Victory Vintage

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A couple of cord gems listed yesterday. Firstly an Invertere squire in the rare pale green colour and secondly a lovely ...
31/05/2026

A couple of cord gems listed yesterday. Firstly an Invertere squire in the rare pale green colour and secondly a lovely rusty coffee colour jacket with football buttons .

We just uploaded this trio of interesting Loden style jackets to the site. Some great details and style additions on the...
30/05/2026

We just uploaded this trio of interesting Loden style jackets to the site. Some great details and style additions on these jackets like the chunky horn buttons, penny buttons, oak leaves, working cuff, belt back etc…

Coming very soon we have this amazing Huntsman … erm… jacket . Made in a soft orange wool with half belt, action back, p...
30/05/2026

Coming very soon we have this amazing Huntsman … erm… jacket . Made in a soft orange wool with half belt, action back, patch pockets, reinforced right shoulder, working cuff, half and half lining and single button cut … size 44 and in amazing condition.

Dog walking jacket alert 🚨 We post a lot of rare and fancy stuff on here and often highlight ‘ as new’ condition or ta...
30/05/2026

Dog walking jacket alert 🚨
We post a lot of rare and fancy stuff on here and often highlight ‘ as new’ condition or tailoring prowess . But sometimes an item just has some magic about it despite being at the other end of the tailoring and condition spectrum.
This super heavy Pakan Cato Carter keepers tweed jacket and waistcoat has decades of wear left in it with a little TLC and already has a ton of character . Perfect for a morning dog walk or weekend stroll to the garden centre / pub. Just listed and size 40.

What we have here is a very rare military coat , we think or rather have been Informed that its official name is a ‘ par...
29/05/2026

What we have here is a very rare military coat , we think or rather have been Informed that its official name is a ‘ parade cloak’ although we couldn’t find an image of one just like it. We’ve seen one before albeit without sleeves and slightly damaged . They are made from naval type die skin and feature gauntlet cuffs and deep collar. The most notable feature however is the double row of buttons, one straight and one in the slant.

Well shortly be adding this group of classic coats to the shop . Two raincoats in raglan cut, a Chester Barrie sort of c...
29/05/2026

Well shortly be adding this group of classic coats to the shop . Two raincoats in raglan cut, a Chester Barrie sort of covert coat with cuffs and shirt type collar and the star of the show …. A reversible Mac with Venetian checked wool one side a tonic showerproof wool the other . Bellissimo ! All around size 40

In our third exciting instalment of ‘ inner pocket types ‘ we are today looking at the various methods and designs used ...
29/05/2026

In our third exciting instalment of ‘ inner pocket types ‘ we are today looking at the various methods and designs used and their frequency. As previously mentioned, we have always believed that the inner poacher but across the two inner and outer fabrics or ‘ straddling ‘ as we described it was the norm for English bespoke but there are in fact quite a few methods of placing this pocket.
1- straddling
2- entirely set in to the lining
3 - entirely set into the outer fabric or facings (rare)
4 - set into the outer fabric but only around the opening .
5 - Similar to four but with less finesse.
5 is almost ubiquitous on pre 1980 ish French and other continental overcoats and heavy jackets , normally off the peg but rarely used in English clothing.
We tallied up the various methods on bespoke items currently on our ‘ to do ‘ rail . These items span 1900-1990 and various jacket, tailcoat and overcoat types . The results were ….

1- 27 cases
2- 4 cases
3 - 1 case
4 - 2 cases
N.B there were also two with no pockets ( both pre 1920) and ‘5’ wasn’t included as that item was not bespoke .

If you are the kind of man who likes to plan a season ahead sartorially but also finds post WW2 clothing a little ‘ mode...
29/05/2026

If you are the kind of man who likes to plan a season ahead sartorially but also finds post WW2 clothing a little ‘ modern’ then we have a treat for you. Just uploaded are these four fantastic 1930’s overcoats in sizes ranging from 36-40. Superbly stylish heavy winter overcoats with lots of character and even more lapel acreage .
#1930’s

Addendum to previous post ( missing images ) . The final image is from a jacket dated 1950 and shows a rare example of a...
28/05/2026

Addendum to previous post ( missing images ) . The final image is from a jacket dated 1950 and shows a rare example of an inner pocket sewn entirely in to the lining, on a bespoke English item.

We recently made a post about a ‘ 30’s ‘ suit we had coming up which was unlabelled and a hard one to date. It may well ...
28/05/2026

We recently made a post about a ‘ 30’s ‘ suit we had coming up which was unlabelled and a hard one to date. It may well be 50’s but in the debate several followers argued confidently that it probably wasn’t 30’s amongst other things because of a key detail, which was rare in the 30’s… that detail is the interior pocket straddling the lining and reverse of the outer cloth .
Well…. We’d never noticed that before so just had a look on the rail and the dated 1930’s and known to be 30’s pieces. All of them have this detail. In theory the opposite should have been true . So to double check we looked o ln the website at other 30’s pieces and the few we looked at all are like that. So what gives ?
Well certainly Continental off the peg clothing from the 30’s tends to feature a prominent cut out for the pocket so that the opening sits entirely in the other cloth so perhaps that is the case . English bespoke has always had this feature, certainly back to the turn of the century. Around that time it was fairly common to have no inner pocket but very rarely a pocket not seen across the two fabrics.
This may well be in part a myth too. In the internet age it is so easy for assumptions to be made or statements believed then spread and cemented in as fact . It’s probably a bit of both . We were always lead to believe that the pocket sewn straddling was a sign of bespoke and in general that is true of pre 2000 suiting.
What are your thoughts ?

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