The Way They Wore: Images from the Past

[Sir Jack II]

I’m a style philistine compared to the people on this board, but whenever I see oversized or drape-y coats, it makes me think of when my parents would take me to Burlington Coat Factory in the 80s to buy me a suit that voluminously enveloped and overwhelmed my small frame.

I try to see past this, but 1980s Burlington might be why I much prefer soft shoulders and a cut that fits a little closer to the body.

(Yes, my parents were style savages.)

 

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[Bromley]

This was me all winter

And this will be my look all summer

 

[FlyingMonkey]

It's very difficult to have a discussion about whether any particular picture actually represents something good or worth thinking about when there is this avalanche of random stuff. I mean, what exactly have JFK, Jimi Hendrix and costumes from Last of the Summer Wine got in common? The latter were specfically designed to look ridiculous, for example... and there are plenty of other outfits here that are not good, except insofar as good looks and a good photographer convinces us that they are.

 

[Spinster Jones]

I mean, what exactly have JFK, Jimi Hendrix and costumes from Last of the Summer Wine got in common?

Good style.

 

[double00]

@FlyingMonkey a bit more focus eh ? how about some vintage portraits featuring fair isle knits


evelyn dunbar ~1932


catherine johnson ~1923


daniel pender-davidson ( unfinished , date unknown )


david hockney 1970

 

[comrade]

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The Way They Wore: Images from the Past

I’m a style philistine compared to the people on this board, but whenever I see oversized or drape-y coats, it makes me think of when my parents would take me to Burlington Coat Factory in the 80s to buy me a suit that voluminously enveloped and overwhelmed my small frame. I try to see past...

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Rubirosa ?

 

[comrade]

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The guy in the back and white photo in the white shirt and shorts looking out the window is Porfirio Rubirosa,
correct? In keeping with his elegant persona, he died when he crashed his Ferrari 250GT into a chestnut
tree in the Bois De Bologne after a night of celebrating his Polo team's victory in the Coupe de France.

 

[barutanseijin]

The guy in the back and white photo in the white shirt and shorts looking out the window is Porfirio Rubirosa,
correct? In keeping with his elegant persona, he died when he crashed his Ferrari 250GT into a chestnut
tree in the Bois De Bologne after a night of celebrating his Polo team's victory in the Coupe de France.

Sounds like he was looking to pick up a prostitute & forgot to keep his eyes on the road or someone got revenge for one of the assassinations he carried out for his patron Trujillo.

 

[vida]

The Ralph Lauren DB by the mantle, all of the Gary Cooper photos, Andre Leon Talley: fantastic!!

 

[comrade]

Sounds like he was looking to pick up a prostitute & forgot to keep his eyes on the road or someone got revenge for one of the assassinations he carried out for his patron Trujillo.

Could be. But he was also probably drunk.

 

[JJ Katz]

What a great thread. To contribute just a tiny bit, here are two shots I really like. I don't know who the first fellow is but he looks like some sort of Golden Era Hollywood star? Somehow very put together but also relaxed due to the ample drape.

More drape and a very nice lapel roll

 

[dieworkwear]

Good morning. I will organize this post by a theme so that it is easier to comment. I hope this helps.

The Duke of Windsor just saw green oxfords

Christopher Lee just saw blue hippo suede leather wingtips

Martin Luther King Jr. just saw two-tone balmoral boots

Steve McQueen just saw nice black oxfords, but they are sitting under a pooling leg of light-washed denim folded twelve times with a three-inch cuff.

James Dean is reading a thread about whether Chelsea boots are a little embarrassing

Gene Kelly is reading men complain about how people wear sweats

Ernest Hemmingway is looking at a crotch shot photo of pristine Viberg work boots, captioned "taking these out for their maiden voyage" but the guy is just going out to get Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos with a Mountain Dew Baja Blast Freeze