Vintage 1940s Tweed Jacket Green Wool UK S/M Balloon Sleeve Waist: 24 1/2" (62cm)

Waist: 24 1/2" (62cm)

& fastens with a silver metal 'Lightning' zip with fantail puller

the pattern is unusual in that the jumper is made with identical front & back pieces so that it can be worn both ways to ensure even wear

Hips (measured 7" bellow waist seam): 21" (53

apparently issued but never worn as the trousers retain the paper maker's labels - on closer examination the jacket has an area of surface moth nibbling below the right pocket (circled) & another towards the front edge which is hidden when fastened - the waistcoat has been opened down the back seam & elastic strips inserted

Vintage 1940s Tweed Jacket Green Wool UK S/M Balloon Sleeve Waist: 24 1/2" (62cm)A striking vintage 1940s jacket, tailor or dressmaker made from a fairly heavyweight but soft tweed fabric in bottle green & black herringbone. It has broad peak lapels, strongly padded shoulders, Princess seams at the front, darted nipped in waist, 2 lower welted pockets: the front fastens with 4 marbled burgundy early plastic buttons. Fully lined in dark red crepe de chine. Please study the photographs carefully they form an important part of the