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Vintage Arm Holes

[ No Comments ] Posted by byron on May 11, 2011 in Swing Dance Fashion Tips, Vintage Clothing

Here’s an interesting post about how the arm holes in vintage (eg. pre-1960) suit jackets are higher, and therefore fit better than the modern ones:

“It’s all in the arm holes.”

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