but there are plenty of smaller sizes. just doesnt seem to be any demand for them.

^
true - as a pint-sized bloke I tend to forget

That Hathaway of yours in 16/33 should be a good score for someone; I was very impressed with the USA Hathaway I picked up recently.

what are you looking for, mister moose?

thats a 9 brit or US?

theres a pair of 9 US florsheim imperial bluchers, dont remember if theyre shell but they were cordo covered w/black polish, very good shape, pinking on the tongue, but brazil made w/ a rubber heel (some wear on the heel)

Todays finds

-brooks 346 blazer, 42 reg. brown -tinged gray herringbone tweed with overlaid windowpane, vertical orange, horizontal dk. red/maroon. 3/2 roll, flapped pockets, slim lapel, what i believe is a "hook vent". no darting but quite tailored at waist (probably my beer gut more than the jacket). havent decided if its for sale yet, come to think of it......

-size L (or tailored xl? tag missing) Gant flannel BD . "cambridge plaid"majority white/black /green with some yellow and red. 3rd button, locker loop, interesting pocket-button but open/no flap, 1 side of pocket has diagonal notch. great shape besides small spot of wear on shoulder (which appears to be 2-ply).

-very large gitman SS OCBD with lockerloop, 3rd button, etc. fantastic shape for an old all cotton BD but very large, at very least an XXl.

-LS madras , interesting thick madras cloth, almost like a brushed twill or light flannel. majority teal/olive with some white/yellow/reddish orange. locerloop and 3rd button, pencil slot in pocket.

-harris  2 button blazer, overlaid orange striping, light darting, english-style long lapel but w/flap pockets and single vent. also a 42 reg from the fit. bought by accident and will dispose of cheaply.

-old Gap blue oxford stripe in "big fit" XL. very similar to a BD baggies shirt. staining/fading at collar.


-brown grain longwings, 60s-70s, in used condition but no major damage. heel somewhat worn, will need minor sprucing up, but a good looking utility pair.  marking not legible except "uppers and sole leather, balance man-made"no idea as to brand but similar to dexter models.  look huge put a tight fit on me, so im guessing 9.5 reg , 10 narrow, or a snug 10D.

-old  weejuns, nailed leather heel so assuming USA made. this type has a lace going around the entire shoe, passing through in front where the penny slot would normally be. size between 9 and 10.5.

-11d moc toe blucher (not split toe), red/brown grain, rubber heel, old US brand id never heard of "worthingcomfort" or something weird like that. 60s at latest.....an old version of the union label id never seen before.

-mint brooks pink 17.5x 36 point collar

-2 brooks ocbd 15.5 x 32/3, 1 wide spaced dk blue stripe, 1 narrow same. all cotton, USA. considerable collar wear , would need to be flipped around by a tailor

-variety of USA dexter, cole-haan, johnston and murphy weejuns and tassels, wide range of sizes. also brazil made "penelope" tan weejun w/lug sole, forget size either 8 or 9.5, might be womens from name?

-variety of brooks suits and suit-jackets, mostly w/ darts. one orthodox sack in a larger size, with hook vent, but larger lapels. several decent old soft-shoulder tweeds from various small mens clothiers as well.

london fog balmacaan in 42 reg. staining due to being folded for 30-odd yrs, not sure of prognosis for cleaning. liner zipper broken. previous owners saved your ian strachan guy the effort, etc......

-some hathaways and woodwards in good condition but all point collar.


-last but by no means least, a mechanic shirt with a name-patch that says "Tito".

Last edited by shamrockmonkey (2010-02-10 01:59:46)

Now there's a jolly thing that would suit any Ivy Modculturalist with a few tweaks to suit their taste.

Is it 'tweeks' or 'tweaks', btw?  *Google*  Oh, it's 'tweaks'.

I thought the fabric might have Modculture appeal. Probably they'd want to slim it down a tad too?

I'm always thinking of others.

For me, if it was my size, the cut is fine - Classic. The fabric... Maybe if I was a more outgoing sort of person?

Houndstooth has always been a blindspot for me.

As a much younger man I might have been tempted to alter the leg width on such a suit: one of the greatest factors in compromising the Ivy silhouette in my opinion.

Got a really nice circa early 60s Brooks suit from ebay last year: perfect in every respect save for the fact that a previous owner (probably not the original owner) had decided to badly taper the pants to about fourteen-inches wide at the hem. Thankfully they had left all the original fabric intact and they were quickly and flawlessly restored to their majestic nineteen-inch origins.

An almost parallel hang to the trousers is a crucial part of the look to my eyes, even on khakis. Excessive taper is actually pretty inauthentic, even for the early 60s. The Brooks No. 1 cut stayed fairly consistent even if there was slight variance to lapel width and button-stance on jackets over the decades. Trousers almost always had that characteristic of being broadly speaking the same width at knee and hem.