I don’t know where he sources them from, but this seller on ebay always has the most interesting selection of late 19th to early 20th century watches. What kind of men owned these? I could picture the Longines with the elaborate casing being worn by a respectable gentleman, and maybe the Rolex being used by a young adventure seeking racer in the Grand Prix.
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Under a “Keep it under your Stetson” campaign, the company created a number of ads during World War 2 that were very much in line with other slogans used at the time: “Let’s bring him home quicker!”, “Loose Talk Can Cost Lives!”, “Idle Words Make Busy Subs!”. They also offered a number of “freedom” inspired models for both men and women.
It was surprising to see gurkha shorts in one of the pictures that the Sartorialist posted this morning, with which those sunglasses and boat neck shirt would not have been out of place in something like an Apparel Arts illustration. I don’t care for the style myself, but their history is somewhat interesting and is another example of military clothing that made its way into mainstream fashion.
They enjoyed some popularity in the United States during the 1980’s, and even Banana Republic once sold them. Now they are a bit more difficult to find.
From LIFE, circa 1947. IBM launched the Hundred Percent Club during the 1920’s as a way to reward its top salesmen and the program is still in place today (though I can say that the salesmen today no longer dress as nicely). Continue reading more.
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I just came across this ad for Bell Labs from 1969. Two things struck me about it: one, apparently there was a time where science was mainstream (this would have been during the peak of the Apollo Program) and two, that scientists once had some style.
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The only critters I wear are on my socks. I couldn’t find an online retailer for these Punto socks that I picked up locally, but Brooks Brothers currently has some with similar anchor motifs on sale (including a pair with lobsters, and for fall, ducks and fly ties).
Will over on A Suitable Wardrobe recently wrote about a pair of black shoes from W.S. Foster and Son with an unusual finishing and it made me to start wonder how I might be able to achieve something similar. Maybe I could apply some light applications of Acetone to achieve some contrast and then go back over it with layers of wax polish? I’ll start experimenting with different methods as soon as I find a cheap pair of shoes to test them out on.
I missed out on the pair above in a recent Yoox sale, but it gives me a good idea of what I’d like to attempt. It’s only too bad that it’s hard to find true balmorals these days.
Scans from the All About USA 2009 issue.
Vintage polo style from between 1910-1930, long before Ralph Lauren came along.
First Luxe has a preview of John Lobb’s new Saint-Crépin model for later this year – a wholecut double monkstrap made on the 7000 last.
We’ll have to wait for them to release more pictures, but it looks like they added some sort of reverse stitch along the inside area where the strap is cut (not sure on the reason, maybe to add reinforcement?).
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