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The smallest shop in London, circa 1900

June 30, 2013

The Smallest Shop In London, Circa 1900

The smallest shop in London, circa 1900: a shoe salesman with a 1.2 square meter shoeshop. (via, ht)

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Los Angeles Electrical Workers’ Fashion Show, 1970

June 20, 2013

Los Angeles Electrical Workers’ Fashion Show, 1970

Los Angeles Electrical Workers’ Fashion Show, 1970 (via)

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Mordechai Rubinstein visits the beach house of Doug Bihlmaier

June 14, 2013

Mordechai Rubinstein Visits The Beach House Of Doug Bihlmaier

Mordechai Rubinstein of Mister Mort recently visited the beach house of Doug Bihlmaier, who works in vintage for Ralph Lauren…

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Reader Penguincoast alerts us to something cool

June 14, 2013

Reader Penguincoast Alerts Us To Something Cool

Reader Penguincoast alerts us to something cool: on June 26th, TCM will welcome Joseph Abboud as a guest programmer. He’s…

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Banana Republic When It Was Banana Republic

June 13, 2013

Banana Republic When It Was Banana Republic

An anonymous reader in Yucca Valley, California sent me a cool gift in the mail today – a group of…

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Collectors’ Weekly: How Boxers and Undershorts Got Into Men’s Pants

June 11, 2013

Collectors’ Weekly: How Boxers And Undershorts Got Into Men’s Pants

Collectors’ Weekly: How Boxers and Undershorts Got Into Men’s Pants

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BBC: The Accountant Who Created the First Book of Fashion

June 9, 2013

BBC: The Accountant Who Created The First Book Of Fashion

BBC: The Accountant Who Created the First Book of Fashion (Thanks, Aaron)

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This history of the wetsuit at Collector’s Weekly

June 8, 2013

This History Of The Wetsuit At Collector’s Weekly

This history of the wetsuit at Collector’s Weekly

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Some truly remarkable color footage of New York in 1939

June 4, 2013

Some Truly Remarkable Color Footage Of New York In 1939

Some truly remarkable color footage of New York in 1939, including some truly wonderful menswear.

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New Square Alert: Rayon!

June 3, 2013

New Square Alert: Rayon!

I spent about six months gathering vintage rayon yardage for the latest round of Put This On Gentlemen’s Association pocket…

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Christian at Ivy Style

June 3, 2013

Christian At Ivy Style

Christian at Ivy Style has a fascinating retrospective on a formative but largely forgotten American clothier: Rogers Peet.

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Vintage shoe advertisements

May 30, 2013

Vintage Shoe Advertisements

Vintage shoe advertisements, via Agence Eureka.

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Need Jewelry Storage? Try A Tackle Box.

May 28, 2013

Need Jewelry Storage? Try A Tackle Box.

Once you accept the possibility you might wear cuff links, a tie clip, a stickpin, a silk flower in your…

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Trad Nirvana: J. Press Tweed, Circa 1953

May 8, 2013

Trad Nirvana: J. Press Tweed, Circa 1953

One of the great things about thrift store shopping is finding something that seems like it comes from another world….

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Dating Brooks Brothers Shirts

May 6, 2013

Dating Brooks Brothers Shirts

I was cleaning up my very cluttered computer desktop yesterday when I came across a bunch of files I used…

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