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Here is the fashion pictorial from Gentry Magazine, Number 1, Winter 1951 |
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A Savile Row
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A Harris Tweed topcoat featuring moderate size windowpane check,
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 A full belted, double-breasted polo coat tailored of camel's hair fabric, worn by Stephen Sanford. |
A civilian adaptation of the British officer's "short-warm" outercoat worn by S. Bryce Wing. |
Fur trims as used here in collar of coat on cap are returning to favor for outdoor spectator sports events. |
A full belted, double-breasted trench coat made of cotton poplin worn with country check wool cap by Michael Butler during Polo Matches at International Field in Westbury, Long Island. |
Edward S. and Franklin B Voss attired in fly-front covert topcoats, with J. W. Y. Martin in metal-buttoned, deep green flannel blazer, on the latter's estates fro the annual running of the Maryland Hunt Cup. |
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Custom tailored country jacket with the fronts cut quite straight. There are two buttos, the top button placed rather low, emphasizing lower waistline and adding longer roll to the single breasted lapel. Note sleeve cuff. Back of jacket carries one long center vent. |
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1952 sports jacket suggestion - hound's tooth checks, bold in color, bold in design. Illustrating swatch is a Fola (Folkard and Lawrence) fabric. |
A corduroy sports coat ensembled with muted plaid shirt and matching tie, windowpane check sweater and Trolean shape hat worn by Marshell Field at the Piping Rock Club on Long Island. |
The Duffle coat with fishing hemp loops and wooden peg buttons,
seen at Meadowbrook. |
At cold weather outdoor events more men are choosing caps and the new longer length mufflers. |
At left Young men are showing renewed interest in riding jacket-inspired, longer length, slanting pocket, vented, hacking coats in checkered patterns like the one worn here. The Hawaiian feather lei used as trim on the Tyrolean shape hat is a new touch. At right: Patterned vests continue to increase in popularity. A newer version worn here features deep-tone checkered fabric; is trimmed with gold color metal buttons. |
At Left: A revolutionary concept in a diner jacket 9-inch side vent and slanting jetted pockets with sleeves carrying 2 1/2 inch piped cuff with rounded edges. The lapel is extra long, buttoning below natural waistline. At Right: A one-button jacket with lapel rolling to single button placed lower than usual. Worn with post-boy waistcoat of paler shade than jacket. |
At Left: Two-button single breasted glenurquart lounge jacket. Worn with waistcoat of contrasting or paler shade. Right: Another glen jacket in lovat color with straight square front, turn back cuffs. |
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| Town wear in impeccably good taste is exemplified by the ensembel choosen by John Barry Ryan and worn at Belmont Park. His suit features the double-breasted lapel on a two-button single-breated coat; his hat has the new tapered crown and narrow width brim; the shirt has modified spread collar; the tie is solid color silk barathea; and a touch of color is added by the deep red carnation. |  |
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The illustrating fabric swatch is lovat-blend luxury sports suiting woven of 100% wool yarns by Strong-Hewet |
This especially constructed silk and tussah suiting is woven by American Silk Mills |
A new concept in summer suitings - Clodlet, a fabric made of fine count, soft wool yarns and silk to achieve maximum porosity and cool handle. Woven by Worumbo |
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The illustrating fabric swatch is a herringbone suiting ( with silk thread ) by Hunt and Winterbotham |