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I have MORE lovely jackets to pass on-including several GRAILS, and several lighter-weight jackets that are perfect for Spring and Summer!!
As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING in the USA; International offers are very welcome, with shipping at reduced cost!
As always, LOWER OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!
Please PM with interest and offers!
PLUS THERE ARE 38 MORE JACKETS HERE:
http://www.styleforum.net/t/540489/...llege-56-reunion-jacket-corbin-3-2-sacks-more
39) CLASSIC Harris Tweed in flecked grey herringbone
A beautiful, recent Harris tweed in classic grey herringbone that's flecked with moss green, sky blue, butter yellow, and pumpkin orange, this is a contemporary two button front model with subtle darts. It is likely unworn--the two front pockets are still basted shut, and there si the remnants of the basting thread at the vent! ! It is fully lined and has a single centre vent. It has four button cuffs; all of the buttons are rich burnished chestnut and metal shanked. It is in absolutely excellent condition, and a bargain at just $35, or offer.
Tagged 46L. Measures:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 21 1/4
Length: 32 1/4
40) CLASSIC Harris Tweed in grey and chestnut brown herringbone.
This is a lovely, classic Harris Tweed jacket in a grey and light brown herringbone which presents as classic grey herringbone. This features the classic vertical single-thread striping of traditional Harris herringbone, here in subtle sky blue, tea rose pink, and tan. The jacket is cut as a contemporary two button front jacket, with subtle darting and a single centre vent. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features the traditional leather-covered, metal shanked football buttons that are the perfect complement to Harris Tweed. This was Made in the USA, and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $30, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30 1/2
41) WONDERFUL Classic Harris Tweed with Patch Pockets from PBM, sold by DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ
PMB--Pincus Bros Maxwell--was founded in 1911, and is one of the great traditional American clothiers, making most of their items in Philadelphia, hence the Liberty Bell on their labels. This jacket was made by PBM for DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ.
Pennington found fame in Frederick Forsyth's novel, *Avenger*, where it was accurately described as a classic Revolutionary War small town, inhabited mainly by old-money families who preferred its quiet to the bustle of nearby Princeton. DiTorio's used to be THE classic old-money clothier of Pennington, specializing, like Langrock, in the Waspy Anglophile Ivy look. Like Langrock, DiTorio's is long gone, but some of its wares occasionally surface from the cedar closets that they have been carefully stored in--and this Harris Tweed jacket is a lovely case in point!
Made from a beautiful and increasingly rare basketweave in shades of grey, cream, and brown Harris Tweed cloth this lovely jacket is a contemporary two button front with darts. It is half-canvassed and half-lined. It has a single center vent and three button cuffs--all of the buttons are a lovely light chestnut leather, with meta shanks, as is proper for Harris Tweed. This jacket also features the ever-desirable patch pockets! It was, of course, Made in the USA--in Philadelphia!--and it is in excellent condition.
Asking just $30, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder 17 3/4
Length: 30
42) Lovely Brooks Brothers Jacket in Silk-Wool Blend with overchecking
This is a lovely recent jacket from Brooks Brothers! Although there is no fabric content listed this is almost certainly a silk-wool blend in a lovely golden-wheat barleycorn weave with subtle overchecking in seafoam green, blue, berry red, and burnt orange. This is half-canvassed and fully lined, and is cut as a contemporary two button front model with subtle darting. It has three button cuffs and a single center rear vent. It was Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition except for a small ink mark on the lining under the interior pocket, as shown. This is a bargain at
just $30, or offer.
Tagged 45L. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 26 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/8
Length: 32
43) RARE Vintage Cashmere Two Button Sack Jacket
This is absolutely lovely! This jacket was sold by Hess's Department store of Allentown, Pa.. Hess's was one of the great American stores, being founded in 1897 and having several notable firsts. It was, for example, the first Department store to sell pure gold over the counter in 1974 when the sale of bullion was legalized, and the first store to carry the controversial "monokini"--a bikini without the top. They failed to sell even one. Hess is also known for its HUGE sign--the largest store sign outside New York City at the time--which weighed 8 tons and was 45 feet tall. Hess's acquired its name in 1968--when it changed from Hess Brothers--and so given this, the Union label, and the narrow lapels, this jacket was likely made in 1968 or 1969.
Although there is no fabric content listed this is clearly cashmere, and not the thin mall stuff that's so common today, but the thick and luxurious cashmere of the 1960s that established this cloth as a true luxury item. The colourway and patterning of this jacket are beautifully late 1960s, being a mix of old gold and black with iridescent green thread woven throughout--although the effect is more conservative and classic than this description indicates!
Cut as a rare two button sack this is fully canvassed and fully lined. It features slanted hacking pockets and a twin vent, as well as two button cuffs. It features lovely late 1960s "down notch" narrow lapels! It has all of its original buttons intact, and is in Very Good/Excellent condition--only because I am conservative in rating vintage pieces. It was, of course, Union Made in the USA.
Asking just $35, or offer, for a lovely and rare cashmere two button sack!
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/4
Sleeve: 24 3/8 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 29
44) CLASSIC Basketweave Harris Tweed Jacket
This is a lovely classic Harris tweed is a wonderful basketweave in autumnal and winter browns, creams, and peat blacks! Cut as a contemporary two button model this is darted, half-canvassed and half-lined, with a single center vent. All of the buttons are leather-covered and metal shanked, and this was Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition apart from some slight rumpling from storage, and so this is in very Good/Excellent condition. As such, it is
just $25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30
45) Vintage 1960s 3/2 sack Jacket
This is a lovely classic vintage 3/2 sack from the Golden Age of Ivy Style! Cut from a quintessentially 1960s dark green and brown wool cloth with vertical striping this has lovely narrow lapels and a lovely fluid lapel roll. It is half canvassed and half-lined, and has two button cuffs and a single center vent. It has very natural shoulders. It was, of course, Union made in the USA. It could use a dry clean to freshen it up, and so it is in Very Good condition, and so is a steal at
just $25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
SHoulder: 17 1/8
Length: 29 1/2
46) GRAIL! VINTAGE Abercrombie & Fitch three button sack jacket in PURE CASHMERE
Abercrombie & Fitch is mainly known now for its teenager-oriented fashion, and its rather tacky ad. campaigns. It's also known for claiming that it's been an authentic American company since 1892. And, while the company that was the predecessor of the current A&F was founded then, for the current A&F to claim that it's just as authentically American the original is rather like Edward Hyde claiming to be just as authentically good as Dr. Henry Jeykll.
Founded in 1892, Abercrombie & Fitch started life as a sporting goods store specializing in gear that by its nature had to perform well--or else its owner could end up dead. Abercrombie & Fitch outfitted Charles Lindbergh for his solo flight across the Atlantic (and in the process produced a wonderful A1 jacket!), Teddy Roosevelt for his hunting trips, and Ernest Hemingway with fishing equipment, various items of manly outdoor clothing--and the shotgun that he used to kill himself.
By 1977, the company was in bankruptcy, and in 1978 it was purchased by a Houston-based sporting goods firm that intended to continue its august heritage. Unfortunately, there clearly was a reason for the demise of Abercrombie & Fitch in 1977, and the firm was again sold in 1988, to the The Limited. This fashion-orientated clothing firm that made the once-great clothing company a cash cow of cheap and fashionable teenage clothing.
A good indication of the difference between the current A&F and the original can be seen in the fact that in 1927 the company patented a new form of telescopic sight mounting for rifles, while in 2011 it patented a new type of flower topped perfume bottle.
THIS jacket dates from the era when it was still a leading purveyor of first-class clothing that was built to last. This is cut from extremely soft and luxurious cashmere at a time when cashmere really was a special fabric. (Old-style cashmere is very different from the cheap mall cashmere that's so prevalent today.) Both the hand and drape of this fabric are lovely!
The jacket is cut as a three button sack, with the ever-desirable three patch pockets. The lapels are beautifully narrow, as is proper for a mid-century jacket, and it has two button cuffs. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has a single center vent. It has lovely natural shoulders. It was, of course, Union made in the USA, and carries the classic green-on-black Abercrombie & Fitch label.
This jacket does have two minor flaws, neither of which are very noticeable. First, there is a small snag on the lapel; this can hardly be seen, and would be a very easy repair to make for a competent reweaver. Second, there is some slight mars near the right-hand hem, by the pocket, as shown--again, this can hardly be seen when the jacket is worn. Because of these, the jacket is in Very Good condition, and so is a bargain at
just $39, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 30 1/2
47) Princeton University Store Silk Glen Plaid Jacket
Although there is no fabric content listed this is clearly either all silk, or a silk-wool blend. Cut as a three button jacket with subtle darting this has four button cuffs and a single centre vent. Owing to its high silk content is has a lovely slubby texture which is well suited to the classic bold glen plaid patterning in black, slate grey, and cream, with forest green and golden sunset overchecking. This jacket was Made in the USA, and was originally sold at the Princeton University Store. This is in excellent condition (the interior label will be resewn before shipping) and is a bargain at
just $22, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32
48) MADE IN ITALY wool and cashmere jacket.
Cut from a lovely golden-wheat barleycorn cloth, this jacket is a blend of 80% wool and 20% cashmere. It is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has a three button front with subtle darts, and is unvented, in Flusser approved style. Made in Italy, and in excellent condition.
Just $22, or offer.
Tagged 40S. Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/8
Length: 29
49) VINTAGE Autumnal Jacket by Fred. Donnelly, of Trenton--when Trenton was good!
This jacket was originally sold by Fred. Donnelly, of Trenton--back when Trenton was FAR wealthier and WASP than its neighbour, Princeton. F.W. Donnelly was THE exclusive men's haberdashers, and considered itself to cater to a far more sophisticated and worldly clientele that their Princeton rivals, such as Langrock or The English Shop, with their reliance on undergraduates and academics. Donnelly's catered to the political elite of New Jersey--indeed, Frederick Donnelly, the owner of Donnelly's, was mayor of Trenton for 20 years, from 1911 to 1931.
This jacket is a lovely example of the wares purveyed to Trenton's political elite. Dating from the 1960s this is cut as a two button jacket with subtle darts from lovely autumnal cloth with overchecking. This has two button cuffs and a single center vents; it also features lovely narrow lapels. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and was, of course, Union Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition, and a steal at
just $22, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 33 1/2
50) BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE Lighter-weight Shepherd's Check Jacket--Two Button Sack!
This is absolutely lovely--a wonderful vintage 1960s jacket in lighter-weight wool, originally sold by "Cruise Casuals" of Miami, FL (founded in 1962). The cut of this jacket is beautifully 1960s, being a rare two-button sack with a lovely roll to its elegantly narrow lapels. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has the shallow twin vent that was becoming popular in the 1960s with the British Invasion of Beatles-inspired style. The colourway and patterning are also wonderful--a classic black and white shepherd's check with a bold berry red overcheck.
This jacket is cut from a lighter-weight wool--it was, after all, designed to be worn casually (when that word meant something different than it does today!) in Florida, or on cruises when the breeze became brick at night. It was Union made in the USA, and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $25, or offer--which really is a bargain for this vintage beauty!
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 28 3/4
51) LARGE Zegna Jacket--Made in Switzerland
This is lovely! Cut from beautifully soft dove grey wool with overchecking in cream and grey, this is fully canvassed and fully lined. It has lovely pick-stitching on the lapels. Cut as a contemporary two button jacket with darting, this is unvented, in Flusser-approved fashion. It is in absolutely excellent condition. Made in Switzerland.
Asking just $35, or offer.
Tagged 60EU (50US), this measures:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 27 3/4 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 34 1/4
52) Winter Plaid Jacket, designed by Hardy Amies of London.
Originally sold by Briggs of Providence--the upscale clothier for all of Rhode Island--this lovely heavy winter plaid jacket is a medly of slate-blue, browns, and creams. It is a current two button jacket with darting and twin vents. The buttons are all leather-clad metal-shanked football buttons. It features two hacking pockets--true to its British heritage, like the twin vent--and is half-canvassed and half-lined. It has some minor loose stitching in the lining, and so is in Very Good/Excellent condition. It was Union made in the USA.
Asking just $20, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 24 3/4
53) STUNNING Black Stewart Tartan Jacket from Dunn & Co. MADE IN BRITAIN
It really doesn't get much nicer than this! Cut from beautiful woolen cloth in the authentic Scottish tartan of Black Stewart, this jacket is absolutely perfect for holiday events, not the least because Black Stewart is traditionally a more formal tartan, and one that is becoming increasingly hard to find.
This could be worn casually or formally, with tuxedo trousers, formal dress, shirt, and a bow.
This jacket was made in Great Britain by Dunn & Co., the highly respected tailoring firm that are best known or their extremely well cut, extremely sturdy, and extremely traditional Harris Tweeds. (Indeed, in the 1950s and 1960s part of the rite of passage of becoming a successful American academic was to secure a visiting position at Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, or St Andrews, and while there acquire a Dunn & Co. tweed!) The tailoring of this jacket is impeccable, living up to their excellent reputation. It is a traditional two button closure with subtle darts; fully canvassed, and fully lined. It has twin vents, as befits its British heritage. All of the buttons are brass, featuring a thistle motif--appropriately enough given the tartan from which this is cut! This jacket is in absolutely excellent condition--indeed, it was freshly dry cleaned and then stored in a cedar closet, so it's ready to wear.
Asking just $35, or offer.
Tagged 100XL, which translates to 39L. Measurements:
Chest: 20 3/4
Sleeve: 26 1/8 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 32
54) BEAUTIFUL Barleycorn-esque tweed with vertical striping!
At first, I thought that this was clearly a Harris tweed--the colourway, patterning, heft and slight hariness as indicated Harris! But, it's not marked as such, as so it seems that it's not--although the quality of the cloth certainly rivals (and even exceeds) that of most Harris being produced today.
Despite not being Harris this tweed is wonderful! It's a lovely complex weave that's similar to barleycorn, although considerably more heathery. It features very subtle vertical striping in chestnut and sky blue, which are also heathered into the base tones of the jacket. There is also flecking of light pale lichen green.
The jacket itself is a contemporary two button model with subtle darts; it has three button cuffs. All of the buttons are leather-covered and metal shanked. The jacket appears to be half-canvassed, and is half-lined; it has a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition, except for a tiny weave fault in the crease where the sleeve joins the shoulder. This is very close to the seam, and so cannot be seen when worn; indeed,it can only really be seen when the sleeve is placed vertically above the jacket--a stance you'll never be in unless you're an acrobat and intend to wear this jacket while performing. (I found it when measuring, which is when the sleeves are moved upwards in this unnatural way.) You'll likely have never found this flaw, but it is there, and so this is in very Good/Excellent condition--and a steal at just $25, or offer.
This is a bargain for a jacket like this!
Measurements:
Chest: 20
Sleeve: 25 1/2
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30
55) GORGEOUS Donegal Tweed Jacket, woven by R. Sweeney, weaver, for Magee--and sold by Standun of Coonemara!
This is absolutely gorgeous! Made by Magee of Ireland, the premier suppliers of Donegal tweed jackets, this jacket is cut from Donegal tweed that was personally handwoven by Mr. R. Sweeney of Co. Donegal using a foot-powered wooden handloom. This technique guarantees that no yard of multicolored tweed is the same as any other... and so this is the only jacket with this precise patterning anywhere!
The tweed that this is cut from is absolutely gorgeous. A wonderfully rich and deep turquoise blue herringbone base flecked through with berry red, gorse yellow, forest green, slate grey and cornflower yellow this is traditional Donegal tweed at its absolute finest. My pictures really don't do this justice at all!
The jacket is cut as a contemporary two-button jacket with subtle darting and two button cuffs. It is fully lined in Magee's signature lining, half-canvassed, and features twin vents. It was, of course, Made in ireland--made in Co. Donegal, in fact!--and was made expressly for Standun's department store.... Founded in 1946, and known as "the home of the Aran sweater", as well as all traditional Irish clothing.
This is a truly wonderful jacket with a lovely heritage in absolutely excellent condition, and so is a steal at just $50, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Tagged 48R, this measures:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 25 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 30 1/2
56) Lovely Canali Guncheck!
Made it Italy--of course--this beautiful Canali is cut from Italian woolen cloth in a classic guncheck pattern; a black and tan base with overchecking in burnished chestnut and bark brown. The cloth is a lighter mid-weight cloth, which would be perfect for transitioning to the warmer days of Spring! The jacket is a standard two button model with darting; it has two button cuffs and padded British Military shoulders. It is half-canvassed, fully lined in bemberg, and (apart from a small ink stain in the lining, the result of a Mont Blanc accident) in excellent condition!
This jacket was originally sold by Garmany of New York, a very upscale and very traditional clothier--they offer not merely clothes, but etiquette advice on their 'blog, a small movie theatre for children, free shoe-shines, and, of course, on-site tailoring. This is retail the way it should be!
Asking just $35, or offer.
Tagged EU 52R (US 42R). Measurements:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 30 1/2
57) Hand Tailored 3/2 sack Tweed Jacket for The English Shop of Princeton.
The English Shop of Princeton was one of the Big Five Ivy clothiers located in Princeton during the Golden Age of Ivy Style--its closest competitors were Langrock and Hilton--and this lovely jacket shows why. Hand-tailored, this is a classic 3/2 sack tweed with a lovely lapel roll. The cloth is wonderful--a complex broken bone herringbone with vertical striping in chestnut brown and sky blue. It is fully canvassed and half-lined, and has two button cuffs. It has a single centre vent, and was almost certainly made in the USA.
It does have a small ink stain on the lining by the left-hand pocket; this gives it a rather professorial character, but because of this it is only in Very Good condition, and so is just $35, or offer... a bargain for a Hand Tailored 3/2 sack tweed from The English Shop!
Tagged 44L. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 25 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 31 1/2
58) Hand Tailored Double-Breasted jacket cut from Scottish wool, by Maiwo Yang & Co., Hong Kong.
Maiwo Yang & Co have been prominently featured in the memoirs and histories by the essayist Franciso A. Cruz, since they employed his father after the family's escape from Communist China. This jacket is a lovely example of the firm's work. First, it is cut from Scottish wool--this is clearly stamped on the edge of the bolt from which the back of this jacket was cut, and is visible as the lining has been left unfinished to conform this. (I can have the lining sewn shut if desired before shipping.) The patterning and colourway of the cloth are lovely; the cloth is a very dark, dark navy birdseye with lighter blue accents heathered in, with a very subtle red overcheck.
The jacket is cut as a double-breasted jacket with six brass buttons, all of which are functional; it has two button cuffs. It features two front hacking pockets, and it is fully canvassed and fully lined. It has a single centre vent. It comes complete with all of its original spare buttons attached to the interior.
This jacket is in excellent condition, and a bargain at just $35, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+ 1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 29
59) VERY SMALL Hand Tailored Tweed 3/2 sack by Shaffer's (Di Martino's) of Trenton.
Diego DiMartino opened his tailoring shop in Trenton, NJ in 1943, and quickly established himself as one of the premier tailors to New Jersey's academic and political elite. back then, Trenton--and not Princeton--was the place to have your clothes made, a situation that didn't change until the civil unrest of the late 1960s. (Indeed, until the the early 1960s people in Princeton aspired to live in Trenton--a situation that has now reversed!) Shaffer's survived the unrest, and are still going strong under the direction of Pasquale DiMartino, Diego's nephew--although they left Trenton in 2006 and now operate their tailoring firm in nearby Lawrenceville.
This lovely tweed shows just why Shaffer's has continued in business for almost 75 years, and is still going strong. Cut from a heavyweight twill tweed in dark moss green and cream this lovely jacket is a classic 3/2 sack with flapped patch pockets and a lovely lapel roll. It is fully canvassed and half-lined; the lining is a lovely green, complementary to the tweed. It has a single center vent and two button cuffs. It was, of course, Made in the USA; in fact, it was hand-tailored in Trenton! It's in absolutely excellent condition, and a wonderful bargain at just $39, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Measurements:
Chest:19
Sleeve: 22 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder:16 3/4
Length: 26
60) CLASSIC Grey Herringbone Harris Tweed
The grey herringbone tweed is a classic wardrobe staple, and so if you don't have one, and this is your size, you should grab it--as the best version of this classic is that which is made from Harris Tweed!
Cut from a classic grey herringbone Harris tweed this lovely jacket is a contemporary two button model with subtle darting. It has a single center vent, three button cuffs, and is half-lined. All of the buttons are leather covered, metal-shanked football buttons. This jacket is in absolutely excellent condition--the breast pocket is still basted shut!--and was made in the USA.
Asking just $30
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30 1/4
61) J. Peterman Travel Blazer.
J. Peterman was started in 1987 by John Peterman, who had once played baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The brand was intended to take the place of Banana Republic, which had just been purchased by The Gap and which Peterman (correctly) foresaw would soon lose its way. To this end Peterman specialized in offering well-made clothing that reproduced iconic items of clothing, items that had romantic associations, or items that had appeared in popular films, all of which were advertised with background stories and the occasional hyperbole about their likelihood to make the wearer more attractive and successful.
This marketing approach was successful, but led to the company being mocked on the TV show Seinfeld, with Elaine's boss being the "world traveler and bon vinant" J. Peterman. As a trivial aside, the actor who played J. Peterman on Seinfeld was hired by the company to play an investor in its TV commercials, and became a member of their Board of Directors.
(J. Peterman is still going strong, and the hyperbole on their website is as overblown as always.... And, please, do NOT wear a kilt as they portray kilt-wearing, which reduces the pictured garment to a skirt! Men's kilts should be at least 1" above the knee, more if hiking.)
No doubt this blazer was described in glowing terms when it was first marketed. And it's certainly a very nice garment indeed, being cut from lighter-weight wool, with flapped patch pockets, darting, and a contemporary two button front. It is also fully lined, has four button cuffs, and a single centre vent. It was Made in the USA.
It has a small smudge on one sleeve--which is very inconspicuous, and which I only just noticed after examining the jacket carefully several times--and this will come out with the first dry clean. Given this, it is in Very Good/Excellent condition, and a bargain at just $35, or offer.
Tagged 44L--which is far too large! Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/8 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32
62) BEAUTIFUL dark Navy Blazer in Loro Piana Camelhair!
This is gorgeous! Cut from a beautifully luxurious dark navy worsted camelhair cloth by Loro Piana of Italy this lovely jacket is a contemporary two button model with subtle darting. It is fully canvassed and fully lined, has a single center vent, and four button cuffs. It is in excellent condition. It was made in the USA.
Asking just $40, or offer.
Tagged 38R. Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29 1/2
63) CLASSIC Harris Tweed Jacket by Coat Tails.
The grey herringbone Harris tweed is the staple of any classic wardrobe, and so if you don't have one, and this is your size, you should grab it! Cut as a contemporary two button jacket with darts, this has a single center vent, and four button cuffs. All of the buttons are leather-clad, metal shanked "football" buttons that go so well with Harris tweed. This jacket was Union made in the USA.
It is slightly rumpled from storage, but this will be fixed with its first dry-clean or press--or steam! As such, this is in Very Good condition--which will be excellent condition after a dry clean--and so is a bargain at just $30, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 30
64) Navy and Black Guncheck by Lauren. Made in Canada.
The perfect jacket to transition from Winter into Spring, this is a lovely dark lighter-midweight guncheck jacket from Lauren, with a dark navy blue and black base and overchecking in Royal blue and russet brown. This is a contemporary two button model with darting and four button cuffs. It has a single center vent, is fully lined, and appears to be half-canvassed. It was Union made in Canada, and is in excellent condition--the two front pockets are still basted shut!
Asking just $29, or offer.
Tagged 42S. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/8
Length: 29 1/2
65) Browning Fifth Avenue Black Flannel Blazer
According to an ad. placed in Time Magazine on May 21st, 1934 "To Harvard, Yale and Princeton men, Browning, King & Co. means college clothes". That proud boast continued for several decades, even as the original iteration of Browning, King & Co. changed its name in 1959 to Browning of Fifth Avenue to avoid confusion between it and other regional stores that had acquired the right to use the Browning, King name.
The items that I have seen from Browning, Kind, & Co and the more recent Browning Fifth Avenue have all lived up to that early 1930s promise--including this lovely black blazer. (Please note that while this might raise the suspicion that this is an orphan, this can be dispelled by a quick glance at the inside tag; this is intended for use as a stand alone odd jacket, as it is tagged just 39S--a suit jacket would typically have the accompanying trousers size on the label also.) Cut from lovely wool flannel with a wonderful hand and drape, this is Browning's "Londonaire" model--a British inspired three button jacket with darting and a single center vent. It has three button cuffs, is fully canvassed, and half lined. It was Union made in teh USA during the Golden Era of Ivy Style--which is why there is a hint of a roll to the lapel at the top buton--and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $25, or offer.
Tagged 39S. Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 23 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 28 3/4
Moving Towards Spring....!
66) NWT Alan Flusser Silk Jacket with Lilac Lining
This is a lovely jacket, and would be wonderful for Spring and Summer! Cut from pure silk, this jacket is a contemporary two button front model with darting. It has a single center vent, and a wonderful lining in pale lilac pink; the lining features pick stitching throughout. This jacket has three button cuffs and a single center vent. This jacket was an uncollected alteration--the sleeves were taken up--and so is new and unworn; it retains its original boutonniere tag. and all of the pockets are still basted shut, as is the vent. This is thus in excellent condition. Imported--just as the catalogues would say!
Asking just $30, or offer.
Tagged 44R. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31 1/8
67) THE PERFECT SPRING TWEED! Spring Green Herringbone 3/2 sack.
Made by Gordon of Philadelphia--one of the lesser known classic American clothiers of the Golden Age of Ivy Style--this is a lovely 3/2 sack jacket in Spring Green herringbone tweed--perfect for Spring! It has a lovely lapel roll, a kelly green lining that complements the tweed perfectly, three button cuffs, and a single center vent. All of the buttons are leather-covered and metal-shanked "football" buttons. The center back seam and the shoulder seams are all lapped. It has very natural shoulders. The jacket is half-canvassed and half-lined, and was Made in Philadelphia, USA. It could use a sympathetic press, and, as such, it is in Very Good condition.
Asking just $32, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 29
68) VERY SMALL Lanvin Sky Blue Blazer
This is a lovely smaller blazer that's perfect for the sunnier days of Spring! Cut from a lovely sky blue woolen cloth this little gem was originally sold by Boyd's of Philadelphia, a very upscale traditional clothier that is one of the few still going strong. A contemporary two button model with subtle darts this has four button cuffs. It is fully canvassed and fully lined in Lanvin's signature lining, and features a single center vent. It is in absolutely excellent condition, and was Union Made in the USA.
Asking just $30, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 18 1/4
Sleeve: 22 1/4 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 15 3/8
Length: 26 1/2
69) S. Cohen Jacket in Silk and Wool.
Formerly the property of Reality TV Star Bucky Deleasa, father in law of Kevin Jonas of The Jonas Brothers.
This is absolutely lovely! Made by S. Cohen of Montreal, this is a blend of 52% silk and 48% wool, making it lovely lighter-weight jacket that's perfect for Spring and Summer. Cut from a miniature check in chestnut and bark browns with a taupe base, this is fully lined and fully canvassed; it has extensive pick stitching throughout the lining. It is a contemporary two button model with darting; it has a single center vent and four button cuffs. This is in excellent condition, and was made in Canada.
Asking just $35, or offer.
Tagged 46R. Measurements:
Chest: 24 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31 1/2
70) Lovely Brown Barleycorn Tweed!
This is a lovely basic tweed! Cut from dark brown barleycorn tweed flecked throughout with forest green, Royal blue, and berry red, this is a contemporary two button model with darying. It is fully lined, and has a single center vent. It has four button cuffs--and all of the buttons are brown leather-covered metal-shanked buttons that go so well with tweed! This is in excellent condition.
Asking just $20, or offer.
Tagged 40R. Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30
71) BEAUTIFUL Brooks Brothers Spring-Summer Jacket!
This is absolutely beautiful, and my pictures really don't do it justice--please see the close up of the cuff for the proper patterning and colourway!
Although there is no fabric content listed this is clearly a blend of silk and wool, or possibly silk and wool and linen; it has a wonderfully textured hand and it drapes beautifully. This is also a lighter mid-weight fabric, and so it would be perfect for Spring or early Summer. The patterning and the colourway of the fabric are wonderful--a lassic herringbone in the colour of early Spring greens, with a subtle overcheck in burnt orange and russet. This jacket is half-canvassed and fully lined. It is a contemporary two button model with darting and a single center vent. It has four button cuffs, and was Union made in the USA. It's in excellent condition.
This is a truly beautiful jacket, at a bargain at just $40!
Tagged 42L. Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 31 3/4
72) CLASSIC British Guncheck; Made in the UK and perfect for Spring!
This is a lovel,y example of a classic British jacket, tailored from a lighter mid-weight wool in a traditional guncheck patterning of forest green, bark brown, and peat black on a tan base. The jacket is a contemporary two button model with darting--standard on almost any British country jacket!--and features twin vents. It is fully lined and appears to be half-canvassed. It was originally sold by that stalwart store of the conservative British middle class, Marks & Spencer. It was Made in the UK, and given its classic good looks, weight, and guncheck colouring this would be perfect for Spring!
It's in excellent condition, and is a bargain at just $40, or offer.
Tagged 40L, but runs slightly smaller. Measurements:
Chest: 20
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30 1/2
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39) CLASSIC Harris Tweed in flecked grey herringbone
A beautiful, recent Harris tweed in classic grey herringbone that's flecked with moss green, sky blue, butter yellow, and pumpkin orange, this is a contemporary two button front model with subtle darts. It is likely unworn--the two front pockets are still basted shut, and there si the remnants of the basting thread at the vent! ! It is fully lined and has a single centre vent. It has four button cuffs; all of the buttons are rich burnished chestnut and metal shanked. It is in absolutely excellent condition, and a bargain at just $35, or offer.
Tagged 46L. Measures:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 21 1/4
Length: 32 1/4
40) CLASSIC Harris Tweed in grey and chestnut brown herringbone.
This is a lovely, classic Harris Tweed jacket in a grey and light brown herringbone which presents as classic grey herringbone. This features the classic vertical single-thread striping of traditional Harris herringbone, here in subtle sky blue, tea rose pink, and tan. The jacket is cut as a contemporary two button front jacket, with subtle darting and a single centre vent. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features the traditional leather-covered, metal shanked football buttons that are the perfect complement to Harris Tweed. This was Made in the USA, and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $30, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30 1/2
41) WONDERFUL Classic Harris Tweed with Patch Pockets from PBM, sold by DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ
PMB--Pincus Bros Maxwell--was founded in 1911, and is one of the great traditional American clothiers, making most of their items in Philadelphia, hence the Liberty Bell on their labels. This jacket was made by PBM for DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ.
Pennington found fame in Frederick Forsyth's novel, *Avenger*, where it was accurately described as a classic Revolutionary War small town, inhabited mainly by old-money families who preferred its quiet to the bustle of nearby Princeton. DiTorio's used to be THE classic old-money clothier of Pennington, specializing, like Langrock, in the Waspy Anglophile Ivy look. Like Langrock, DiTorio's is long gone, but some of its wares occasionally surface from the cedar closets that they have been carefully stored in--and this Harris Tweed jacket is a lovely case in point!
Made from a beautiful and increasingly rare basketweave in shades of grey, cream, and brown Harris Tweed cloth this lovely jacket is a contemporary two button front with darts. It is half-canvassed and half-lined. It has a single center vent and three button cuffs--all of the buttons are a lovely light chestnut leather, with meta shanks, as is proper for Harris Tweed. This jacket also features the ever-desirable patch pockets! It was, of course, Made in the USA--in Philadelphia!--and it is in excellent condition.
Asking just $30, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 20
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder 17 3/4
Length: 30
42) Lovely Brooks Brothers Jacket in Silk-Wool Blend with overchecking
This is a lovely recent jacket from Brooks Brothers! Although there is no fabric content listed this is almost certainly a silk-wool blend in a lovely golden-wheat barleycorn weave with subtle overchecking in seafoam green, blue, berry red, and burnt orange. This is half-canvassed and fully lined, and is cut as a contemporary two button front model with subtle darting. It has three button cuffs and a single center rear vent. It was Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition except for a small ink mark on the lining under the interior pocket, as shown. This is a bargain at
just $30, or offer.
Tagged 45L. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 26 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/8
Length: 32
43) RARE Vintage Cashmere Two Button Sack Jacket
This is absolutely lovely! This jacket was sold by Hess's Department store of Allentown, Pa.. Hess's was one of the great American stores, being founded in 1897 and having several notable firsts. It was, for example, the first Department store to sell pure gold over the counter in 1974 when the sale of bullion was legalized, and the first store to carry the controversial "monokini"--a bikini without the top. They failed to sell even one. Hess is also known for its HUGE sign--the largest store sign outside New York City at the time--which weighed 8 tons and was 45 feet tall. Hess's acquired its name in 1968--when it changed from Hess Brothers--and so given this, the Union label, and the narrow lapels, this jacket was likely made in 1968 or 1969.
Although there is no fabric content listed this is clearly cashmere, and not the thin mall stuff that's so common today, but the thick and luxurious cashmere of the 1960s that established this cloth as a true luxury item. The colourway and patterning of this jacket are beautifully late 1960s, being a mix of old gold and black with iridescent green thread woven throughout--although the effect is more conservative and classic than this description indicates!
Cut as a rare two button sack this is fully canvassed and fully lined. It features slanted hacking pockets and a twin vent, as well as two button cuffs. It features lovely late 1960s "down notch" narrow lapels! It has all of its original buttons intact, and is in Very Good/Excellent condition--only because I am conservative in rating vintage pieces. It was, of course, Union Made in the USA.
Asking just $35, or offer, for a lovely and rare cashmere two button sack!
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/4
Sleeve: 24 3/8 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 29
44) CLASSIC Basketweave Harris Tweed Jacket
This is a lovely classic Harris tweed is a wonderful basketweave in autumnal and winter browns, creams, and peat blacks! Cut as a contemporary two button model this is darted, half-canvassed and half-lined, with a single center vent. All of the buttons are leather-covered and metal shanked, and this was Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition apart from some slight rumpling from storage, and so this is in very Good/Excellent condition. As such, it is
just $25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30
45) Vintage 1960s 3/2 sack Jacket
This is a lovely classic vintage 3/2 sack from the Golden Age of Ivy Style! Cut from a quintessentially 1960s dark green and brown wool cloth with vertical striping this has lovely narrow lapels and a lovely fluid lapel roll. It is half canvassed and half-lined, and has two button cuffs and a single center vent. It has very natural shoulders. It was, of course, Union made in the USA. It could use a dry clean to freshen it up, and so it is in Very Good condition, and so is a steal at
just $25, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
SHoulder: 17 1/8
Length: 29 1/2
46) GRAIL! VINTAGE Abercrombie & Fitch three button sack jacket in PURE CASHMERE
Abercrombie & Fitch is mainly known now for its teenager-oriented fashion, and its rather tacky ad. campaigns. It's also known for claiming that it's been an authentic American company since 1892. And, while the company that was the predecessor of the current A&F was founded then, for the current A&F to claim that it's just as authentically American the original is rather like Edward Hyde claiming to be just as authentically good as Dr. Henry Jeykll.
Founded in 1892, Abercrombie & Fitch started life as a sporting goods store specializing in gear that by its nature had to perform well--or else its owner could end up dead. Abercrombie & Fitch outfitted Charles Lindbergh for his solo flight across the Atlantic (and in the process produced a wonderful A1 jacket!), Teddy Roosevelt for his hunting trips, and Ernest Hemingway with fishing equipment, various items of manly outdoor clothing--and the shotgun that he used to kill himself.
By 1977, the company was in bankruptcy, and in 1978 it was purchased by a Houston-based sporting goods firm that intended to continue its august heritage. Unfortunately, there clearly was a reason for the demise of Abercrombie & Fitch in 1977, and the firm was again sold in 1988, to the The Limited. This fashion-orientated clothing firm that made the once-great clothing company a cash cow of cheap and fashionable teenage clothing.
A good indication of the difference between the current A&F and the original can be seen in the fact that in 1927 the company patented a new form of telescopic sight mounting for rifles, while in 2011 it patented a new type of flower topped perfume bottle.
THIS jacket dates from the era when it was still a leading purveyor of first-class clothing that was built to last. This is cut from extremely soft and luxurious cashmere at a time when cashmere really was a special fabric. (Old-style cashmere is very different from the cheap mall cashmere that's so prevalent today.) Both the hand and drape of this fabric are lovely!
The jacket is cut as a three button sack, with the ever-desirable three patch pockets. The lapels are beautifully narrow, as is proper for a mid-century jacket, and it has two button cuffs. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has a single center vent. It has lovely natural shoulders. It was, of course, Union made in the USA, and carries the classic green-on-black Abercrombie & Fitch label.
This jacket does have two minor flaws, neither of which are very noticeable. First, there is a small snag on the lapel; this can hardly be seen, and would be a very easy repair to make for a competent reweaver. Second, there is some slight mars near the right-hand hem, by the pocket, as shown--again, this can hardly be seen when the jacket is worn. Because of these, the jacket is in Very Good condition, and so is a bargain at
just $39, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 30 1/2
47) Princeton University Store Silk Glen Plaid Jacket
Although there is no fabric content listed this is clearly either all silk, or a silk-wool blend. Cut as a three button jacket with subtle darting this has four button cuffs and a single centre vent. Owing to its high silk content is has a lovely slubby texture which is well suited to the classic bold glen plaid patterning in black, slate grey, and cream, with forest green and golden sunset overchecking. This jacket was Made in the USA, and was originally sold at the Princeton University Store. This is in excellent condition (the interior label will be resewn before shipping) and is a bargain at
just $22, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32
48) MADE IN ITALY wool and cashmere jacket.
Cut from a lovely golden-wheat barleycorn cloth, this jacket is a blend of 80% wool and 20% cashmere. It is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has a three button front with subtle darts, and is unvented, in Flusser approved style. Made in Italy, and in excellent condition.
Just $22, or offer.
Tagged 40S. Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/8
Length: 29
49) VINTAGE Autumnal Jacket by Fred. Donnelly, of Trenton--when Trenton was good!
This jacket was originally sold by Fred. Donnelly, of Trenton--back when Trenton was FAR wealthier and WASP than its neighbour, Princeton. F.W. Donnelly was THE exclusive men's haberdashers, and considered itself to cater to a far more sophisticated and worldly clientele that their Princeton rivals, such as Langrock or The English Shop, with their reliance on undergraduates and academics. Donnelly's catered to the political elite of New Jersey--indeed, Frederick Donnelly, the owner of Donnelly's, was mayor of Trenton for 20 years, from 1911 to 1931.
This jacket is a lovely example of the wares purveyed to Trenton's political elite. Dating from the 1960s this is cut as a two button jacket with subtle darts from lovely autumnal cloth with overchecking. This has two button cuffs and a single center vents; it also features lovely narrow lapels. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and was, of course, Union Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition, and a steal at
just $22, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 33 1/2
50) BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE Lighter-weight Shepherd's Check Jacket--Two Button Sack!
This is absolutely lovely--a wonderful vintage 1960s jacket in lighter-weight wool, originally sold by "Cruise Casuals" of Miami, FL (founded in 1962). The cut of this jacket is beautifully 1960s, being a rare two-button sack with a lovely roll to its elegantly narrow lapels. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has the shallow twin vent that was becoming popular in the 1960s with the British Invasion of Beatles-inspired style. The colourway and patterning are also wonderful--a classic black and white shepherd's check with a bold berry red overcheck.
This jacket is cut from a lighter-weight wool--it was, after all, designed to be worn casually (when that word meant something different than it does today!) in Florida, or on cruises when the breeze became brick at night. It was Union made in the USA, and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $25, or offer--which really is a bargain for this vintage beauty!
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 28 3/4
51) LARGE Zegna Jacket--Made in Switzerland
This is lovely! Cut from beautifully soft dove grey wool with overchecking in cream and grey, this is fully canvassed and fully lined. It has lovely pick-stitching on the lapels. Cut as a contemporary two button jacket with darting, this is unvented, in Flusser-approved fashion. It is in absolutely excellent condition. Made in Switzerland.
Asking just $35, or offer.
Tagged 60EU (50US), this measures:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 27 3/4 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 34 1/4
52) Winter Plaid Jacket, designed by Hardy Amies of London.
Originally sold by Briggs of Providence--the upscale clothier for all of Rhode Island--this lovely heavy winter plaid jacket is a medly of slate-blue, browns, and creams. It is a current two button jacket with darting and twin vents. The buttons are all leather-clad metal-shanked football buttons. It features two hacking pockets--true to its British heritage, like the twin vent--and is half-canvassed and half-lined. It has some minor loose stitching in the lining, and so is in Very Good/Excellent condition. It was Union made in the USA.
Asking just $20, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 24 3/4
53) STUNNING Black Stewart Tartan Jacket from Dunn & Co. MADE IN BRITAIN
It really doesn't get much nicer than this! Cut from beautiful woolen cloth in the authentic Scottish tartan of Black Stewart, this jacket is absolutely perfect for holiday events, not the least because Black Stewart is traditionally a more formal tartan, and one that is becoming increasingly hard to find.
This could be worn casually or formally, with tuxedo trousers, formal dress, shirt, and a bow.
This jacket was made in Great Britain by Dunn & Co., the highly respected tailoring firm that are best known or their extremely well cut, extremely sturdy, and extremely traditional Harris Tweeds. (Indeed, in the 1950s and 1960s part of the rite of passage of becoming a successful American academic was to secure a visiting position at Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, or St Andrews, and while there acquire a Dunn & Co. tweed!) The tailoring of this jacket is impeccable, living up to their excellent reputation. It is a traditional two button closure with subtle darts; fully canvassed, and fully lined. It has twin vents, as befits its British heritage. All of the buttons are brass, featuring a thistle motif--appropriately enough given the tartan from which this is cut! This jacket is in absolutely excellent condition--indeed, it was freshly dry cleaned and then stored in a cedar closet, so it's ready to wear.
Asking just $35, or offer.
Tagged 100XL, which translates to 39L. Measurements:
Chest: 20 3/4
Sleeve: 26 1/8 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 32
54) BEAUTIFUL Barleycorn-esque tweed with vertical striping!
At first, I thought that this was clearly a Harris tweed--the colourway, patterning, heft and slight hariness as indicated Harris! But, it's not marked as such, as so it seems that it's not--although the quality of the cloth certainly rivals (and even exceeds) that of most Harris being produced today.
Despite not being Harris this tweed is wonderful! It's a lovely complex weave that's similar to barleycorn, although considerably more heathery. It features very subtle vertical striping in chestnut and sky blue, which are also heathered into the base tones of the jacket. There is also flecking of light pale lichen green.
The jacket itself is a contemporary two button model with subtle darts; it has three button cuffs. All of the buttons are leather-covered and metal shanked. The jacket appears to be half-canvassed, and is half-lined; it has a single centre vent. It's in excellent condition, except for a tiny weave fault in the crease where the sleeve joins the shoulder. This is very close to the seam, and so cannot be seen when worn; indeed,it can only really be seen when the sleeve is placed vertically above the jacket--a stance you'll never be in unless you're an acrobat and intend to wear this jacket while performing. (I found it when measuring, which is when the sleeves are moved upwards in this unnatural way.) You'll likely have never found this flaw, but it is there, and so this is in very Good/Excellent condition--and a steal at just $25, or offer.
This is a bargain for a jacket like this!
Measurements:
Chest: 20
Sleeve: 25 1/2
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30
55) GORGEOUS Donegal Tweed Jacket, woven by R. Sweeney, weaver, for Magee--and sold by Standun of Coonemara!
This is absolutely gorgeous! Made by Magee of Ireland, the premier suppliers of Donegal tweed jackets, this jacket is cut from Donegal tweed that was personally handwoven by Mr. R. Sweeney of Co. Donegal using a foot-powered wooden handloom. This technique guarantees that no yard of multicolored tweed is the same as any other... and so this is the only jacket with this precise patterning anywhere!
The tweed that this is cut from is absolutely gorgeous. A wonderfully rich and deep turquoise blue herringbone base flecked through with berry red, gorse yellow, forest green, slate grey and cornflower yellow this is traditional Donegal tweed at its absolute finest. My pictures really don't do this justice at all!
The jacket is cut as a contemporary two-button jacket with subtle darting and two button cuffs. It is fully lined in Magee's signature lining, half-canvassed, and features twin vents. It was, of course, Made in ireland--made in Co. Donegal, in fact!--and was made expressly for Standun's department store.... Founded in 1946, and known as "the home of the Aran sweater", as well as all traditional Irish clothing.
This is a truly wonderful jacket with a lovely heritage in absolutely excellent condition, and so is a steal at just $50, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Tagged 48R, this measures:
Chest: 23 3/4
Sleeve: 25 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 20 1/2
Length: 30 1/2
56) Lovely Canali Guncheck!
Made it Italy--of course--this beautiful Canali is cut from Italian woolen cloth in a classic guncheck pattern; a black and tan base with overchecking in burnished chestnut and bark brown. The cloth is a lighter mid-weight cloth, which would be perfect for transitioning to the warmer days of Spring! The jacket is a standard two button model with darting; it has two button cuffs and padded British Military shoulders. It is half-canvassed, fully lined in bemberg, and (apart from a small ink stain in the lining, the result of a Mont Blanc accident) in excellent condition!
This jacket was originally sold by Garmany of New York, a very upscale and very traditional clothier--they offer not merely clothes, but etiquette advice on their 'blog, a small movie theatre for children, free shoe-shines, and, of course, on-site tailoring. This is retail the way it should be!
Asking just $35, or offer.
Tagged EU 52R (US 42R). Measurements:
Chest: 22
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 30 1/2
57) Hand Tailored 3/2 sack Tweed Jacket for The English Shop of Princeton.
The English Shop of Princeton was one of the Big Five Ivy clothiers located in Princeton during the Golden Age of Ivy Style--its closest competitors were Langrock and Hilton--and this lovely jacket shows why. Hand-tailored, this is a classic 3/2 sack tweed with a lovely lapel roll. The cloth is wonderful--a complex broken bone herringbone with vertical striping in chestnut brown and sky blue. It is fully canvassed and half-lined, and has two button cuffs. It has a single centre vent, and was almost certainly made in the USA.
It does have a small ink stain on the lining by the left-hand pocket; this gives it a rather professorial character, but because of this it is only in Very Good condition, and so is just $35, or offer... a bargain for a Hand Tailored 3/2 sack tweed from The English Shop!
Tagged 44L. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 25 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 31 1/2
58) Hand Tailored Double-Breasted jacket cut from Scottish wool, by Maiwo Yang & Co., Hong Kong.
Maiwo Yang & Co have been prominently featured in the memoirs and histories by the essayist Franciso A. Cruz, since they employed his father after the family's escape from Communist China. This jacket is a lovely example of the firm's work. First, it is cut from Scottish wool--this is clearly stamped on the edge of the bolt from which the back of this jacket was cut, and is visible as the lining has been left unfinished to conform this. (I can have the lining sewn shut if desired before shipping.) The patterning and colourway of the cloth are lovely; the cloth is a very dark, dark navy birdseye with lighter blue accents heathered in, with a very subtle red overcheck.
The jacket is cut as a double-breasted jacket with six brass buttons, all of which are functional; it has two button cuffs. It features two front hacking pockets, and it is fully canvassed and fully lined. It has a single centre vent. It comes complete with all of its original spare buttons attached to the interior.
This jacket is in excellent condition, and a bargain at just $35, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+ 1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 29
59) VERY SMALL Hand Tailored Tweed 3/2 sack by Shaffer's (Di Martino's) of Trenton.
Diego DiMartino opened his tailoring shop in Trenton, NJ in 1943, and quickly established himself as one of the premier tailors to New Jersey's academic and political elite. back then, Trenton--and not Princeton--was the place to have your clothes made, a situation that didn't change until the civil unrest of the late 1960s. (Indeed, until the the early 1960s people in Princeton aspired to live in Trenton--a situation that has now reversed!) Shaffer's survived the unrest, and are still going strong under the direction of Pasquale DiMartino, Diego's nephew--although they left Trenton in 2006 and now operate their tailoring firm in nearby Lawrenceville.
This lovely tweed shows just why Shaffer's has continued in business for almost 75 years, and is still going strong. Cut from a heavyweight twill tweed in dark moss green and cream this lovely jacket is a classic 3/2 sack with flapped patch pockets and a lovely lapel roll. It is fully canvassed and half-lined; the lining is a lovely green, complementary to the tweed. It has a single center vent and two button cuffs. It was, of course, Made in the USA; in fact, it was hand-tailored in Trenton! It's in absolutely excellent condition, and a wonderful bargain at just $39, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Measurements:
Chest:19
Sleeve: 22 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder:16 3/4
Length: 26
60) CLASSIC Grey Herringbone Harris Tweed
The grey herringbone tweed is a classic wardrobe staple, and so if you don't have one, and this is your size, you should grab it--as the best version of this classic is that which is made from Harris Tweed!
Cut from a classic grey herringbone Harris tweed this lovely jacket is a contemporary two button model with subtle darting. It has a single center vent, three button cuffs, and is half-lined. All of the buttons are leather covered, metal-shanked football buttons. This jacket is in absolutely excellent condition--the breast pocket is still basted shut!--and was made in the USA.
Asking just $30
Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30 1/4
61) J. Peterman Travel Blazer.
J. Peterman was started in 1987 by John Peterman, who had once played baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The brand was intended to take the place of Banana Republic, which had just been purchased by The Gap and which Peterman (correctly) foresaw would soon lose its way. To this end Peterman specialized in offering well-made clothing that reproduced iconic items of clothing, items that had romantic associations, or items that had appeared in popular films, all of which were advertised with background stories and the occasional hyperbole about their likelihood to make the wearer more attractive and successful.
This marketing approach was successful, but led to the company being mocked on the TV show Seinfeld, with Elaine's boss being the "world traveler and bon vinant" J. Peterman. As a trivial aside, the actor who played J. Peterman on Seinfeld was hired by the company to play an investor in its TV commercials, and became a member of their Board of Directors.
(J. Peterman is still going strong, and the hyperbole on their website is as overblown as always.... And, please, do NOT wear a kilt as they portray kilt-wearing, which reduces the pictured garment to a skirt! Men's kilts should be at least 1" above the knee, more if hiking.)
No doubt this blazer was described in glowing terms when it was first marketed. And it's certainly a very nice garment indeed, being cut from lighter-weight wool, with flapped patch pockets, darting, and a contemporary two button front. It is also fully lined, has four button cuffs, and a single centre vent. It was Made in the USA.
It has a small smudge on one sleeve--which is very inconspicuous, and which I only just noticed after examining the jacket carefully several times--and this will come out with the first dry clean. Given this, it is in Very Good/Excellent condition, and a bargain at just $35, or offer.
Tagged 44L--which is far too large! Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/8 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32
62) BEAUTIFUL dark Navy Blazer in Loro Piana Camelhair!
This is gorgeous! Cut from a beautifully luxurious dark navy worsted camelhair cloth by Loro Piana of Italy this lovely jacket is a contemporary two button model with subtle darting. It is fully canvassed and fully lined, has a single center vent, and four button cuffs. It is in excellent condition. It was made in the USA.
Asking just $40, or offer.
Tagged 38R. Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 29 1/2
63) CLASSIC Harris Tweed Jacket by Coat Tails.
The grey herringbone Harris tweed is the staple of any classic wardrobe, and so if you don't have one, and this is your size, you should grab it! Cut as a contemporary two button jacket with darts, this has a single center vent, and four button cuffs. All of the buttons are leather-clad, metal shanked "football" buttons that go so well with Harris tweed. This jacket was Union made in the USA.
It is slightly rumpled from storage, but this will be fixed with its first dry-clean or press--or steam! As such, this is in Very Good condition--which will be excellent condition after a dry clean--and so is a bargain at just $30, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 30
64) Navy and Black Guncheck by Lauren. Made in Canada.
The perfect jacket to transition from Winter into Spring, this is a lovely dark lighter-midweight guncheck jacket from Lauren, with a dark navy blue and black base and overchecking in Royal blue and russet brown. This is a contemporary two button model with darting and four button cuffs. It has a single center vent, is fully lined, and appears to be half-canvassed. It was Union made in Canada, and is in excellent condition--the two front pockets are still basted shut!
Asking just $29, or offer.
Tagged 42S. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/8
Length: 29 1/2
65) Browning Fifth Avenue Black Flannel Blazer
According to an ad. placed in Time Magazine on May 21st, 1934 "To Harvard, Yale and Princeton men, Browning, King & Co. means college clothes". That proud boast continued for several decades, even as the original iteration of Browning, King & Co. changed its name in 1959 to Browning of Fifth Avenue to avoid confusion between it and other regional stores that had acquired the right to use the Browning, King name.
The items that I have seen from Browning, Kind, & Co and the more recent Browning Fifth Avenue have all lived up to that early 1930s promise--including this lovely black blazer. (Please note that while this might raise the suspicion that this is an orphan, this can be dispelled by a quick glance at the inside tag; this is intended for use as a stand alone odd jacket, as it is tagged just 39S--a suit jacket would typically have the accompanying trousers size on the label also.) Cut from lovely wool flannel with a wonderful hand and drape, this is Browning's "Londonaire" model--a British inspired three button jacket with darting and a single center vent. It has three button cuffs, is fully canvassed, and half lined. It was Union made in teh USA during the Golden Era of Ivy Style--which is why there is a hint of a roll to the lapel at the top buton--and is in excellent condition.
Asking just $25, or offer.
Tagged 39S. Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 23 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 28 3/4
Moving Towards Spring....!
66) NWT Alan Flusser Silk Jacket with Lilac Lining
This is a lovely jacket, and would be wonderful for Spring and Summer! Cut from pure silk, this jacket is a contemporary two button front model with darting. It has a single center vent, and a wonderful lining in pale lilac pink; the lining features pick stitching throughout. This jacket has three button cuffs and a single center vent. This jacket was an uncollected alteration--the sleeves were taken up--and so is new and unworn; it retains its original boutonniere tag. and all of the pockets are still basted shut, as is the vent. This is thus in excellent condition. Imported--just as the catalogues would say!
Asking just $30, or offer.
Tagged 44R. Measurements:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31 1/8
67) THE PERFECT SPRING TWEED! Spring Green Herringbone 3/2 sack.
Made by Gordon of Philadelphia--one of the lesser known classic American clothiers of the Golden Age of Ivy Style--this is a lovely 3/2 sack jacket in Spring Green herringbone tweed--perfect for Spring! It has a lovely lapel roll, a kelly green lining that complements the tweed perfectly, three button cuffs, and a single center vent. All of the buttons are leather-covered and metal-shanked "football" buttons. The center back seam and the shoulder seams are all lapped. It has very natural shoulders. The jacket is half-canvassed and half-lined, and was Made in Philadelphia, USA. It could use a sympathetic press, and, as such, it is in Very Good condition.
Asking just $32, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 29
68) VERY SMALL Lanvin Sky Blue Blazer
This is a lovely smaller blazer that's perfect for the sunnier days of Spring! Cut from a lovely sky blue woolen cloth this little gem was originally sold by Boyd's of Philadelphia, a very upscale traditional clothier that is one of the few still going strong. A contemporary two button model with subtle darts this has four button cuffs. It is fully canvassed and fully lined in Lanvin's signature lining, and features a single center vent. It is in absolutely excellent condition, and was Union Made in the USA.
Asking just $30, or offer.
Measurements:
Chest: 18 1/4
Sleeve: 22 1/4 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 15 3/8
Length: 26 1/2
69) S. Cohen Jacket in Silk and Wool.
Formerly the property of Reality TV Star Bucky Deleasa, father in law of Kevin Jonas of The Jonas Brothers.
This is absolutely lovely! Made by S. Cohen of Montreal, this is a blend of 52% silk and 48% wool, making it lovely lighter-weight jacket that's perfect for Spring and Summer. Cut from a miniature check in chestnut and bark browns with a taupe base, this is fully lined and fully canvassed; it has extensive pick stitching throughout the lining. It is a contemporary two button model with darting; it has a single center vent and four button cuffs. This is in excellent condition, and was made in Canada.
Asking just $35, or offer.
Tagged 46R. Measurements:
Chest: 24 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31 1/2
70) Lovely Brown Barleycorn Tweed!
This is a lovely basic tweed! Cut from dark brown barleycorn tweed flecked throughout with forest green, Royal blue, and berry red, this is a contemporary two button model with darying. It is fully lined, and has a single center vent. It has four button cuffs--and all of the buttons are brown leather-covered metal-shanked buttons that go so well with tweed! This is in excellent condition.
Asking just $20, or offer.
Tagged 40R. Measurements:
Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 30
71) BEAUTIFUL Brooks Brothers Spring-Summer Jacket!
This is absolutely beautiful, and my pictures really don't do it justice--please see the close up of the cuff for the proper patterning and colourway!
Although there is no fabric content listed this is clearly a blend of silk and wool, or possibly silk and wool and linen; it has a wonderfully textured hand and it drapes beautifully. This is also a lighter mid-weight fabric, and so it would be perfect for Spring or early Summer. The patterning and the colourway of the fabric are wonderful--a lassic herringbone in the colour of early Spring greens, with a subtle overcheck in burnt orange and russet. This jacket is half-canvassed and fully lined. It is a contemporary two button model with darting and a single center vent. It has four button cuffs, and was Union made in the USA. It's in excellent condition.
This is a truly beautiful jacket, at a bargain at just $40!
Tagged 42L. Measurements:
Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 31 3/4
72) CLASSIC British Guncheck; Made in the UK and perfect for Spring!
This is a lovel,y example of a classic British jacket, tailored from a lighter mid-weight wool in a traditional guncheck patterning of forest green, bark brown, and peat black on a tan base. The jacket is a contemporary two button model with darting--standard on almost any British country jacket!--and features twin vents. It is fully lined and appears to be half-canvassed. It was originally sold by that stalwart store of the conservative British middle class, Marks & Spencer. It was Made in the UK, and given its classic good looks, weight, and guncheck colouring this would be perfect for Spring!
It's in excellent condition, and is a bargain at just $40, or offer.
Tagged 40L, but runs slightly smaller. Measurements:
Chest: 20
Sleeve: 26 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30 1/2
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