two button cuffs. It was, of course, made in the USA, and has classic, natural shoulders.
This is in Very Good condition--no flaws, but I'm conservative with older jackets!
Asking just $45, or offer, shipped in CONUS.
Tagged 38S; Measurements:
Chest: 20
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 1/4
Length: 29 1/4





10) Ralph Lauren Blue Label puppytooth jacket with overcheck; in silk, wool, and linen.
This is another lovely jacket that's ready to transition between warmer late summer days and cool Fall evenings!
Made in Canada for Ralph Lauren, this jacket has a contemporary two-button front and subtle darting. It is half-canvassed and fully lined. The fabric has a lovely hand and drape, and is a blend of silk (52) wool (34) and linen (14). The patterning and colourway are wonderful--a puppytooth in black and cream with a very subtle mustard windowpane overcheck. This jacket is unvented, in Flusser-approved style, and in absolutely excellent condition, with the exception of a small smudge on the lining, as shown.
Asking just $45 > 39, or offer.
Tagged 42R, this measures:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 30 1/2








11) GORGEOUS Hilton XXXV tweed jacket, with working cuffs--formerly the property of a Ivy league Professor of Law!
This is absolutely beautiful! A wonderfully complex brown tweed with striped patterning that includes houndstooth, barleycorn, nailhead, and birdseye, this has a lovely vertical stripe of bark running throughout. beautifully cut and styled by Hilton XXXV, this was made expressly for John Blume, a Professor of Law at Cornell--it's hard to imagine a better academic tweed! This is fully canvassed and fully lined, and features working surgeon's cuffs. This jacket is in excellent condition, and was, of course, Made in the USA.
Asking just $49 > 39, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 31






12) Size 36, 38 Houndstooth tweed--RARE size!
This is lovely--and in a very rare size, being tagged 36R! The tweed is a classic houndstooth, with a medley of Fall peats, brackens, barks, and tans. The jacket is a contemporary two button front with subtle darting, and is fully lined. It has a single center vent, and features leather-covered football buttons; four to each sleeve. It appears to be half-canvassed, and was made in the USA.
It is in excellent condition, although it seems that the cuff buttons and the front buttons do not quite match; maybe one or the other was replaced at some time, or maybe they were always like this?
In any case, given its size and beauty, this is a steal at just $45 > 39, or offer, boxed and shipped in CONUS!
Tagged 36R; measurements:
Chest: 19 1/4
Sleeve: 23 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 29







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