Thursday, 12 January 2017






What a lovely suit! It is made of black and white Glenurquhart plaid. The jacket is lightly fitted and single breasted, and has 3/4 length sleeves. It also has a fitted vest and a slightly pleated skirt.
Glen plaid (short for Glen Urquhart plaid) or Glenurquhart check is a woollen fabric with a woven twill design of small and large checks. It is usually made of black/grey and white, or with more muted colours, particularly with two dark and two light stripes alternate with four dark and four light stripes which creates a crossing pattern of irregular checks. Glen plaid as a woven pattern may be extended to cotton shirting and other non-woollen fabrics.
Photos courtesy of The Museum of the City of New York.

Wednesday, 4 January 2017


Dating from the 1950's, this Kelly green coat is a stunner! It features 3/4 length sleeves and a huge collar and a sack back. The sack back style originated in the 18th century and featured a tight waist with a loose back. This was a style favoured by the couture master Balenciaga so this is likely Ben Zuckerman's copy.

Saturday, 31 December 2016






This is a lovely Ben Zuckerman jacket that would have had a matching skirt at one point. It is made of a heavy corded wool in pale yellow. The jacket is single breasted and the sleeves have wonderful turn back cuffs.
Photos courtesy of Mrs Sew-n-Sew.

Friday, 23 December 2016





This is a lovely Ben Zuckerman jacket, that was likely paired with a skirt. The jacket is made of very heavy wool in a black and white herringbone pattern, and is trimmed in black braid. The style of the jacket is very Chanel.
Photos courtesy of WCM

Friday, 16 December 2016





This is a stunning Ben Zuckerman jacket, once part of a suit. It is made of a very heavy and substantial wool tweed and is trimmed in fox fur at the cuffs and collar. It is impeccably tailored and would have been a very expensive suit to buy. I believe it dates from the late `50's to early `60's.
Photos courtesy of Mel's Vanity.

Monday, 12 December 2016









Here we have a truly stunning Ben Zuckerman cocktail ensemble. It is made up of a skirt that is knee length, and a blouse that is short sleeved and fastens with buttons up the back.
The standout piece is the jacket, which fastens asymmetrically. It has a tie at the neckline, and can be tied however the wearer would like. This ensemble would be worn to cocktail parties and similar  evening events.
Photos courtesy of Walker Viden Luxury Consignment.

Friday, 9 December 2016





This stunning Ben Zuckerman suit dates from the early to mid 1960's. It's made of navy blue boucle tweed. The skirt is simple in design to allow the jacket to shine. The jacket is perfect, single breasted with a roll collar.
Photos courtesy of Vintage Couture.