The Jacket: Today's suit is a lovely 50's Zoot Suit probably made at the tail end of the decade when the British holiday entertainment industry began its slow decline. Now I'm going to take a brief aside into why the I think music should be free and what effect that selling music ruined Butlins.
In the heyday of Butlins 30's-50's every dance had a live band. Almost every event had some form of live music. From wedding receptions to birthday parties actual musicianship took place from the bandstands to the musichalls. But then they started using records rather than employing actual musicians
People could afford to have records at home, so why go to Butlins to hear your favourite popular tunes spun by an ageing DJ? Indeed if one saved the pennies one could go further afield. As such we lost a once iconic part of British culture. I realise this only an element in the whole decline of the company but still look at this blazer! Pure british style now no longer available except at The Ritz.
Thank you for your time
~The Thrifty Beatnik
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