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A history of the necktie, from Chloe Chapin

January 4, 2015

A History Of The Necktie, From Chloe Chapin

A history of the necktie, from Chloe Chapin, professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. via Sleevehead (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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Why Do Little Boys Wear Blue?

December 29, 2014

Why Do Little Boys Wear Blue?

The Smithsonian has a great article on how children’s clothing became gendered in the 20th century. An excerpt: Little Franklin…

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Back When Santa Wore Brooks Brothers

December 20, 2014

Back When Santa Wore Brooks Brothers

From a 1928 catalog of Brooks Brothers, back when Santa wore soft shouldered, 3-roll-2 suit jackets and trousers with deep…

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Donegal Tweed, 1957

November 21, 2014

Donegal Tweed, 1957

A fun video about Donegal tweed, produced in 1957. For a more modern version, check out our video on Molloy…

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Mike Nichols jokes with the New York Times, 1965

November 20, 2014

Mike Nichols Jokes With The New York Times, 1965

The other day I ran into Billy Wilder, and asked him what I should wear on the set. Wilder put…

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When Undergrads Wore Tailcoats to Parties

September 12, 2014

When Undergrads Wore Tailcoats To Parties

Ivy Style somehow tracked down the man you see above. In the photo, when Life Magazine shot him for a…

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Actual Japanese Workwear

August 20, 2014

Actual Japanese Workwear

Check out these absolutely stunning Japanese firemen coats. Known as Hanten coats, these were worn by Japanese firefighters in the…

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When Hollywood Actors Dressed Themselves

August 9, 2014

When Hollywood Actors Dressed Themselves

The blog Collecting Classic Hollywood has a nice post showing the sport coat Gary Cooper wore in the 1934 film…

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John F. Kennedy in SI, 1960

July 12, 2014

John F. Kennedy In SI, 1960

I was going through the garage of an estate sale this morning, and happened upon this old issue of Sports…

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Discovered: The Oldest Trousers Known

June 3, 2014

Discovered: The Oldest Trousers Known

Discovered: The Oldest Trousers Known These are 3000-year-old Central Asian pants, worn by horse-riding nomadic people. A generous seat and…

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A pair of men’s stockings from the late 18th or early 19th century

May 26, 2014

A Pair Of Men’s Stockings From The Late 18th Or Early 19th Century

Via the Cooper-Hewitt design blog, a pair of men’s stockings from the late 18th or early 19th century. Surprisingly, they’re…

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The US Government Guide to Shirts

May 5, 2014

The US Government Guide To Shirts

Apparently, if the internet were around in the mid-20th century, the US Government would have had a great menswear blog….

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“Putting on (H)airs”

April 10, 2014

“Putting On (H)airs”

The Appendix has a great story about Abraham Lincoln’s famous beard (or “whiskers,” as writers of that time would say)….

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The Man Who Believed in Simplicity

March 26, 2014

The Man Who Believed In Simplicity

Although I own more clothes than I need, and think there are a number of advantages to having a big…

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eight pages from <em>Welch Margetson & Co Ltd: 1930-1931</em>

March 17, 2014

Eight Pages From Welch Margetson & Co Ltd: 1930-1931

Thank you to the person who scanned these eight pages from Welch Margetson & Co Ltd: 1930-1931. Catalogue of Menswear &…

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