The Official Vintage Clothing and Accessories Thread

[comrade]



Full canvas, Made in USA, pattern matching... what more do you want to classify it as a solid high-quality mid-level brand? Also, simply finding something that's not a 42 L in the thrift is well worth noting.

Overall quality was probably higher at all levels. I never bought the brand not because I was buying high end,
but because they never offered the Ivy-Preppie style that I preferred.

 

[SpooPoker]

 

[VRaivio]

Stupendous finds, Spoo! Did you thrift or are you working on commission for them?

 

[capnwes]

I have had my eye on these Collar Displays at one of our local antique dealers for quite some time.

 

[SpooPoker]



Stupendous finds, Spoo! Did you thrift or are you working on commission for them?

Thanks! These are from a consignor, yes.

 

[Cotton Dockers]

Spoo - that Henry Poole is a beauty!


Alpacuna Polo-Style Coat, label dates it to sometime in the 40s















Carroll & Co. Tux from the late 60s/early 70s

 

[poorsod]



Also, notice the completion date is tomorrow Bastille Day.

FTFY

 

[meister]

I have been after a pair of 1930s Boots for years. These are the famous Regal brand in NOS 11D.. Quite a score when you look at the condition. I suspect they have always been wrapped up in a box and fairly airtight.

Can't wait till they arrive Down Under

 

[Orgetorix]

Those are GORGEOUS.

 

[PTWilliams]

I would be interested in seeing a hierarchy of vintage men’s clothing by brand. I know Sulka was very high end, but was Brioni always a top brand (I have a 70’s suit and they seem to be pretty proud of the fact its 100% wool)? I've found myself frequently going to the styleforum suit hierarchy and AAAC shoe pyramid whenever purchasing items on the bay. This sort of came up from a recent post in which one person referred to Botany 500 as a quality brand, whereas another poster thought it was pretty average. Was Armani every really a quality brand? Might a more experienced member start a pyramid?

 

[MoneyWellSpent]

Subscribing.

 

[Anthony Jordan]



I have had my eye on these Collar Displays at one of our local antique dealers for quite some time.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I would too, were it not for the price!

 

[capnwes]

I would too, were it not for the price!

Tell me about it! This place is about a block from my house, I do get some decent deals in there, but this particular booth (the one with all the stuff I want) is way overpriced. At least I can walk over and look at it pretty much any time I want to.

 

[comrade]



I would be interested in seeing a hierarchy of vintage men’s clothing by brand. I know Sulka was very high end, but was Brioni always a top brand (I have a 70’s suit and they seem to be pretty proud of the fact its 100% wool)? I've found myself frequently going to the styleforum suit hierarchy and AAAC shoe pyramid whenever purchasing items on the bay. This sort of came up from a recent post in which one person referred to Botany 500 as a quality brand, whereas another poster thought it was pretty average. Was Armani every really a quality brand? Might a more experienced member start a pyramid?

As I recall, in the early 70s Brioni was touted as very high quality. When Barney's New York was transforming itself from a clothing discounter at the time, to a high-end
destination store, Brioni was featured in their "International Shop"

 

[SpooPoker]

Also, many pieces from that era are "proud" that they are wool because its right in the middle of the polyester suit era.