Show Us Vintage GERMAN Suits

[herringbonekid]

I'm afraid they prefer wholesale business over private sales anytime.

...but you did say the suit above had been 'reserved for a private sale' ?

 

[herringbonekid]

Not to muddy the waters too much, but here's a Greek suit.

am i the only person who thinks the two buttons on this suit look too low ?


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[Mario]

...but you did say the suit above had been 'reserved for a private sale' ?

Yes, but I don't know under what terms. I mean, they do private sales - that's why they created the vintagesuits.de site, even though their main business is still the wholesale thing. I've been to their office twice and it's nothing like a shop. They have a few suits, pants and jackets there but the bulk of their collection has been stored in some large hall (two, actually). I've obviously only seen a tiny snippet of what they actually have in stock.

 

[Chrome]

Here is Finnish country suit

Additionally I have found SB notchlapel jacket from different manufacturer with identifical cloth, color and backmodel. That makes this suit traditional country suit. It was available with straight legged, narrow leg and ridingbreeches. Unfortunaltely mine is breeches model so full suit is out of order in regular use.

 

[Qirrel]

Some Norwegian 40s/50s/60s suits I have got lying around. Unfortunately not my size, so I'll have to sell them.

 

[Qirrel]

 

[Chrome]

Here is another Finnish suit. It's going to cleaner and I thought to show it now. Now is easier to see what some one did to it in the sixties and bit waistline canvas.

This detail is itresting, instead of felt MR Tuominiemi has opted to use same cloth instead:

Trousers, in the second picture is easy to see how older trousers were altered to sixties modern skinny pants. I've got two suits with same alterations and one older seamstress said it was quite common practice.

Last photo shows canvas that strenghtens waistline area. Strong stuff.

 

[Qirrel]

The previous owner of this suit must have put on quite a lot of weight: the inlays have been let out and the buttons moved.

 

[Qirrel]

 

[Chrome]

Some Norwegian 40s/50s/60s suits I have got lying around. Unfortunately not my size, so I'll have to sell them.

Any happen to be in size 36/38 range?

 

[Qirrel]

 

[Qirrel]

Any happen to be in size 36/38 range?

That is the problem exactly; they are not. Were you a size 42, however....

 

[cookie]

curved tab extension:

topstitched pleats:

long topstitched darts:

That trouser closure is found a lot on modern Italian suits. I have some and I find they are the best closure I have encountered.

 

[cookie]

Not to muddy the waters too much, but here's a Greek suit. I'm looking for photos of my German and Belgian.

Pankrati is a suburb of Athens.

 

[Mario]

curved tab extension:

That trouser closure is found a lot on modern Italian suits. I have some and I find they are the best closure I have encountered.

I know it's probably just the way they've been photographed but that closure makes me think of those pants as some kind of pro-level long-legged diapers for adults...

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Here is Finnish country suit

Looks like a uniform to me but I am no expert. Are you sure it is civilian?

Unfortunaltely mine is breeches model so full suit is out of order in regular use.

Lassi would disagree^^

 

[Mario]

1920's 3-Piece Suit With Plus-Fours.

The pants have the upside-down buttoned scalloped rear pocket flaps again.

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[Chrome]

Looks like a uniform to me but I am no expert. Are you sure it is civilian?

I'm sure Here is pic from 1935 Catalog

http://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/pi...versationId=3&id=346035&pageFrame_currPage=10

And youngster version
http://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/pi...versationId=3&id=346035&pageFrame_currPage=31

 

[Paul de Weerd]

Great thread! Keep posting guys

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Thanks. I was just curious because of the metal buttons and the sturdy flannel. I think it reminded me of the Swiss Army stuff.