Sack Suit
Southern European Men in New York
Swarthy looking men in a photo taken in New York.
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A Family Scene
The man in this picture has a closed collar but no necktie.
Sack Suit
A typical sack suit, with the top button buttoned and an ascot style tie with a pin. His pocket handkerchief and the line and heel of his boots are clearly visible.
Young Man in Striped Shirt
This young man has a high stiff, removable collar attached to a striped shirt, and his hair is parted fashionably down the middle. This is a typical look of the early 20th Century.
Younger Man with a Tie and Sack Suit
A younger man in a black sack suit soft collar and a very wide bow tie. Also note the slightly unusual position of his watch chain, with the watch high up in his breast pocket. This also gives an excellent view of the typical straight waist line of the 19th Century vest.
A Man in a Tidy Bow Tie
This fellow is wearing a very nicely tailored pin-striped sack suit and a well tied bow tie. Also note the simple standing collar. From his hair and general neatness, I would date this from the 1880s or 90s.
A Sack Coat and Windsor Tie
This young man is wearing a typical Windsor knot tie and four-button dark wool sack coat with the top button fastened. Note the not-terribly-stiff standing collar.
