Plaid wool vest

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281051094605

This gap vest has a great vintage influenced style.  It has a wool plaid shell, with suede gun patches on the shoulders and a four button front.  The vest has a half belt, bi-swing action back, a detail borrowed from vintage leather jackets.  In light of the lack of sleeves, it isn’t super useful other than as a design element, however.  The front of the vest has handwarmer pockets, the bottom of which form the flaps for the cargo pockets.Chest: 23″    Photobucket

Photobucket

Murphy Workwear Trousers

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281034008517

These vintage work trousers were made in Canada by “Murphy Made – Strong as an Elephant”.  They are a heavy gray wool salt and pepper twill.  The waistband has a snap closure and a oval Lightning zipper.  They have wide beltloops and a watch pocket, with suspender buttons on the inside of the waistband.
Waist: 18″ (doubled = 36″)
Inseam: 29-1/2″
Outseam: 43″
Cuff: 9″ (doubled = 18″)
Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Soo Woolen Mills Double Mackinaw

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271111780322

This vintage double mackinaw mas made by Soo Woolen Mills of Michigan in the 1930s.  It is an early style, with a broad collar, a caped front, and four pocket front, with game pocket in back.  There is heavy fading and moth damage, and despite cleaning, the coat still smells like campfire.  This coat saw heavy abuse in its day.  It is unlined, with unusual seam taping only partially up the front. Perfect for the vintage outdoors or workwear look.
Chest: 24″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 19″
Sleeve: 25″
Length: 35″
Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Rugby Ralph Lauren skull trousers

These trousers were made by Ralph Lauren’s “Rugby” line.  They are heavy army green wool, with embroidered skull and crossbones.  They are lined to the knee and have taped seams.  They are marked a size 34.
Waist: 34″
Inseam: 32″    Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

1930s “Guardsman” Overcoat

This vintage overcoat was made in the late 1930s and was sold by Colwell Brothers in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Colwell Brothers was (and still is) Halifax’s premier men’s store.  They were extremely high end, and I have handled a lot of merchandise that they sold over the years.  It is all absolutely the best of the best, and they favored more traditional, English styles.  This overcoat has a 1936 union tag, which places its date of manufacture between 1936 and 1939.  It has a six button front.  All buttonholes are functional, but the lapels are rolled to the second button, something which was a style of the time.  As this is a more conservative style, it has a plain back instead of the fancy belted backs you would see on younger mens styles.  It is fully satin lined. The coat is in excellent condition.
Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to cuff: 26″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18-1/2
Length: 44″
Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

1930s “Wear Well Clothes” Overcoat

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271093599332

This vintage overcoat was made in the 1930s by “Wear Well Clothes”  It is a classic double breasted style, with sharp peak lapels, and a 4×6 buttoning. It has a pleated and belted back, and a nicely tailored nipped waist. Functional breast pocket. It is half lined.  The coat is in very condition- a bit of fraying to the label, and some light overall wear. It is a heavy navy blue wool. The 44″ chest means it should fit a 36, 38 or 40, depending on the layering underneath.

Chest: 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″
 Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Length (collar to hem): 48″

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

1930s Armorknit overcoat

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281013663538

This vintage overcoat was made in the 1930s by Armorknit and was sold by Kennedy’s under their “Club Clothes” Label.  It is marked a size 40, but has a 52″ chest measurement, placing it squarely in larger territory. It has a 1936 union tag, which places its date of manufacture between 1936 and 1939.  It has wide notch lapels, raglan shoulders, and button cuffs.  There is a chew on the hem near the corner, and some staining to the lining near the label. This is some of the weightiest overcoat material I’ve felt- it really lives up to the “Armorknit” name.
Chest: 26″Length: 47″Center to Cuff: 36″
Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket Photobucket

1930s Alpaca Overcoat J.C. Penney Co.

Now on eBay!
This vintage overcoat was made for the J.C. Penney Co. in the 1930s.  It is an elegant double breasted style, with a six button front.  The lapels are razor sharp, and sport keyhole buttonholes.  The coat has flapped patch pockets and a belted back.  It is half lined. If worn without a jacket, this coat would measure a 42, if worn with, it is in the 38-40 territory.  Despite being in the territory of 80 years old, the coat is in very good shape.  The fabric has the distinctive nap of an alpaca wool blend, extremely popular on nicer overcoats of the day.
Chest: 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Sleeve: 25-1/2″
Length: 51″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 17″
Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket