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steeljack · 13-06-2006, 16:31

sorry bit of a digression from topic ..."hair styled, sharp suits, the lot." ..........I bet most lads got their first suits at Burtons on weekly a payment plan , think my first one cost about 7 pound , navy pin stripe , three button , center vent . dark blue silk lining in the jacket . must have been about 17 at the time . Following year had one handmade at a tailors shop on Blackburn rd. near the railway viaduct , hand stitching around the lapels etc. Think it cost around a tenner a lot of money for a 4 pound a week apprentice .....but as Alan Gilmartin said in previous post ......smart .......only chance I get to wear a suit these days is for funerals .............

13-06-2006, 16:31	#20
steeljack God Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF/ Bay Area California Posts: 4,002 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 1336	Re: Jazz Club sorry bit of a digression from topic ..."hair styled, sharp suits, the lot." ..........I bet most lads got their first suits at Burtons on weekly a payment plan , think my first one cost about 7 pound , navy pin stripe , three button , center vent . dark blue silk lining in the jacket . must have been about 17 at the time . Following year had one handmade at a tailors shop on Blackburn rd. near the railway viaduct , hand stitching around the lapels etc. Think it cost around a tenner a lot of money for a 4 pound a week apprentice .....but as Alan Gilmartin said in previous post ......smart .......only chance I get to wear a suit these days is for funerals .............