1950s. Women's custom-tailored Kentucky riding pants. Brown, blanket-weight worsted wool gabardine. Modern size equivalent: Medium, 8
Actual measurements:
Waist 28 inches
Hips 44 inches
Front Rise to top of waist 13 inches
Rear Rise to the top of the waist 17 inches
Inseam 32 inches
Outseam 43 inches
Calf 14 inches
Hem 18 inches
1954. Side slit pockets, Belt loops, Left side metal Talon zipper fly, Button tab closure at waistband, Continuous waist, Sartorial split waistband, Stirrup buttons on inside hem The stirrups are in working condition now but will not last for much longer due to age, Some old moth nibbles that do not pierce the fabric. These have been freezer-treated and dry-cleaned. They were worth the effort because they are still so fabulous and a scarce find.
Provenence: JSS Losse, 520 Olive Street, Saint Louis, 11-16-54. Custom Taylor's Union Label, United Garment Workers of America tag located on an inner pocket. The manufacturer number on the label was introduced in the 1930s but still used decades later until the tailor's supply ran out. Originally made for Mrs. Lamy, a St. Louis socialite who was named in the Who's Who Women of Achievement, University's Top 100.
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