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Tag Archives: 1930’s
Revisiting the Past
Having just finished “One Hundred Years of Menswear” (Cally Blackman) and just started “American Fashion Menswear” with superb commentary by this man, I’ve been revisiting my sartorial past when most of my aesthetic centered on the drape cut of the … Continue reading
Posted in Elegantology
Tagged "American Fashion Menswear", "One Hundred Years of Menswear", 1930's, Alan Flusser, Anderson & Sheppard, BGO, British Blade, Drape silhouette, Drape Suit, Life Guards, London Cut, Mad Men, North By Northwest, R. Martegani, Ralph Lauren, Robert E. Bryan, Scholte
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Dragged Into the Future
The image above tends to stick in my head. I’ve used it before, because it is so striking. The windowpane charcoal peak lapel suit is just as appropriate today as are the slightly squared, chisel toe black oxfords. It is, … Continue reading
Posted in Elegantology
Tagged 1930's, Apparel Arts, Fellowes Illustrations, Men's Clothing, Tailored Suits
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POW
The historically-inclined Mrs. E. and I are watching a wonderful miniseries done for BBC in the 1970s. “Edward and Mrs. Simpson,” starring Edward Fox as the Prince of Wales (and later King Edward VIII) and Cynthia Harris as Wallis Warfield … Continue reading
