BROWN with RED WOOL TWEED 1920'S VINTAGE SUIT - BUTTON FLY - JOHN A. MATHESON
BROWN with RED WOOL TWEED 1920'S VINTAGE SUIT - BUTTON FLY
EXTRAORDINARY 20's vintage two piece, three button single breasted bespoke suit. Nutmeg brown with red & dark brown wool windowpane tweed. Medium notched lapels. Four rounded patch pockets with sculpted point band tops & inverted pleats. The tailor matched the tweed impeccably! Hidden ticket pocket inside right pocket. No vent back. 3 buttons at cuffs. Original matched mottled celluloid buttons throughout. Iridescent brown 1/2 lining. Flat front button-fly trousers. Continuous waist with wide belt sheaths. Bound coin pocket below right front waist edge. Side seam pockets. Sculpted button flap left hip pocket, bound right hip pocket. Button tab at inside fly. Ivory and pink stripe waist facing, as well as sleeve linings. Fine tailoring... precisely crafted! Old school tailoring that we long for.
Label:
"JOHN A. MATHESON, Denver"
(Mr. Matheson was a tailor in Denver beginning in the late 1800's with a shop located at 1419 California St.)
Approximate Measurements: Jacket
Chest - 46"
Shoulder, measured from seam to seam across back yoke - 18 1/2"
Sleeve, measured from seam to cuff edge - 24 1/2"
Center back length, measured from collar fold to hem edge - 31 1/2" Trousers
Waist - 42"
Inseam length - 29"
Outseam length - 41"
Faux cuff
Condition:
EXCELLENT Condition! Jacket shows tiny Hole at collar edge and age discoloration at sleeve linings. The pants show some professional reweave repairs that show only on close scrutiny and extend the life of this amazing suit. A fine example of showy jazz age tailoring.
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