1950s italian fashion men

Good news. The New York Public Library has just added hi-res versions of tens of thousands of its public domain digital holdings and they invite you to use them however you like. Print and frame them for your walls, work them into homemade party invitations, basically, use and remix them to your heart’s content. Here are a few of my favorites: A vibrant blue cyanotype would be striking to frame for your wall.

Linen suit in cream

I know, I know. There is so much advice floating around the blogosphere. Every where you look there is someone telling you what you should or shouldn't do. I don't necessarily have a problem with this, but the credibility of the person giving said advice can be quite the elephant in the room, which is why I would like to direct you to some of the most credible advice I have ever read - that of Luciano Barbera. You've seen him on The Sartorialist countless times and the phrase "living legend"…

This next installment is from roughly a month ago but medium to lighter-weight suits are shown. Again, the photos are by Cassie the professional photographer. First, my early 1950s plaid double breasted suit. From the Bold Look era, is has big everything: shoulders, lapels, etc. A good suit to wear downtown. click images to enlarge And lastly is my 1941-dated 3-piece. This suit would probably fall into the "drape" category of suit. The hat is a 1940s Royal De Luxe Stetson. Excellent…

1950s men's tuxedos, eveningwear, and formalwear entered a new age of color, texture, and casual style. That is not to say that formality was gone, it certainly was not, but that relaxed fashion was moving from day to night, adding color, cut, and lightness to traditional evening attire. For the man in the 1950s, there

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