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Fashion Illustrations in 1930′s Ads

Fashion Illustrations in 1930′s Ads

by on May 7, 2012

Many of our readers have an affinity to 1930's fashion illustrations from artists such as L. Fellows or Leslie Saalburg, and while we mostly discuss editorial pictures, [more…]

Arthur Hastings’ Clothes in Agatha Christie’s Poirot

Arthur Hastings’ Clothes in Agatha Christie’s Poirot

by on April 25, 2012

Last year, we began a series about Hercule Poirot and his clothes. Today, we would like to continue the series with a portrait of Captain Arthur Hastings [more…]

Pattern Matching – Good Taste Test

Pattern Matching – Good Taste Test

by on April 17, 2012

Recently, I watched another episode of Mad Men and noticed a number of casual weekend plaid sports jackets featured by the male characters. Some men's bold jackets were paired with contrasting ties, [more…]

Hackett Spring Summer 2012

Hackett Spring Summer 2012

by on April 2, 2012

After we presented the Ralph Lauren Lauren Spring Summer Collection 2012, today I want to discuss the Hackett collection. [more…]

1960s Suits from German Bespoke Tailors

1960s Suits from German Bespoke Tailors

by on March 20, 2012

Last week we presented two fashion illustrations: English Suits from the 1960s. Continuing the vintage menswear coverage, we want to focus on several pictures of 1960s suits from German bespoke tailors. [more…]

Greenwich Vintage Minneapolis – Americana At Its Best

Greenwich Vintage Minneapolis – Americana At Its Best

by on February 18, 2012

During the last Northern Grade, I met Zen of Greenwich Vintage and I really liked the products they offered. In fact, they only carry US made vintage goods [more…]