Thanks Guys it is a lovely shirt ,the reason i initially hesitated is i have an aversion to writing on the label.

No it's that namebrandblazersandsuits fellow on eBay who stocks thousands of vintage sport coats, all incorrectly sized.

Every few weeks I check out his shop and plug a search incl description for "1950 17.5" (shoulder size - since I can't trust his listing) and "1960 17.5" to see what it turns up. I recommend all others do the same with their respective shoulder sizes as it's yielded some real bargains. The average cost of a sport coat is usually around $29.99 but he accepts all offers. I went with $17 on the above $30 asking and he took the bait within 5 mins. I usually aim for approx. 55% of the asking (which is already pretty low) but I'm gonna go even lower the next time around to see whether it works out. I've bought at least ten jackets from this guy in the past 2 years (some have been resold for profit locally) and I've yet to receive a counter-offer from him. Again, he's dealing in thousands of vtg items and doesn't distinguish by style or cultural niche so it's really great for guys like us.

Beautiful trousers!   I'd say the slight slant a mere quibble on such a fine vintage Ivy score.  I hope they work for you.  Are they NOS?  They look it.

They look ok to me AC.

Wow, that'd be dead cool although I don't think I could ever bring myself to wear shorts + sport coat together (potential albeit unlikely exception with black Yumas to the Mai-Kai on a sweltering afternoon though it sounds decidedly unhip) but I was thinking what a cool pattern that'd make for a summer sack!