January 2012
31 posts
December 2011
26 posts
Anonymous asked: so do you sell any of your suit offerings that you feature? Would be interested in 38R/39R offerings.
Anonymous asked: What is so appealing about the black 1818 label on a Brooks Bros. suit? Is that alone enough to warrant immediate purchase from, say, a thrift/second hand store?
Real Heritage: 1960s Brooks Brothers Tailoring...
In the first post, we examined a rare example of a 1950s two-button jacket from Brooks Brothers. The second suit in this series is the ne plus ultra of American tailoring, the No. 1 sack suit:
From the same period (and owner) as the previous jacket, this jacket contains the same construction details, such as the very unique spalla camicia shoulders, hand-sewn buttonholes and hand-attached...
Real Heritage: 1950s Brooks Brothers Tailoring...
One of the best things about my job is that every so often I come across a piece so good that I have to take a moment to admire the finer points of hand-tailoring that went into it. In this instance, I found not one but two such pieces, both from Brooks Brothers, both with the black label coveted by Brooks collectors:
The first is a strange bird considering Brooks’ die-hard affiliation...
Repeat Press 2010
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