the tough part about buying plus-fours is that the majority dont seem to have quite the shape of the ones popular in the 30s-50s. just not the same flounce at the knee. ive been more likely to find what i consider to be plus-twos or knickers. rarely do i find an auction with a pic of someone wearing the supposed "plus-fours", so i can see that, in fact, they do come down over the knees in that typical fashion. ive got a couple pairs that *dont*. and then i find places that have pics of the plus-fours i want, and theyre all bespoke clothing places, and i cant afford that :)
one things for sure, club cyclists in the 30s sure had a hell of a lot more style! now if i could just a source for the nice patterned wool cowl-neck sweaters ive the italians and french out on training rides in during that period...
-joel
At 15:29 +0000 09.24.2006, neil foddering wrote:
>Surely not Phil! But if you really do, try eBay, but search using
>the keyword "breeks" - there are usually lots for sale, since
>English game shooters (hunters) still wear them. In fact, I've just
>looked, and there are assorted sizes on eBay at the moment with a
>Buy it Now price of GBP37 per pair.
>
>If you should use them, avoid the rain - I've heard it's pretty
>unpleasant having cold, wet, tweed flapping around your legs, having
>absorbed about ten pounds of water...
>
>Neil Foddering
>Weymouth, Dorset, England
>
>>From: Phil Sieg <triodelover@comcast.net>
>>To: neil foddering <neilfoddering@hotmail.com>
>>CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>>Subject: Re: [CR]Photos of 1930's English Clubmen
>>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:22:28 -0400
>>
>>Now what I want to know is where to get a pair of Plus Fours.
>>
>>Phil Sieg
>>Knoxville, Tennessee
>>USA
>>
>>neil foddering wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>In view of the interest that's been stirred up by my mention of
>>>traditional cycling shorts (I've had quite a number of off-list
>>>emails) I've loaded a few pages from the 1930's photo albums I
>>>bought a couple of years back onot a photohosting site. The
>>>photos include pics of the album owner, his family, cycling
>>>friends and places he visited, and I've selected a few which I may
>>>be of interest.
>>>
>>>They depict the clothing of the ordinary clubmen in a style which
>>>semms to have spanned the years from the late 1920's to the early
>>>1950's, and can be viewed at:
>>>
>>>http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v396/hadendowa/1930s%20Photos/
>>>
>>>Neil Foddering
>>>Weymouth, Dorset, England.
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