Gents’ tailorings
Mar. 12th, 2010 02:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nineveh_ukWhen watching an interwar set television programme, or in the case that finally sparks this public enquire last week in a basement meeting room, the observant may notice that a man in a (tweed?) jacket has a small leather strap, about a centimetre wide, protruding from the buttonhole of his left lapel. Said protrusion may sprout obviously on the outside of the lapel, or more discreetly underneath it. It descends to the breast pocket.
Men of my Flist (or women in the know) I ask you,
What on earth is the name and function of said little piece of leather?
My best guess is that it is a watch strap, but what men in the 1930s (or today) are doing with a watch in said pocket I don't know (surely it spoils the line, and it can't be good for the fabric. Maybe this explains why it only appears with tweed)? It is rather excessive to prevent the inadvertent loss of a handkerchief. So what is it doing? Is it a mere relic? Surely if you are wearing a tweed jacket for sporting activities, sticking a watch in the breast pocket is asking for trouble.
For those thinking “what is she on about”, I provide an illustration in the form of Bertie Wooster.
Men of my Flist (or women in the know) I ask you,
What on earth is the name and function of said little piece of leather?
My best guess is that it is a watch strap, but what men in the 1930s (or today) are doing with a watch in said pocket I don't know (surely it spoils the line, and it can't be good for the fabric. Maybe this explains why it only appears with tweed)? It is rather excessive to prevent the inadvertent loss of a handkerchief. So what is it doing? Is it a mere relic? Surely if you are wearing a tweed jacket for sporting activities, sticking a watch in the breast pocket is asking for trouble.
For those thinking “what is she on about”, I provide an illustration in the form of Bertie Wooster.