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Dinner suit elegance: Fred Astaire being hanged by the neck, from LIFE Magazine
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"hanged"Originally Posted by ZON_JR
Thank you. Calorie-deficit-addled brain.
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There is nothing like a good hanging to let one see the details of dinner suit.
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It's very odd looking at pictures like these. My grandfather bore a striking resemblance to him, albeit a bit shorter and only wore bespoke clothing that fit perfectly.
After his passing, all of his bespoke items made their way to a cousin who probably eventually threw them away or gave them away. Looking back, I should have fought for some of the ties. He had someone in LA who made them bespoke as well. Very trad.
Great photos. I wonder what the reasoning was? I roast of some sort?
After his passing, all of his bespoke items made their way to a cousin who probably eventually threw them away or gave them away. Looking back, I should have fought for some of the ties. He had someone in LA who made them bespoke as well. Very trad.
Great photos. I wonder what the reasoning was? I roast of some sort?
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Note the wing collar shirt.
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what issue is this from (month,year)?
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the white buttonhole on his lapel is not at the usual angle. i assume that is a buttonhole.Originally Posted by a tailor
I don't think its a buttonhole, it goes off the edge of the lapel. I've seen other celebrities wearing something similar that I was told was an award from the French government. Is that what this is?
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Am I the only one who thinks his coat looks rubbish? Look at those non-sensical waves at either side of his chest. I'm not a staunch anti-drapist or anything, but good god!
Plus, watch chains across the waistcoat are day-wear AFAIK.
Stuart
Plus, watch chains across the waistcoat are day-wear AFAIK.
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I don't think its a buttonhole, it goes off the edge of the lapel. I've seen other celebrities wearing something similar that I was told was an award from the French government. Is that what this is?Originally Posted by Mark from Plano
You're thinking of the Legion of Honour. Silver would be a commander, though this looks thicker than the usual thread, almost like a ribbon, or at least several different strands.
I like the single link cuffs and the single shirt stud, though he thereby puts his flapped pocketed friend to shame.
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Am I the only one who thinks his coat looks rubbish?Originally Posted by ferguscan
Yes.
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