The Official Vintage Clothing and Accessories Thread

[eazye]



That Crombie is BadBoy.

however, i believe it is recent. i have one. sans nice collar.looks 2000-2005. could be wrong. sorry EZ. overcoat. THICK tartan kilt-type material heavy thing.early late 80's-early90's. Crombie are BEASTS at any age.

Ahhh, well, this clothing thing is a constant learning process, that's why I come here. Thanks for the info!

 

[Orgetorix]

A discussion in the thrift bragging thread made me realize I need to put this caveat in here:

Union tags are helpful, but they are only a general guide. Earlier tags were sometimes used after their replacements had been introduced if a particular tailor or factory had a bunch of the old ones laying around. The only thing a union tag will tell you for sure is that the garment wasn't made prior to when they started using that label.

In other words, you can use a union tag to establish a not-earlier-than date of manufacture, but not a precise date or a not-later-than date.

 

[capnwes]

A discussion in the thrift bragging thread made me realize I need to put this caveat in here:

Union tags are helpful, but they are only a general guide. Earlier tags were sometimes used after their replacements had been introduced if a particular tailor or factory had a bunch of the old ones laying around. The only thing a union tag will tell you for sure is that the garment wasn't made prior to when they started using that label.

In other words, you can use a union tag to establish a not-earlier-than date of manufacture, but not a precise date or a not-later-than date.

I can provide evidence to back this up....Union tag indicates the later part of '62-'76, but maker tag is dated 1980.

 

[cptjeff]

Low volume operations like custom tailors would be especially prone to that, I would think.

 

[meister]



The old Hanover Shoe factory, spent a little time as a temporary library while the new local library was being built. Now the factory has been remodeled as an apartment building.

The old Stetson Shoe Factory I believe is a combination of housing and shoe museum.

 

[meister]



Gotcha, there is obviously no union tag to go by, so I was just taking a guess. On another note, here's a large piece of Brooks Brothers luggage from the 40's. This I did find information on in regards to the metal tag near the handle.

I have been collecting 40s luggage I see to trade or sell as it is used a lot for vintage shop fitouts Down Under.

 

[meister]



Spoo, my guess would be '50s for those shoes, but they could be anywhere in the '40s-'60s.

The extended into the vamp round captoe ventilated spectator is pure early 50s.

 

[jchosko]

Wow, I can't believe this is the first time I've seen this thread. It's going to get me back on SF with some more frequency. Amazing stuff!

Here's some vintage jackets I picked up recently (with the exception of the 4 button cuff one, that's a recent PRL by Corneliani), they're by BB, J. Press, and Southwick.

 

[capnwes]

Super Vintage Brooks Brothers Traditional Fox Hunt Pinque Coat. About a size 36...Needs a little love.

Still trying to figure out how old it is.

 

[SpooPoker]

^ Top 10 coolest things Ive seen in this thread.

 

[Orgetorix]



^ Top 10 coolest things Ive seen in this thread.

+1. I think that label is from at least the '30s, if not older.

 

[capnwes]

+1. I think that label is from at least the '30s, if not older.

I have sent photos of the back marks of the buttons to a button appraiser to get an approximate date on those. I found some Norfolk Hunting Club buttons on ebay with the exact same back marks. The NHC has been around since 1895, so I suppose they could be from around that time...or more recent of course.

 

[Beau!]

Hello,

I recently purchased a vintage coat and which seems to be a bit mysterious.
The tag says Georg Blitz 1972, which leaves me no hits on the web what so ever. There is a golden button on the inside which says Friedrich Linden, Luedenscheid. This name leaves me with a guy that made buckles and buttons for the nazis and a cameramaker.
Does anybody in here have a clue about the origin of this coat? Or where I could seek help?

In advance, thanks!

 

[eazye]



^ Top 10 coolest things Ive seen in this thread.

I'm going to agree with you here. It's amazing that people throw away or donate stuff like this, when it should be in a museum. Gmmcl's Huntsman too.

 

[capnwes]

I'm going to agree with you here. It's amazing that people throw away or donate stuff like this, when it should be in a museum. Gmmcl's Huntsman too.

I should clarify. It was found in an antique shop, not a thrift store....but was 50% off.