Vintage for the Gentlemen
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(We LOVE the boys at Morning Glorious! Check back here often, because I'll be listing a whole LOT of 40's, 50's and 60's menswear! Some earlier Victorian pieces, too!)
Vintage 70's Disco Shirt Sears Kings Rd Blue Poppies M
Description: This is a very cool vintage menswear shirt, a disco slinky one, with blue poppies and abstract geometric, architectural grids, on a dark navy-black background. It's made by Sears, "King's Road," and is machine wash, tumble dry. 100% polyester. Long sleeves, no pockets. So hip!
Condition: Excellent.
Size: Tagged size Medium, this measures 44-45 inches in the chest, and it is 32 inches long from the center back of neck. Sleeves are 34.5 inches from center of collar, shoulders are 18.5. Slightly stretchy.
Vintage 60's/70's Brown Rab Knit Pullover Sweater ,Zip Front, XL
Description: This is a hip menswear pullover sweater from the late 1960s or very early 1970s. Note the cool ointy collar! It is a milk chocolate brown acrylic Orlon knit, with a deep double V accent in brown sueded fabric, and orange and white knit borders.
The long sleeves have ribbed cuffs, and the cool suede-like trim repeats in a double band border at the waist in front, and it's echoed again on the collar tips. It has a heavy duty metal zipper at the neck with an O pull ring. Made in USA by "Sedgewick Sportswear."
Condition: Excellent.
Size: Extra Large. The chest measures 44 inches, the waist is 41 inches, shoulders are 21, sleeves are 39 inches measured from the center back of the neck, total length is 28 inches.
Vintage 1950's Men's "Campus" Snowflake Orlon Ski Sweater, size Medium
Description: Here's a nice 1950's menswear ski sweater, pullover style, which is heathery gray with a band of snowflakes across the chest in gray, black, cream and red. "Orlon Luxury Line" by Campus. Very, very soft!
Condition: In good clean vintage condition with 2 prior hand-darned repairs, a small one on the shoulder and another under the arm. A little pilling.
Size: I'd call this a Man's Medium, the chest measures 38 inches unstretched, sleeves are 33 inches from the middle back of the neck, length is 26 inches.
Price: $55.00
Victorian circa 1870 Men's Black Wool Waistcoat Vest with Faille Back, Size Small
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Description: Great early black wool menswear vest from the late 1860s or early 1870s. It has a rounded waistcoat style lapel and four front pockets, plus another pocket inside. It
fastens with 3 fabric covered buttons. Inside it is lined with brown polished cotton. In the back the fabric is black ribbed faille and there is a metal
adjustable buckle and straps to tighten the waist. There is handwriting on one of the straps that says: "Brook 6428."
Condition:
In good clean antique condition, with some wear on the back of the neck and a small tear at the edge of the right hand lower pocket. The black material has changed color slightly with age and there is a pale greenish cast to the black. (click on the picture to see more close up shots.)
Size: A man's Small, it measures 38 inches through the chest, 38 in the waist, and is 24 inches in length.
Price: $85.00
Vintage Black Silk "Bullock's" Menswear Vest, size Small, circa 1920
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Description: This is a handsome black silk menswear vest from the late Teens or early 1920s. It has a wide deco notched lapel and two front pockets, and it closes with 4 tiny bronze buttons. In the back it has a metal adjustable buckle and straps and the label "Bullock's, Los Angeles."
Condition: In fair condition, with some previous shredding of the silk on the shoulder, some vertical splits on the front left chest, and separation of the inner lining and outer layer of fabric where they meet at the bottom rear hem and around the arm openings. Still sturdy and wearable (the material is not shredding as it is handled) but with numerous fabric flaws. (click on picture to see other detailed shots.)
Size: A man's Small, it measures 38 inches through the chest, 32 in the waist, and is 24 inches in length.
Price: $50.00
Description: A handsome classic, the news boy hat is rugged and beautiful in gray tweed flecked with reddish brown, cream and light blue. 100% pure wool, made in Ireland for the Vermont Country Store. Not a very old hat, but a very well made version of a vintage wardrobe staple.
Condition: Excellent, clean, no flaws.
Size: Marked size Medium, it is about 23.25 inches around the opening. The outside dimensions are 9.5 x 10 inches.
Price: $28.00
Rare 18th Century Menswear Silk Embroidered Fancy Vest, circa 1780-1790
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Description: This is a rare find, it is an 18th century menswear vest in cream color silk, with fancy floral embroidered leaves and flowers in chartreuse green, dark brown and pink silk floss. Dating to about 1785, these garments (of more than 200 years of age) rarely survive intact today. This was discovered in a Vermont attic.
This lovely vest has beautiful handiwork and two decorative faux pocket flaps. The back is made of off-white muslin.
Condition: Offered as found. There are considerable signs of age and wear, notably there is foxing and light watermark stains throughout, and a few darker spots. There is deep darkening/soiling and resultant fabric deterioration on the upper back of the collar. The garment once closed with nine matching buttons made of wood with delicate hand floral embroidery, but only 3 remain: one in excellent shape, one hanging low, and one fabric button case that is missing its wooden form inside. The side seams have been repaired by hand on possibly more than one occassion by not the neatest hand, the stitches are clumsy compared to the tiny neat handiwork that created this originally.
Despite the condition issues, the fabric is solid, it is not shredding or shattering, and this is an amazing historical garment that is absolutely museum-worthy.
Size: A small size, the chest measures 36 inches, the waist 36, length is 24 inches from back of neck to lowest point of front side hem.
Given its rarity, age and delicate condition, I do not recommend that this waistoat be worn.
Price: $1,100.00
1950's Smoking Jacket, Silver Bamboo, Gold Dragons, size Medium/Large
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Description: I'm pretty crazy about this late 50's, early 60's gentlemen's smoking jacket. It's so classy, yet so dramatic in a Hugh Hefner sort of way! It is black with silver metallic embroidered bamboo trees, the quilted black satin trim is on 2 front pockets, the chest pocket, the collar and sleeves, and the nice, wide collar is embroidered with two gold dragons. There is a black and white braided sash for the belt loops at the waist.
The inside is lined with a sheer white fabric that feels like silk. The exterior fabric is probably rayon with lurex. No labels. Wear it out to dinner or lounging around your own private cabana. We used it recently in a Morning Glorious Vintage fashion show - click on the image above to see our model Zach strutting his stuff in this cool jacket!
Condition: Excellent, clean vintage condition with no flaws.
Size: A man's size Medium to Large. The chest measures 42 inches with the jacket wrapped and tied in the front and side seams equi-distant from each other. The waist is about 40 inches or can be drawn smaller, the shoulders are 18 across, sleeves are 34.5 inches measured from the center of the back of the neck. The total length is 34 inches.
Price: $135.00
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