[Vecchio Vespa]

Wow. Tell me more.

Don't think they got the 60-year-old part correct and don't think the jackets are donegals, however that doesn't distract from the amazement of that. The first picture in the quadrant montage has a bit of Vecchio to it.

You are far too kind, but I would have placed the gent in his mid-seventies.

 

[Vecchio Vespa]

That grouping has made my day, and the day has just begun. If I had seen those pictures when I was in my thirties, I would have thought I couldn't wait to get old. One of the items that captures me about them, which all look like paintings, are the outfits, the bold plaids and the harmonizing of them. For the past 3 years I too have been buying bold plaid tweedss, I have now about 6, they are tough to find, and I wasn't sure how to wear them. But I kind of do now. Some are in a pile next to me so I'll take a quick photograph to show the cloth. View attachment 94871

I have pretty much decided that I won't wear any of these until and unless they have a fancy back. So below is the middle jacket in the pile above over which I'm holding a basted back belt to apply. View attachment 94873

I love bold plaid tweeds. I love the way chaps in the UK have decided they go with pretty much anything other than formality, much like we do with blue OCBDs but much more interesting.

 

[Vecchio Vespa]

Very sagacious. Your wisdom is welcome on our forum.

Yes, welcome.