oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
With the help of Google I found the following information.I have heard of plus 4s and plus 2s but plus 8s is a new one to me.
I think his jacket is a sports jacket rather than a suit jacket. Plus 4s, I am sure, never would have been regarded as suitable business wear. I have a recollection that I might have seen tweed jackets like that with epaulettes at some time in my youth but they would have been regarded as very oldfashioned.
Plus Fours - Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
Plus Fours - Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
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