A good check over and a close look at build quality and tailoring told me it was very well made, the label inside told me that it was made just a hundred yards or so up the road from the charity shop that it now hung in!
My original thoughts were that it was a 1950's piece but further research and suggestions from several experts pointed it firmly in the 1940's...which was nice!
The silk/satin lined jacket is cut from a medium/heavy weight wool and has a double breasted front 1 button closure with crosgrain silk lapels, jetted skirt pockets, a welted breast pocket and unvented rear, cut slightly short as was fairly common for the period.
The unvented rear of the jacket, the waist is slightly 'nipped' in but is not apparent from the photographs.
The 'crosgrain' silk peaked lapel detail.
Four button cuff.
Hand finished shoulder detail.
The single inside pocket and original makers label, the lining is a medium/heavy weight black satin-silk with the sleeves linings in white.
The full cut trousers are ever so slightly too big on the waist and will need taking in an inch or so, they do have side adjusters but nominally are 38" and when pulled in to my 36" waist they bunch a little on the side.
The right side pocket detail showing the silk trouser stripe and just the edge of the front watch pocket visible top right.
One of the side adjusters.
Internal brace buttons and silk-satin waistband with heavy cotton pocket linings.
The three button fly.
and one of the two 'HOOK-FLEX' fasteners.
Condition is just about mint with just one or two extremely minor faults that I only found by going over it with a very fine toothcomb, luckily none are visible when worn even at a foot away, no moth nips tears or holes and it still has a very good 'nap' on the cloth.
All in all I doubt it's been worn more than a couple of times....so Winner, winner chicken dinner!
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