RARE 1960s Mullen & Bluett w/Martlon Green Houndstooth Cashmere Jacket Sz 42 44

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RARE 1960s Mullen & Bluett w/Martlon Green Houndstooth Cashmere Jacket Sz 42 44. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
A very fine piece of Los Angeles history from High-End Department Store 1*Mullen & Bluett "Finest in the West!" Vintage 1950s Men's Sportcoat, all nubby Wool base in a rarer colorway, Emerald green with Dark Green (or possibly Black) Houndstooth.
The Jacket is equipped with a Single Welted Breast Pocket, Two Slanted Jetted (Besom)Hip Pockets and w/Single Internal Coin Pocket. The jacket sleeves are adorned with non functioning carved bone buttons. There are also two LARGE internal breast pockets to stash your favorite flask or maybe candy if that's more your fancy. The garment exudes luxury with its soft and supple hand of 100% Cashmere loomed by Einiger and the attention to aesthetic and detail, with lots of hand done (vs Machine finished) methods not always implemented when finishing a garment. The silhouette is masculine as it is athletic to say the least. The established shoulder line, fuller chest, and illustrious drape allows the illusion of a full and a large torso very indicative of many mid-late 50s and early 60s fashions.
The internal structure consists of Full Canvas Innards, allowing impeccable drape across the wearer, Acetate skeleton Lining, Post-1947 Mullen & Bluett (font style) label, Breast Pocket containing a 1949 w/1962 Registration ACWA Union Label
No particular dates nor Identifications on the Manufacturers Label
2*The piece can be dated as no earlier than 1962 based on some of key label indicators and likely no later than 1967(ish) based on the company history.
All measurements taken with garment laid flat and in inches:
Estimated Size: 42-44
Jacket
Shoulder: 18"
Chest: 23"
Waist: 22"
Arm length inseam: 16.5"
Arm length outseam: 24.5"
Arm length from center back: 34.5"
Total room to let in sleeve: 2" (Approx.)
Length: 30"
Vent: 6.5
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NOTE:
Natural Lighting is used when obtaining photos for optimum and true color results, therefor color MAY vary slightly from photo to photo due to reflection of the Sun
This Garment(s) is in EXCELLENT and wearable condition and is ready to wear! However, Like many of its vintage counterparts upwards of 100+ years, there MAY be signs of age. We try to showcase as much as we can in each into photo (Sadly eBay and Etsy only 10-12!)if there are any Additional Photos and Information, they are Available Upon Request! Please do not hesitate to ask, We WELCOME them!
Please compare measurements provided to your own, we are not responsible for buyers not measuring themselves properly or correctly.
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FOOTNOTE(S):
1* Mullen & Bluett Co. was a high end clothing department store, that catered to Man, Woman, and Child Alike, but specialized in menswear. The company was founded by William Mullen and Andrew Bluett in 1889. It's first location was a small storefront on First and Spring Streets in Downtown Los Angeles and was later moved to the ground floor and basement of the "Walter Perry Story Building" in 1910 which they occupied 28,000 sq. ft. of space in the Twelve Story 1909 Beaux Arts style building designed by the Morgan, Walls, and Clements Architecture Firm.
The Times wrote that "every piece of furniture, all of the window decorations, cases and other fixtures" were made in Los Angeles.
This location remained until the mid-late 1960s, the building still stands today and is occupied by jewelry and small retailers.
Who was WPS!?
Walter P Story, was a successful businessman, civic leader, and Major General in the California National Guard.
2* After WW2 the company expanded westward from Downtown to Miracle Mile and plans went underway in 1947 to build the new location on Wilshire Boulevard, which later opened in 1949. Stiles O. Clements designed the new two-story, 55,000-square-foot Mullen and Bluett Store which after the retailer became more or less defunct in the mid-late 1960s, the building was later sectioned off and made into a Sav-On Drug Store and Dental offices.
When Stiles Clements designed this Miracle Mile location he claimed the style as "California Modern," now time past, the terminology has changed to "Late Moderne." It was a stunning building that brought the outdoors indoors and allowed for a very "natural" and welcoming atmosphere, a very misunderstood aesthetic that seems now "very 1970s". The building was demolished in 2006.