Wonderful 1950's workwear jacket
Probably from the mid-to-late 50s judging by the cut and the beautiful woven interior label, this is a classic blue workman’s jacket. The cuts of these jackets was seemingly the same right up until recent times but those who have handled or examined a number of them can see the differences in cut and construction between the different eras which reflected the fashions at the time- the 1960’s saw a more ‘Peter Pan’ collar, the 1970’s had long pointy collars (how I love these!). At some point in the 1980’s these ceased to be made from four pieces of fabric and began to be made from three instead, losing the back seam. The cut of this one is amongst my favourites, it still has a sort of rugged Marlborough Man stylishness to it, plus the quality of the fabric is wonderful. This has been beautifully constructed and is in very good condition for a work jacket. It does have some noticeable fading which you can see in the pictures but this hasn’t affected the strength at all. It has two tiny moth-holes which I have pictured, and is missing one of its plastic buttons. Entirely and wonderfully wearable, it measures 56cm from armpit to armpit lying flat, 45cm from shoulder seam to seam across the back of the neck, and 62cm from shoulder seam to cuff along the top of the arm.
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To purchase, please contact me.
Probably from the mid-to-late 50s judging by the cut and the beautiful woven interior label, this is a classic blue workman’s jacket. The cuts of these jackets was seemingly the same right up until recent times but those who have handled or examined a number of them can see the differences in cut and construction between the different eras which reflected the fashions at the time- the 1960’s saw a more ‘Peter Pan’ collar, the 1970’s had long pointy collars (how I love these!). At some point in the 1980’s these ceased to be made from four pieces of fabric and began to be made from three instead, losing the back seam. The cut of this one is amongst my favourites, it still has a sort of rugged Marlborough Man stylishness to it, plus the quality of the fabric is wonderful. This has been beautifully constructed and is in very good condition for a work jacket. It does have some noticeable fading which you can see in the pictures but this hasn’t affected the strength at all. It has two tiny moth-holes which I have pictured, and is missing one of its plastic buttons. Entirely and wonderfully wearable, it measures 56cm from armpit to armpit lying flat, 45cm from shoulder seam to seam across the back of the neck, and 62cm from shoulder seam to cuff along the top of the arm.
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please contact me.
Probably from the mid-to-late 50s judging by the cut and the beautiful woven interior label, this is a classic blue workman’s jacket. The cuts of these jackets was seemingly the same right up until recent times but those who have handled or examined a number of them can see the differences in cut and construction between the different eras which reflected the fashions at the time- the 1960’s saw a more ‘Peter Pan’ collar, the 1970’s had long pointy collars (how I love these!). At some point in the 1980’s these ceased to be made from four pieces of fabric and began to be made from three instead, losing the back seam. The cut of this one is amongst my favourites, it still has a sort of rugged Marlborough Man stylishness to it, plus the quality of the fabric is wonderful. This has been beautifully constructed and is in very good condition for a work jacket. It does have some noticeable fading which you can see in the pictures but this hasn’t affected the strength at all. It has two tiny moth-holes which I have pictured, and is missing one of its plastic buttons. Entirely and wonderfully wearable, it measures 56cm from armpit to armpit lying flat, 45cm from shoulder seam to seam across the back of the neck, and 62cm from shoulder seam to cuff along the top of the arm.
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please contact me.