Still in relation to the research on early Indonesian post-independence
fashion, I'm just starting to notice on contemporary photographs from 1945-1955
that many men who wore suits or sport coats without ties often wore their
unbuttoned shirt collars _outside_ the coat (i.e. on top of the
At 18:18 23/06/2011, you wrote:
I'm just starting to notice on contemporary photographs from
1945-1955 that many men who wore suits or sport coats without ties
often wore their unbuttoned shirt collars _outside_ the coat (i.e.
on top of the coat's collar rather than tucked underneath).
This
I have a photo of my father and uncle strolling down a street in Atlanta,
Suits and white shirts, collars open and over the coats, no hats. In
contrast, a man seen in a doorway behind them looks like a 30s gangster in
suit, tie, and jauntily tilted hat.
Liadain
Practical Blackwork Designs
And pictures of my dapper father in his teens and twentys with the same
style in San Francisco. I think it was a universal style for casual wear.
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Tracy Thallas fathal...@collinscom.netwrote:
I have a photo of my father and uncle strolling down a street in
Maybe it was the Rebel Without A Cause style of the era?
Funny, I never think of open collars + pre-WWII... even pics of my
grandfather, etc, from the farm had shirts buttoned all the way up.
Liadain
Practical Blackwork Designs
http://practicalblackwork.com
The difference between farmers/immigrants and city people/first generation
citizens?
My immigrant grandfather who had been a farmer in the old country and in his
youth here in the US, always wore a tie and a hat outside the house, even
walking the dog, even in his 90s.
My father, San Francisco
Could be. My husband's father and uncle were immigrants from Greece in
the 10s, and dressed very properly all their lives. Their sons seemed to
have been more inclined to hep cat-ness. ;-)
On my father's side, seems more a case of farm/conservative vs
townie/newest fashion.
I saw an article last weekend (just before the sale) about Debbie and her
collection. In the interview, she said she could no longer afford to care for
and store the costumes and the funding for the proposed museum just wasn't
coming through. Although she hates to give up the collection, she
So why didn't she just sell a couple of the costumes and use the money to
fund the museum?
Sharon C.
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Hello,
Has anyone ever seen the pattern scales that were used with Thompson's
Universal System, by Mrs. F.E. Thompson? I have scales for a couple of
other systems, but the scales were unique to each system and I cannot find
any for Thompson's anywhere. I'd love to have copies of them as I want
Yup, that's her.
http://www.tara.tcd.ie/bitstream/2262/25836/1/ertk1721.jpg
The effigy is pretty typical of upper class burials of the period, including
the fact that the clothing styles are mostly static from about 1470, or so.
The armor on the spouses is even more archaic. My ex-husband says,
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