1940s Brazilian herringbone tweed jacket

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281484768615
This vintage jacket was made in Brazil and sold in the late 1940s-1950s. It is made of a bold herringbone tweed material, with a brown mouton collar. It was sold by Alfred – Kalil Sehbe S.A. – Camia Do Sul. European influence is also visible in the hardware. Though made in Brazil, the Astro brand zipper (with interesting stapled grommet style male end) does up on the left track as opposed to the American way of having it on the right. The jacket has a quilted lining.

Chest (pit to pit): 25″ (doubled = 50″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 20″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff):24″
Length (base of collar to hem) 26-1/2″

1950s Frankoat tweed Chesterfield overcoat

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281470030913
This vintage coat was made in the 1950s by Frank Bros under the Frankoat label. It was sold in Vincennes, Indiana by Albert’s, Inc. It is made of a gray tweed wool, with a velvet collar to give it that Chesterfield overcoat style. By the way it wraps from the front to the back of the collar, my guess would be that the velvet collar was added by a tailor after the coat’s initial manufacture. The coat has a plain back and cuffed sleeves.

Chest (pit to pit): 27″ (doubled = 54″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 21″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 45″

1950s Brent norfolk jacket style coat

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271636765008
This vintage herringbone tweed jacket was made in the late 1950s and was sold by Montgomery Ward under their house label, Brent. It is a 1920s Norfolk style, with norfolk straps and an attached belt. The jacket has a warm pile lining and quilted sleeves.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 29″

Fieldston tweed Norfolk Jacket

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

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This vintage jacket was made by Mavest under the Fieldston label for the Jordan Marsh Company in the mid 1960s. This norfolk jacket style was popular from the 1900s-1920s, with a brief revival when this one was made. It is made from a black and white tweed with red and blue flecks. The belt buttons on and off, with the norfolk straps forming the belt loops. The jacket is half-lined.

Chest (pit to pit): 22-1/2″ (doubled = 45″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

1950s Western Roebucks jacket

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281424935900
This vintage western jacket was made in the 1950s and was sold by Sears under the Roebuck’s label. Roebucks was, at the time, their house brand for westernwear- mostly jeans and denim jackets, but also fancier items like this. I have had several other jackets made by the same manufacturer (same factory labels, same cut and detailing), all sold under different store labels, so somewhere there was a factory producing these to be sold under house labels. The jacket is made of tweed and has peak lapels, a scalloped front yoke, pleated front and scalloped pocket flaps. The back has a fancy yoke and deep dual pleats. It is fully lined, and according to the tag, the model name was the Guardsman.

Chest (pit to pit): 23-1/2″ (doubled = 47″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19-1/2″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

1960s Harvard Coop tweed suit

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271570518533
This vintage suit was made in the early-mid 1960s and was sold by The Coop, Harvard Square. It is made of tweed, with a 2 roll 3 cut and notch lapels. Pants are cuffless, flat fronted, with a slanted cut to the hem for a more ideal break. The jacket is half-lined with pit guards.

Chest (pit to pit): 21-1/2″ (doubled = 43″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31- 3/4″

Waist (side to side): 16-1/2″ (doubled = 33″)
Inseam: 29″
Outseam: 41″
Rise: 12″

1950s Penneys Gentry sportcoat

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281406631394
This vintage tweed jacket was made in the late 1950s-early 1960s for Penneys, under the Gentry label. It has a classic 2-roll-3 cut, and a wonderful fabric with subtle orange and blue/green. It bears a variant of the 1949 Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America tag which was used between 1949 and c. 1961. The (R) symbol was added to the lower left corner of the label in 1962.

Chest (pit to pit): 21-1/2″ (doubled = 43″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″
Length (base of collar to hem): 30-1/2″

HSM belt-back tweed suit

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281336529153
This vintage suit was made in the late 1960s-early 1970s by Hart Schaffner & Marx during a brief revival of 1930s belt-back styles. While many from this period have scalloped pocket flaps and other 1970s detailing, this one plays it very close to the originals. It is made of brown wool tweed with a rust colored overcheck. It has patch pockets, and a belted, pleated back. The jacket is half-lined.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 30-1/2″

Pants
Waist: 17″ (doubled = 34″)
Inseam: 29-1/4″, 2″ to let out
Outseam: 41″
Thigh: 12″
Knee: 9-3/4″
Cuff: 10″

1952 Swartz Harris Tweed jacket

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271440224781
This vintage tweed jacket was made in 1952 by T.I Swartz & Sons, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland for A.A. Marsteller. It is made from brown herringbone Harris Tweed, and bears the 1949 label design. It has a 1949 union label.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

1930s Milcraft Clothes belted overcoat

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281279971937
This vintage overcoat was made in the mid 1930s by Milcraft Clothes of St. Paul, Minnesota. It is double breasted, with a full belt, patch pockets, cuffed sleeves, a breast pocket, and a fancy yoked, pleated back. As is typical of overcoats of this period, it is half-lined. Unfortunately, there are no union tags or tailor’s tags, but the particular details, style of the Millcraft label, and style and cut of the coat allow for fairly close dating. Pocket square not included.

Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/2″
Length: 49″

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