BB Lorry's Sport Coat

[RustySpurVintage]

Couldn't find this label in the VFG label resource. Research discovered that BB Lorry's was a very popular men's clothing retail store in the 50s and 60s in NY (mostly I think). One of many of these kinds of stores. I can't figure out by the style of the sport coat if it is 50s? or 60s? or later? (I'm getting much better with shirts, but more formal stuff is still new to me). It has these cool vertical pleats that have little openings as if for a belt loop or something. The union label appears to be the "Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America" which merged with another union in 1976 so it must predate that. The narrow lapel makes me think 60s. Any help, as always, is very much appreciated. Thanks!

 

[jauntyrooster]

Great piece! It is called a Norfolk jacket and is most likely late 60s into the 70s. They are named after the Duke of Norfolk and they are very sought after. It would have had a matching belt. If you watch Downton Abbey you can see Matthew Crawley in a great Norfolk in the season finale during a hunting excursion.

 

[RustySpurVintage]

That is very cool. Thank you so much!!! (My wife loves that show. Gotta run and tell her.)