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Title: Rep Costume from 1924
Post by: chempat on Thursday 06 October 22 14:31 BST (UK)

On the newspaper report of a wedding in 1924 the bride is wearing a 'brown rep costume, with hat to match.'
Searching for rep costumes in the newspaper archives gives quite a few matches, and I will post from an advert (of 1925) to confirm the spelling.  Looking on the internet gives lots of 'rep' as in 'holiday rep' hits.
Does anyone know what a rep costume was?

Thank-you

Title: Re: Rep Costume from 1924
Post by: Lisajb on Thursday 06 October 22 14:40 BST (UK)

A costume is what is today called a suit.

I've no idea what rep means, in that context

Title: Re: Rep Costume from 1924
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 06 October 22 14:43 BST (UK)

There's a photo in the Daily Mirror of 19 March 1923, page 5, of two models, one in a rep coat, the other in a rep costume

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000560%2f19230319%2f029&stringtohighlight=rep%20costume

Title: Re: Rep Costume from 1924
Post by: Drosybont on Thursday 06 October 22 14:48 BST (UK)

Rep is a fabric:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rep_(fabric)

Drosybont

Title: Re: Rep Costume from 1924
Post by: chempat on Thursday 06 October 22 14:49 BST (UK)

Thanks for the picture, very useful.

However, why is that a rep costume/coat as distinct from a normal sort?

Title: Re: Rep Costume from 1924
Post by: chempat on Thursday 06 October 22 14:51 BST (UK)

Thank-you for the fabric result.  One lives and learns.