Classic yacht club summer wear.
Blue stripe (& White) seersucker with trad details.
Custom, professionally tailor made in the USA.
Vintage
Haspel for Woodward & Sullivan clothiers
"Celebrities started wearing Haspel, Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird or Cary Grant in Charade. That was Haspel. Nearly every President since Coolidge has worn Haspel too. It’s a brand, in short, for ballers." (Blogger Over 100 Years Of Men's Fashion BORN OUT OF NECESSITY - WORN WITH PRIDE
Joseph Haspel Sr. was the first to recognize the power of the pucker. He founded his eponymous brand in 1909 with the goal of creating clothes that could stand up to his native New Orleans heat. He knew that the Brits used this strangely puckered cloth called seersucker in India and thought it could translate well from a laborer’s outfit to a hot-weather-ready suit.
He was right, the world agreed and quickly Haspel became synonymous with summertime soigné and the jazz hot, cayenne kick of the Crescent City style. Yankee prepsters at Princeton weren’t far behind, snapping up this "It Suit" and spreading it through the Ivy League as a signifier of a true gentlemen.
As would be expected of such, amazing attention to details.
Jacket:
Notched lapel w/ boutonniere
Darted, pocket to pocket, 'sack' front.
Soft shoulder 'pad'
4 buttons per cuff.
Left side open breast pocket
Hip pockets w/ 2 1/2" flaps.
Single center 'hooked' tail vent, 11" long.
Typical summer weight lining through everything (including the sleeves) BUT not the back of the jacket under the shoulders .
Lined in white bemberg.
Two interior breast pockets.
Approx. Flat measurements:
Jacket:
Underarm to underarm 21
Shoulder to shoulder 19
Sleeve, shoulder to cuff 25 (w at least another 1 1/2" to let)
Length collar bottom to hem 31
PANTS:
Waist 18.5 (flat)
(approx 5", tapering to crotch, remaining to let)
Pleated and darted front.
White nylon & cotton waistband
1 1/2"
1 3/4" belt loops for max 1 5/8" belt
Cotton lined pockets.
Brace (suspenders) button set attached on interior, w 2 front positions.
White nylon YKK zipper fly w/ button fastening behind and ELITE hook & bar clasp at waistband.
Two flap, straight across, front slash, deep pockets. Two jetted seat pockets, one with thru button closure.
Inseam 32"
3 1/4" hem to pinked edge.
10 1/2" leg opening, no cuffs.
Slight taper with hem stitch , front and back, to keep the crease hanging straight.
Rise 11"
SUPERB condition
Smoke-free home
Freshly laundered with unscented, eco-safe detergent
One owner
See photos for all details (The first two photos, the last photo including a screenshot of one newspaper ad, & Mr. Peck are not of this suit. They are for illustration purposes only. )
Please ask your questions before buying
RETURNS:
No returns accepted due to poor fit since explicit measurements are provided.
Any returned item must be in the EXACT same condition it was shipped in, as documented by the video and photos.
Please contact me before any returns to receive a return processing number. Any items returned without a number will not be accepted.
Measure for fit before you buy.
All items are videotaped during shipping preparations for the protection of buyer and seller.
Shipped USPS Priority including Insurance
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