Search as I might, I couldn't find a photograph of a full dress trousers complete with double stripes on the Net, until now. So, in case there are fellow loungers who have also been looking for them, here is a lead:-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0139131022
The item is described as a dinner jacket trousers, which I thought are supposed to be single striped.
I wonder who the lucky chap was, perhaps a fellow lounger?
Formal full dress trousers with twin stripes 1930s vintage
HappyStroller, thank you for the link!
One thing I notice about these trousers and all period trousers from the '30s is that they not only sit at the waist but then continue on up the back. Personally, I'd love to try on a pair of pants cut for me in this manner. Contemporary trousers with a "long rise" that I've bought don't come up my back like that and consequently still pull down too much when I sit. Do some on this forum prefer their trousers cut with such a high back? Is this something that modern cutters still do on a regular basis? Finally, is it possible to purchase trousers cut like this ready to wear?
One thing I notice about these trousers and all period trousers from the '30s is that they not only sit at the waist but then continue on up the back. Personally, I'd love to try on a pair of pants cut for me in this manner. Contemporary trousers with a "long rise" that I've bought don't come up my back like that and consequently still pull down too much when I sit. Do some on this forum prefer their trousers cut with such a high back? Is this something that modern cutters still do on a regular basis? Finally, is it possible to purchase trousers cut like this ready to wear?
NicholasN, trousers cut with high back for braces(suspenders) are de rigeur for bespoke suits. Indeed to avoid the added girth offered by a belt, it is essential in formal trousers.
Speak to your tailor and get one for yourself.
Speak to your tailor and get one for yourself.
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Once again, a similar item, but of 1960s vintage appeared. It went for half the price of the 1930s pair mentioned in the first posting in this thread. (See the following lead:-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0352426845.
As for whether to sit at the waist, perhaps you may interested in the following thread:-
http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/vie ... php?t=6507.
As for why the fish tail construction, I'm still trying to figure out this challenging point you brought up about it helping to reduce the strain on the shoulders arising from the use of straps when sitting down.
Once again, a similar item, but of 1960s vintage appeared. It went for half the price of the 1930s pair mentioned in the first posting in this thread. (See the following lead:-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0352426845.
As for whether to sit at the waist, perhaps you may interested in the following thread:-
http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/vie ... php?t=6507.
As for why the fish tail construction, I'm still trying to figure out this challenging point you brought up about it helping to reduce the strain on the shoulders arising from the use of straps when sitting down.
NicolausN wrote:HappyStroller, thank you for the link!
One thing I notice about these trousers and all period trousers from the '30s is that they not only sit at the waist but then continue on up the back. Personally, I'd love to try on a pair of pants cut for me in this manner. Contemporary trousers with a "long rise" that I've bought don't come up my back like that and consequently still pull down too much when I sit. Do some on this forum prefer their trousers cut with such a high back? Is this something that modern cutters still do on a regular basis? Finally, is it possible to purchase trousers cut like this ready to wear?
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