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Offline mrs griff

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Date this photo please
« on: Tuesday 20 April 10 19:14 BST (UK) »
Hope this is a better photo for dating ,I found the orginal

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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 02:19 BST (UK) »
Hi MG...well, creased baggy trousers with cuffs (turnups to you :)), short knitted vest on one man, double-breasted vest on another...I would say late 1920s.

This will bump the post up for further attention. You might PM old rowley or jim1 as they are much better at men's fashions than I am.

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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 12:23 BST (UK) »
Well, I'd date it later, somewhere between 1939 and 1944. These look to me like wartime styles.

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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 17:30 BST (UK) »
Hello Mrs.Griff
1920's but which part of the decade is hard to say.These square cut double-breasted waistcoats were popular from just after WW1 as were collar bars as worn by the chap on the left which complimented the soft collars of the decade & designed to stop the ends flapping about.

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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 18:20 BST (UK) »
Look at the two fellows in the right-rear of the shot. Definitely not 1920s. The 3  men in front just may not have been dressed in the style of the day, for whatever reason. Since this is a candid shot, not a studio portrait, you're bound to find a variety of styles.

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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 18:25 BST (UK) »
That looks like an excursion boat, such as Liverpool to North Wales, or similar, and they would not be running in WW2 years, I think.

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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 20:44 BST (UK) »
Look at the young lady background, left.  She is wearing a headscarf and showing a fair amount of leg.....
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday 22 April 10 00:08 BST (UK) »
Yes, hemlines went a long way up before dropping sharply in 1929.
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday 22 April 10 17:01 BST (UK) »
I'm not convinced the lady at the back is in a headscarf,it looks like a late 20's cloche hat.

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