Can anyone explain why, as in the picture above, so many lightweight fabric suits like seersucker or linen have patch pockets that are really big and so far back on the jacket. I have a sixties vintage linen jacket that has pockets almost exactly the same shape and size of the ones on the above drawing. Practically on the side of the jacket. Was that just the style then, or is there some other reason?
Is it for carrying your suntan oil and swimming trunks?
Seersucker is / was sportswear (for attending sports events)... So it very often has patch pockets... I guess that pic is from the 40s - sporty suits were very fashionable back then. I suppose the practical purpose wasn't an issue anymore, just like 1960s suits with hacking pockets. Nobody with a suit that has got hacking pockets goes riding or hunting in it...
I will be taking slide film with me on my vacation: loading up my trusty old Leica Minilux and Nikon 28Ti, I may well go down well with ladies of a certain age. In fact, I need to get some more film tomorrow, so that post has reminded me Doghouse, thanks.
I will packing my tropical gear Saturday afternoon, ready for the wake-up call sharp at 2am on Sunday morning.
A couple of hours later I will be fully induced into the delights of the half-board inclusive canteen eating and kids disco. Oh, happy days!
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Excellent!
"On your mark! Stretch your arms!!!"
"Chichiwha chichiwha chichiwhawhawha!!"
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"Boys like girls who make Seven-Up Floats"
"P.S. Get 7-UP by the case! You'll want it for regular thirst-quenching, too."
You can't beat a bit of subtle advertising eh?
not a soft sell but the shirts are too good, they float my boat! also old 7 Up bottles are beautiful and I like the Laura Dern lookalike too ... a David Lynch scene ....
Love that shot of the kids in the pine thicket, AC.