30s-50s British Suit Trouser photo resource

[Marc Chevalier]

GBR deserves a chance to be continental.

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[Baron Kurtz]

For the record, i prefer German trousers of the 30s. they seem to be a little more varied in their features and cut than their British counterparts. And the relentless use of side adjuster buckles just turns me on.

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[Marc Chevalier]

And the relentless use of side adjuster buckles just turns me on.

Me too. There's something so rucksack-like, so suspension bridge-esque about it. Engineered clothes are beyond cool.


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[Baron Kurtz]

In defence of the Brits, though, from this very thread some cool "engineering". Buckle backs are great too.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=272903&postcount=14

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[Baron Kurtz]

Lord, i nearly forgot, i need to photograph the side-adjuster buckle British cords i've had forever.

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[herringbonekid]

there's something about trousers with no back pockets that troubles me a little (no offence to Ben... i have some myself).

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I can see why one would dispense with the back pocket. If the trousers are tailored perfectly to ones ***, the pocket kinda breaks up the line a bit.

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[Marc Chevalier]

lol lol :eusa_clap

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Here're the interesting features of a pair of 30s British tuxedo trousers.

A massive watch pocket inside the waistband . . .

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[BellyTank]

What about earlier than that..?

I have this really old pair-

(If this is not a suitable subject, I can delete it.)
Excuse the blur and dust- I was trying to control my Daughter when taking these shots.

Maybe from the '10s- maybe a little earlier.
And English.

They are a very fine, hard finished, black wool in a type of flannel, which is actually quite like cotton moleskin.
They're a good size in the waist and fit me.
Very narrow tapered legs, ending in a 16.5" cuff, which is angled back to the rear/heel.
High waist (no waistband)with binding, fishtail, brace buttons and cinch buckle.
The rear is constructed to give a good fit.
The rise, measured at the rear, is a whopping 20.5"
All hand-stitched, metal buttons, with raised lettering, which reads; "Hobson Brothers Piccadilly".

There is also a vest, with very low lapels, in a similar cloth, with a full satin back, 4 buttons and 4 angled pockets.

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[Baron Kurtz]

Those are great, BT!

I don't mind the thread going back further. Any pantaloons hanging in anyone's wardrobe?

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[Marc Chevalier]

Interesting factoid: up until 1910 or so, trousers looked pretty much the same everywhere. The tailoring and silhouette were nearly identical in Britain, the U.S.A., Germany, France, etc. Then, after 1910 or so, styles began to diverge. I don't know why, but it might have something to do with mass manufacturing -- or even with WWI.


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[BellyTank]

Those are great, BT!

I don't mind the thread going back further. Any pantaloons hanging in anyone's wardrobe?

bk

Hmmm... I'll have to hunt the pantaloons out...

These pants are supremely comfortable, due to the construction of the waist and seat areas and the shape formed in between- and also due to there being no waistband and no bulk of cloth.

I'm glad they're welcome here.

I habe a few more pair of British pants to add here.

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[BellyTank]

Can't date either of these precisely-

Tweed- from a 3 piece-

Another pair of tweeds but orphans-
This pair are hand-stitched and have an older "Lightning" zipper.

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[Tony in Tarzana]

I'd be more than happy to dispense with the back pocket(s). I never use 'em anyway, and the buttons keep getting ripped off as I slide into an automobile.

 

[Jovan]

Tony: I know, I hate that too. It happened on a number of trousers I've owned with flap pockets on the back. I think because normal button through pockets lay flatter, they don't get caught on things so easily.

 

[Speedster]

Can't date either of these precisely-

Tweed- from a 3 piece-

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Don't know about their age, but they look like a very nice pair of Irish Thornproofs

 

[cookie]

T'ornproofs

They look like the Magee tweed called Royal Tara.

 

[Anthony Jordan]

Here are a few more:

Trousers from a late 1950s (?) D/B suit

Trousers from a 1960s John Collier wool/terylene suit:

Red moleskins (modern):

Evening trousers for wear with dinner jacket (1940s?):

 

[Sir RBH]

beautiful pictures.. thank you