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GRAIL alert! I have some wonderful, wonderful tweeds to pass along today, including a STUNNING cashmere 3/2 sack from the Golden Age of Ivy Style, some wonderful rare plaid and tartan tweeds, a beautiful Orvis Shooting Jacket in Harris Tweed, vintage 3/2 sacks, and more!
As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING IN THE USA: International inquiries are welcome, with shipping at cost!
Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!
Please PM with interest and offers!
1) STUNNING AND RARE! Mid-century ORKNEY Tweed jacket from Austin Reed, Regent Street, London.
Orkney tweed is of just the same quality as Harris--perhaps slightly better, as its hand can be slightly softer with no loss to the durability or ruggedness of the cloth--but is far, far rarer. This jacket, then, is quite a find simply for being made from Orkney.. especially since the wteed is question is a classic wide herringbone in brown and cream!
But there's far more to this jacket than the fact that it's cut from Orkney tweed. This jacket was made in 1955, in Regent Street, London, by Austin Reed, back when they were a serious tailoring operation. You might think that it was made for a senior British civil servant, or a member of the sporting British gentry, up in town to stay at his club for a week while visiting his solicitors. Fair guesses, but wrong. This jacket--and its Harris brother, above--was made for...
...a junior in an American high school.
Now, admittedly the High School in question was the Berkshire School of Massachusetts, one of the best private boarding schools in the country, and the high school student in question was John Francis Consolini, who later attended Georgetown, became a Green Beret, and then pioneered various innovations at JC Penney and elsewhere as a senior executive--but still, imagine a jacket of this quality being made for a high school student today!
And this is indeed a very, very serious and beautiful jacket. This is fully canvassed and fully lined, with a classic British twin vent. It has a classic British three button front, and single button cuffs. It has one deep wallet pocket in the interior, and a spilt pen and pencil pocket on the other side. It does have three minor flaws: (1) It is missing the top button at the front--an easy fix; (2) there is a small snag hole on the front, as shown--this could be fixed easily with either re-weaving or darning; (3) there is the start of a wear fray on one elbow--this calls for elbow patches. (And think--it took over 50 years to wear through this tweed!)
Given these flaws, this jacket is in Good/Very Good condition, and so is an absolute bargain at just $30, or offer. And remember--this is a mid-century jacket from London in ORKNEY tweed!
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/4
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29
2) WONDERFUL Plaid Tweed from Wanamaker's of Philadelphia.
This is absolutely terrific--the perfect tweed for an Ivy winter! The patterning and colorway are marvellous; a wonderful bold winter plaid in dark navy blue, cream, and slate grey, with a bold crimson overcheck, this is perfect for visiting friends on a crisp winter day at dusk, heading out in your battered Volvo with the dogs and family to pick up a Christmas tree, or just heading in to work on Friday. This jacket is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features the classic leather-covered football buttons with metal shanks. It has a single centre vent, and was Union Made in the USA. It was also sold by Wanamaker's of Philadelphia; the first department store in Philadelphia, and one of the first in the USA, so it has a very nice historical background! It is, of course, in excellent condition, and a steal at just
$49, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 24 7/8 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30 1/4
3) CLASSIC Donegal Tweed from Magee of Ireland!
SOLD
This is beautiful! A classic Donegal tweed in a lovely medley of slate blue and cream in the quintessential pepper and salt weave that is the hallmark of Donegal tweed, flecked through with chestnut brown, blue, forest green, and berry red, this jacket will give you years of hardwearing and beautiful service. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and features a single centre vent. It's in absolutely excellent condition--it was clearly worn sparingly and carefully, if at all, and still has one of its original spare buttons in the inside pocket. This is a lovely, classic Donegal tweed, and a steal at just
$49, or offer.
Tagged 42L, this measures:
Chest: 21 3/4
Sleeve: 26 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 32
4) LOVELY CLASSIC herringbone tweed with patch pockets!
SOLD
This is a LOVELY example of that classic wardrobe staple, the grey and cream herringbone tweed jacket! I live in mine, and, frankly, this one's nicer; a lovely thick tweed with just the right amount of hairiness, this features the ever-desirable and increasingly rare patch pockets with flaps. It also features beautiful leather-covered chestnut brown buttons with metal shanks. It has a single centre vent, and appears to be fully canvassed. It is fully lined. It has a contemporary two button closure and subtle darts. It's in excellent condition, with just the right amount of patina to the buttons! This is a bargain at
just $35, or offer.
Tagged a 40S, this measures:
Chest: 20 3/4
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+ 1 1/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 29
5) BEAUTIFUL Classic Harris Tweed in brown herringbone, flecked through with colour!
SOLD
Just like the grey and cream herringbone, the brown herringbone Harris tweed jacket is a classic wardrobe staple--and this one is a beauty! Cut from a lovely Harris Tweed, this brown herringbone is flecked through with all of the colours of the Scottish countryside when the cloth was woven; forest green, dark sky blue of a Scottish midsummer, the orange of marigolds, and cream from the dairy. This really is a lovely cloth! The jacket is a very recent one, and is clearly very sparingly worn, if at all--it's in excellent condition. It is subtley darted, and fully lined. It features lapped seams slong the centre back and down the sleeves. The buttons are chestnut and metal shanked. This is in excellent condition, and a steal at
just $35, or offer.
Tagged 44XL, this measures:
Chest: 24
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 33 1/2
6) WONDERFUL Pre-1962 Vintage 3/2 sack in 1950s/1960s shadow plaid!
This is absolutely terrific! From the interior Union label this jacket was built before 1962, and it's a classic late 1950's early 1960's piece, with all of the elements you'd want from something that comes direct from the Golden Era of Ivy Style. It is, of course, a 3/2 sack with a lovely high and fluid lapel roll; the lapels themselves are beautifully narrow, and utterly vintage. The jacket is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has a single centre vent. The patterning and colourway are wonderful--a beautifully dark, subdued 1950's colourway that's almost never seen now, with a wonderful shadow plaid that's overlaid with a pure black overcheck. It has two button cuffs, and was of course, Union Made in the USA. This is a truly lovely, elegant, vintage piece! It does have a small flaw--a small wear mark by one of the buttonholes on the INTERIOR of the jacket, and so this won't be seen when worn. It's also clearly a vintage piece, and so is fairly rated as being in Very Good condition overall.
This would cost a LOT in a vintage niche store specialising in Ivy clothing, or on Etsy, but I'm asking
just $35, or offer!
Tagged 40L; measurements:
Chest: 21 1/8
Sleeve: 26 1/4 (+1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/8
Length: 31 1/2
This is on the interior of the jacket:
7) MADE IN ITALY 3/2 Jacket in Cashmere and Wool
This is a lovely jacket! Made in Italy from Italian cloth that's a blend of 90% wool and 10% cashmere with a correspondingly beautiful hand and drape, the cloth is close to a nailhead pattern, with a base of dark brown and the nailheads in rich chestnut brown and dark tan. My pictures do not do this justice at all! The lapel is cut as a 3/2, but this does have subtle darting--it is, after all, an Italian jacket! It is fully canvassed, and fully lined, and is unvented, in Flusser approved style. It features kissing buttons on the cuffs. It is in excellent condition.
Asking just $40, or offer.
Tagged an EU 54 (US 44) R, this measures:
Chest: 22 1/8
Sleeve: 25 1/8 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 7/8
Length: 31 1/4
8) Deceptively pretty chevron weave tweed jacket!
At first sight, this appears to be a standard grey and black tweed--if a little unusual since it's woven in a rare chevron pattern. However, closer examination reveals that this has heathered throughout much smaller chevrons in a delicate sepia tea-rose pink with occasional flecks of blue... this gives a wonderfully subtle glow to the tweed, and keeps you coming back to examine it more closely.
In addition to its lovely colourway this jacket is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has a standard two button closure, and is subtly darted. It has three button cuffs and a single centre vent. It was, of course, Made in the USA, and it's in excellent condition.
Asking just $35, or offer, for this lovely tweed!
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 31 1/4
9) STUNNING RED AND GREY PLAID TWEED!
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! I won't even try to describe the red and grey tartan from which this stunning jacket is cut; I'll let the pictures show you!
Apart from the beauty of the robust tartan cloth from which this jacket is cut, it also features beautiful Anglophile tailoring. It has a fully functional ticket pocket in addition to the two main pockets, subtle darting for shaping, and twin vents. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and the lining is a beautiful shade of blue with paisley swirls. It has three button cuffs, and a two button front, as is standard. It retains its ful complement of spare buttons, which are attached to the interior. This is an absolutely beautiful jacket in absolutely excellent condition; it has just been dry-cleaned, and so is ready to go!
Perfect for the holiday season, this is a bargain at just $60, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 5/8
Sleeve: 26 3/4 (+ 1 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 32 1/2
10) GRAIL! GRAIL! GRAIL! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS Pure Cashmere Vintage 3/2 sack in perfect condition!
SOLD
This is STUNNING! Very few items qualify for Grail status, but if anything does, this does! First, the cloth--this is cut from pure cashmere, and at a time when cashmere was a serious luxury cloth, not the thin Chinese stuff that's so common today. This jacket is thus exceedingly soft and luxurious--far more so than any cashmere jacket that is being made today. Second, the cut; this is a classic 3/2 sack with a wonderful lapel roll, and it also features three patch pockets on the front--a very, very desirable feature that's very rarely seen. And the two lower pockets are flapped, as well! It is also half-canvassed--as you'd expect from a jacket of this quality--and fully lined. Owing to its age, this jacket has has beautifully narrow lapels. It has a single centre vent, and, of course, the classic Ivy two button cuffs.
The colourway and patterning are absolutely beautiful, too; a check of dark black and grey, with a lovely dark berry red overcheck.
It was Union made in the USA January 1969. The Beatles had just released "Yellow Submarine". the Soviets (for they still existed) launched Soyuz 5, and US-North Vietnamese peace talks began. But the important thing for the first owner of this jacket was its acquisition!
Despite its age, this jacket could easily have been made yesterday--if jackets of this quality were still being made. It's in absolutely excellent condition, with the onluy minor flaw being a missing cuff button. Given this, this beauty is an absolute steal at
just $85, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/8
Length: 29 3/4
11) WONDERFULLY BOLD plaid tweed!
This is a wonderfully bold plaid tweed jacket--absolutely perfect for an Ivy winter in general, and the holiday season in particular!
I'll let the pictures describe this especially lovely and bold plaid tweed, and focus on the jacket itself. This was Union Made in the USA between 1962 and 1976; my guess is that it dates from the late 1960s. It's a standard two button front jacket, with classic Ivy two button cuffs; all of the original buttons are present and firmly attached. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features a single centre vent. It's in absolutely excellent condition. The only flaw is that half of the interior label has been removed!
Asking just $45, or offer, for this beauty!
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30 3/4
12) MADE IN ITALY black and white houndstooth tweed.
At first, I thought that this was cashmere as it was so soft and had such a wonderful drape, but it's actually simply pure new wool--albeit very, very soft wool! Made in SIena, Italy, this jacket is a classic black and white houndstooth with a lovely fluid curl to the lapel, as you'd expect from Italian tailoring; it's also subtly darted, and features a standard contemporary two button front. It has three cuff buttons, and is unvented--again, as you'd expect from an Italian jacket, and Flusser would approve! It's in excellent condition.
Asking just $40, or offer.
Tagged EU 50R, US 40R, this measures:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 22 1/2 (+ 2 1/4)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 29
13) GORGEOUS Orvis Shooting Jacket in HARRIS TWEED--Bellows pockets, throat latch, bi-swing back, the works!
SOLD
This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! First, this recent jacket is cut from hard-wearing and beautiful Harris Tweed in a classic brown herringbone with shades of green heathered in throughout--my pictures don't do this justice at all!
Second, this is the real deal as a shooting jacket--it's not something made to LOOK like a shooting jacket, this actually IS a shooting jacket--made for Orvis, the outdoor sporting people. As such, the two front pockets are not just patch pockets with flaps, but are actually bellows pockets, built to hold an awful lot--such as shells for your gun, used cartridges, and a flask! Moreover, the interior top edges are not cut straihght across, but are curved, to allow for ease of entry and exit when pulling out shells with cold fingers. If you've been in the field with one of these jackets, you'll know that this little detail makes a huge difference, and so it's good to see that it's here, confirming that this is a fully functional jacket.
The elbows are protected with suede elbow patches. The throat has a fuly functional throat latch, so that you can cover your throat against the wind and the rain. The jacket has a bi-swing back, with a box-pleat at each of the shoulders to allow additional freedom of movement when you're tracking birds with your side-by-side shotgun. In addition, this also features classic leather-covered, metal shanked buttons in a lovely rich chestnut, three to each sleeve and two to close at the front. It is darted, reflecting its English heritage, and half-canvassed and fully lined.
It was, of course, Union Made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.
Asking just $85, or offer.
Tagged 46L, this measures:
Chest: 24 1/4
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 32
As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING IN THE USA: International inquiries are welcome, with shipping at cost!
Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!
Please PM with interest and offers!
1) STUNNING AND RARE! Mid-century ORKNEY Tweed jacket from Austin Reed, Regent Street, London.
Orkney tweed is of just the same quality as Harris--perhaps slightly better, as its hand can be slightly softer with no loss to the durability or ruggedness of the cloth--but is far, far rarer. This jacket, then, is quite a find simply for being made from Orkney.. especially since the wteed is question is a classic wide herringbone in brown and cream!
But there's far more to this jacket than the fact that it's cut from Orkney tweed. This jacket was made in 1955, in Regent Street, London, by Austin Reed, back when they were a serious tailoring operation. You might think that it was made for a senior British civil servant, or a member of the sporting British gentry, up in town to stay at his club for a week while visiting his solicitors. Fair guesses, but wrong. This jacket--and its Harris brother, above--was made for...
...a junior in an American high school.
Now, admittedly the High School in question was the Berkshire School of Massachusetts, one of the best private boarding schools in the country, and the high school student in question was John Francis Consolini, who later attended Georgetown, became a Green Beret, and then pioneered various innovations at JC Penney and elsewhere as a senior executive--but still, imagine a jacket of this quality being made for a high school student today!
And this is indeed a very, very serious and beautiful jacket. This is fully canvassed and fully lined, with a classic British twin vent. It has a classic British three button front, and single button cuffs. It has one deep wallet pocket in the interior, and a spilt pen and pencil pocket on the other side. It does have three minor flaws: (1) It is missing the top button at the front--an easy fix; (2) there is a small snag hole on the front, as shown--this could be fixed easily with either re-weaving or darning; (3) there is the start of a wear fray on one elbow--this calls for elbow patches. (And think--it took over 50 years to wear through this tweed!)
Given these flaws, this jacket is in Good/Very Good condition, and so is an absolute bargain at just $30, or offer. And remember--this is a mid-century jacket from London in ORKNEY tweed!
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 24 1/4
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29
2) WONDERFUL Plaid Tweed from Wanamaker's of Philadelphia.
This is absolutely terrific--the perfect tweed for an Ivy winter! The patterning and colorway are marvellous; a wonderful bold winter plaid in dark navy blue, cream, and slate grey, with a bold crimson overcheck, this is perfect for visiting friends on a crisp winter day at dusk, heading out in your battered Volvo with the dogs and family to pick up a Christmas tree, or just heading in to work on Friday. This jacket is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features the classic leather-covered football buttons with metal shanks. It has a single centre vent, and was Union Made in the USA. It was also sold by Wanamaker's of Philadelphia; the first department store in Philadelphia, and one of the first in the USA, so it has a very nice historical background! It is, of course, in excellent condition, and a steal at just
$49, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 24 7/8 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30 1/4
3) CLASSIC Donegal Tweed from Magee of Ireland!
SOLD
This is beautiful! A classic Donegal tweed in a lovely medley of slate blue and cream in the quintessential pepper and salt weave that is the hallmark of Donegal tweed, flecked through with chestnut brown, blue, forest green, and berry red, this jacket will give you years of hardwearing and beautiful service. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and features a single centre vent. It's in absolutely excellent condition--it was clearly worn sparingly and carefully, if at all, and still has one of its original spare buttons in the inside pocket. This is a lovely, classic Donegal tweed, and a steal at just
$49, or offer.
Tagged 42L, this measures:
Chest: 21 3/4
Sleeve: 26 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 32
4) LOVELY CLASSIC herringbone tweed with patch pockets!
SOLD
This is a LOVELY example of that classic wardrobe staple, the grey and cream herringbone tweed jacket! I live in mine, and, frankly, this one's nicer; a lovely thick tweed with just the right amount of hairiness, this features the ever-desirable and increasingly rare patch pockets with flaps. It also features beautiful leather-covered chestnut brown buttons with metal shanks. It has a single centre vent, and appears to be fully canvassed. It is fully lined. It has a contemporary two button closure and subtle darts. It's in excellent condition, with just the right amount of patina to the buttons! This is a bargain at
just $35, or offer.
Tagged a 40S, this measures:
Chest: 20 3/4
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+ 1 1/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 29
5) BEAUTIFUL Classic Harris Tweed in brown herringbone, flecked through with colour!
SOLD
Just like the grey and cream herringbone, the brown herringbone Harris tweed jacket is a classic wardrobe staple--and this one is a beauty! Cut from a lovely Harris Tweed, this brown herringbone is flecked through with all of the colours of the Scottish countryside when the cloth was woven; forest green, dark sky blue of a Scottish midsummer, the orange of marigolds, and cream from the dairy. This really is a lovely cloth! The jacket is a very recent one, and is clearly very sparingly worn, if at all--it's in excellent condition. It is subtley darted, and fully lined. It features lapped seams slong the centre back and down the sleeves. The buttons are chestnut and metal shanked. This is in excellent condition, and a steal at
just $35, or offer.
Tagged 44XL, this measures:
Chest: 24
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 33 1/2
6) WONDERFUL Pre-1962 Vintage 3/2 sack in 1950s/1960s shadow plaid!
This is absolutely terrific! From the interior Union label this jacket was built before 1962, and it's a classic late 1950's early 1960's piece, with all of the elements you'd want from something that comes direct from the Golden Era of Ivy Style. It is, of course, a 3/2 sack with a lovely high and fluid lapel roll; the lapels themselves are beautifully narrow, and utterly vintage. The jacket is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has a single centre vent. The patterning and colourway are wonderful--a beautifully dark, subdued 1950's colourway that's almost never seen now, with a wonderful shadow plaid that's overlaid with a pure black overcheck. It has two button cuffs, and was of course, Union Made in the USA. This is a truly lovely, elegant, vintage piece! It does have a small flaw--a small wear mark by one of the buttonholes on the INTERIOR of the jacket, and so this won't be seen when worn. It's also clearly a vintage piece, and so is fairly rated as being in Very Good condition overall.
This would cost a LOT in a vintage niche store specialising in Ivy clothing, or on Etsy, but I'm asking
just $35, or offer!
Tagged 40L; measurements:
Chest: 21 1/8
Sleeve: 26 1/4 (+1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/8
Length: 31 1/2
This is on the interior of the jacket:
7) MADE IN ITALY 3/2 Jacket in Cashmere and Wool
This is a lovely jacket! Made in Italy from Italian cloth that's a blend of 90% wool and 10% cashmere with a correspondingly beautiful hand and drape, the cloth is close to a nailhead pattern, with a base of dark brown and the nailheads in rich chestnut brown and dark tan. My pictures do not do this justice at all! The lapel is cut as a 3/2, but this does have subtle darting--it is, after all, an Italian jacket! It is fully canvassed, and fully lined, and is unvented, in Flusser approved style. It features kissing buttons on the cuffs. It is in excellent condition.
Asking just $40, or offer.
Tagged an EU 54 (US 44) R, this measures:
Chest: 22 1/8
Sleeve: 25 1/8 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 7/8
Length: 31 1/4
8) Deceptively pretty chevron weave tweed jacket!
At first sight, this appears to be a standard grey and black tweed--if a little unusual since it's woven in a rare chevron pattern. However, closer examination reveals that this has heathered throughout much smaller chevrons in a delicate sepia tea-rose pink with occasional flecks of blue... this gives a wonderfully subtle glow to the tweed, and keeps you coming back to examine it more closely.
In addition to its lovely colourway this jacket is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has a standard two button closure, and is subtly darted. It has three button cuffs and a single centre vent. It was, of course, Made in the USA, and it's in excellent condition.
Asking just $35, or offer, for this lovely tweed!
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 31 1/4
9) STUNNING RED AND GREY PLAID TWEED!
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! I won't even try to describe the red and grey tartan from which this stunning jacket is cut; I'll let the pictures show you!
Apart from the beauty of the robust tartan cloth from which this jacket is cut, it also features beautiful Anglophile tailoring. It has a fully functional ticket pocket in addition to the two main pockets, subtle darting for shaping, and twin vents. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and the lining is a beautiful shade of blue with paisley swirls. It has three button cuffs, and a two button front, as is standard. It retains its ful complement of spare buttons, which are attached to the interior. This is an absolutely beautiful jacket in absolutely excellent condition; it has just been dry-cleaned, and so is ready to go!
Perfect for the holiday season, this is a bargain at just $60, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20 5/8
Sleeve: 26 3/4 (+ 1 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 32 1/2
10) GRAIL! GRAIL! GRAIL! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS Pure Cashmere Vintage 3/2 sack in perfect condition!
SOLD
This is STUNNING! Very few items qualify for Grail status, but if anything does, this does! First, the cloth--this is cut from pure cashmere, and at a time when cashmere was a serious luxury cloth, not the thin Chinese stuff that's so common today. This jacket is thus exceedingly soft and luxurious--far more so than any cashmere jacket that is being made today. Second, the cut; this is a classic 3/2 sack with a wonderful lapel roll, and it also features three patch pockets on the front--a very, very desirable feature that's very rarely seen. And the two lower pockets are flapped, as well! It is also half-canvassed--as you'd expect from a jacket of this quality--and fully lined. Owing to its age, this jacket has has beautifully narrow lapels. It has a single centre vent, and, of course, the classic Ivy two button cuffs.
The colourway and patterning are absolutely beautiful, too; a check of dark black and grey, with a lovely dark berry red overcheck.
It was Union made in the USA January 1969. The Beatles had just released "Yellow Submarine". the Soviets (for they still existed) launched Soyuz 5, and US-North Vietnamese peace talks began. But the important thing for the first owner of this jacket was its acquisition!
Despite its age, this jacket could easily have been made yesterday--if jackets of this quality were still being made. It's in absolutely excellent condition, with the onluy minor flaw being a missing cuff button. Given this, this beauty is an absolute steal at
just $85, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/8
Length: 29 3/4
11) WONDERFULLY BOLD plaid tweed!
This is a wonderfully bold plaid tweed jacket--absolutely perfect for an Ivy winter in general, and the holiday season in particular!
I'll let the pictures describe this especially lovely and bold plaid tweed, and focus on the jacket itself. This was Union Made in the USA between 1962 and 1976; my guess is that it dates from the late 1960s. It's a standard two button front jacket, with classic Ivy two button cuffs; all of the original buttons are present and firmly attached. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features a single centre vent. It's in absolutely excellent condition. The only flaw is that half of the interior label has been removed!
Asking just $45, or offer, for this beauty!
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30 3/4
12) MADE IN ITALY black and white houndstooth tweed.
At first, I thought that this was cashmere as it was so soft and had such a wonderful drape, but it's actually simply pure new wool--albeit very, very soft wool! Made in SIena, Italy, this jacket is a classic black and white houndstooth with a lovely fluid curl to the lapel, as you'd expect from Italian tailoring; it's also subtly darted, and features a standard contemporary two button front. It has three cuff buttons, and is unvented--again, as you'd expect from an Italian jacket, and Flusser would approve! It's in excellent condition.
Asking just $40, or offer.
Tagged EU 50R, US 40R, this measures:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 22 1/2 (+ 2 1/4)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 29
13) GORGEOUS Orvis Shooting Jacket in HARRIS TWEED--Bellows pockets, throat latch, bi-swing back, the works!
SOLD
This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! First, this recent jacket is cut from hard-wearing and beautiful Harris Tweed in a classic brown herringbone with shades of green heathered in throughout--my pictures don't do this justice at all!
Second, this is the real deal as a shooting jacket--it's not something made to LOOK like a shooting jacket, this actually IS a shooting jacket--made for Orvis, the outdoor sporting people. As such, the two front pockets are not just patch pockets with flaps, but are actually bellows pockets, built to hold an awful lot--such as shells for your gun, used cartridges, and a flask!
Moreover, the interior top edges are not cut straihght across, but are curved, to allow for ease of entry and exit when pulling out shells with cold fingers. If you've been in the field with one of these jackets, you'll know that this little detail makes a huge difference, and so it's good to see that it's here, confirming that this is a fully functional jacket. The elbows are protected with suede elbow patches. The throat has a fuly functional throat latch, so that you can cover your throat against the wind and the rain. The jacket has a bi-swing back, with a box-pleat at each of the shoulders to allow additional freedom of movement when you're tracking birds with your side-by-side shotgun. In addition, this also features classic leather-covered, metal shanked buttons in a lovely rich chestnut, three to each sleeve and two to close at the front. It is darted, reflecting its English heritage, and half-canvassed and fully lined.
It was, of course, Union Made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.
Asking just $85, or offer.
Tagged 46L, this measures:
Chest: 24 1/4
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 32
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