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Who says you can't use a suit jacket as a sports coat? The suit below was meant to be used this way. The "no suit jacket as sports coat" rule is a modern creation and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Note the pinched front that was a short-lived fad for the youth in the late 1930s and early 1940s and the patch pockets. Also interesting is the shoulder gusset (bi-swing back) lacking a belted back, the two being rather commonly combined during this time period. Four button jacket instead of six like your grandpa's suit.
Also take note of the shipping weight: 5 pounds for a two piece suit. Modern material density and weight (along with the quality) have fallen far from the tree.
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Look, another bi-swing back that lacks the belted back. A neat sports coat in the truest sense of the word. Note the green again.
A couple of great collegiate looks for the young beau.
4 comments:
Oh, how I wish I could order from this catalogue!
My kingdom for that tweed sportscoat!
(Long time reader, first time poster here)
Great finally to see some evidence for the practice of wearing suit jackets as sports coats: I've been doing this for a while in order to make my attire go further and get more wear out of my clothes: there's a recession on, after all! Thanks for this.
You can wear suit coats as sports coats when they've been cut that way. As I understand it, there is a subtle difference between a sports coat and pair of slacks made from the same material and a suit.
Be that as it may, I think it also depends on the material. I would never wear any of my patterned suit parts as separates, but I might consider it with the plain suits.
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