HOF: Labels, heels and nail patterns - Secrets to ID the maker

rabidawg · Mar 17, 2011

Thoughts on the maker of these Brooks English? They're NOS semi-formal patent bals. I'm guessing Cheaney based on the fact that they are Brooks English and on the wheeling impressions on the sole, but a search didn't turn up that heel pattern.

rebel222 · Mar 17, 2011

Originally Posted by rabidawg

Thoughts on the maker of these Brooks English? They're NOS semi-formal patent bals. I'm guessing Cheaney based on the fact that they are Brooks English and on the wheeling impressions on the sole, but a search didn't turn up that heel pattern.

Church's

rabidawg · Mar 17, 2011

Originally Posted by rebel222

Church's

Thanks, appreciate it.

AuburnM5 · Mar 18, 2011

Saw this jacket on ebay and was wondering how old this Isaia label is.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Tano · Mar 19, 2011

----Some info i have collected---

MAINLINE: Vanguard line is more modern. Madison is very traditional, but can be waist suppressed. Barrett is slimmer than madison

Canterbury : Older, replaced by madison

Full Canvas: Presidential, Mainline (vanguard, madison, barrett)
Half Canvas: Collection, LTD
Fused : Hickey

Say away from the LTD line, Hickey and HF Limited

Tags: Gray background with white/silver script (current) > Black with white script (similar looking to the current gray background) > Black with white script and a red line > Black with a white script that says "customized clothiers" (IIRC) > an old looking white or silver label.

Wallachs = 30yrs old

AlanC · Mar 21, 2011

Maker using this label

for

onix · Mar 21, 2011

^ Sartoria Partenopea (from the CCIAA Registration # of 495876). See Source.

AlanC · Mar 21, 2011

^Ah, very good--thanks!

I've had that suit for awhile, but had never gotten around to identifying the maker.

antirabbit · Mar 23, 2011

Originally Posted by escheriff

Can someone please help a brotha out and identify this??? Lots of handwork, fully canvassed.

Boglioli

noob in 89 · Mar 23, 2011

Originally Posted by Tano

Hickey Freeman....MAINLINE: Vanguard line is more modern. Madison is very traditional, but can be waist suppressed. Barrett is slimmer than madison

Thanks for this.

Can you tell us where the 'line' is specified? Vanguard, Madison, etc?

rabidawg · Mar 23, 2011

Originally Posted by rebel222

Church's

I ended up passing on them (a half size more than I can reliably make work) and a_distinguished_gentleman snagged them and is flipping them as C&Js.

I'll not be posting a link to his auction, of course.

NAMOR · Mar 26, 2011

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

ALFAMALE · Mar 27, 2011

hmmm, early 90's..?

SpooPoker · Mar 27, 2011

Hella old - I hope that if you won, you asked if it had vents or not.

DerekS · Mar 27, 2011

That coat is about as old as that Justin beiber kid. Probably made around the same time "blame it on the rain" was a chart topper

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