Thanks for all these details! Any suggestions on a good pattern to start with?
************************ Rebecca Schmitt aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence, Bristol Renn Faire ************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:01 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Men's clothing from 1930's > > Jeeze, you are in luck, things have not changed that much for > us blokes, especially for evening and formal wear. > > You can use almost any really good suit/dinner suit pattern, > perhaps use a shawl lapel (the long, curved ones) in satin. > White jacket for summer wear, black for cooler months. One or > two button fronts, no more than four buttons on the cuff. > > For a more military look, you may with to try a mess jacket, > a formal waist- length jacket which is now mostly worn by > snooty waiters and Scotsmen in kilts (oh, and me). > > Don't scrimp on your structuring. Use good thickness of > padding with horsehair in the structure and strong shoulder inserts. > > A cumberbund can add a lot to the look. > > Trouser waists were much higher, sitting on the acutal waist, > so you will have to adjust for that, loose fit over the hips > with at least two pleats (three will sit better). Belt and > matching braces (button-on, not clip-on, work better). > > If you are adding a bow tie, get the real thing and practise > tying it rather than a clip-fastening type as have come into > fashion. The real thing sits much better. > > For tips on the overall silhouette, you can't go past old > movies, easily accessable, made at the time, > > -C. > > > > > I have one ov Vogue's vintage patterns for a 1938 (? or so) evening > > gown, which I am planning to make for an event in February. > My husband > > would like to "match" me, but I'm not so familiar with > men's clothing > > during this time > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
