Friday, November 11, 2016

FIFTIES FASHION FOR MEN



paris relaxed







casual-on-thames

soft shaggy mohair check coat by playsport






silver-grey flannel by gant



mustard yellow rib knit and suede by merrill-sharpe





fine cotton paisley print in patchwork pattern by izod





pure silk sport shirt by countess mara photographed at the bayonne barrel and drum company, newark, new jersey





custom designed for col.serge obolensky by dunhill tailors new york city





an after six original, red velvet scrolled with black silk embroidery - shawl collar and pocket welts of black satin.





silver-grey silk jacket custom tailored by frank aurora





the new continental silhouette - shorter jacket, cutaway front, high peaked lapels in silk and worsted by lord west









a radically new design for the future - buttonless cardigan worsted twill suit, designed by john dero, tailored by knize, new york city. futuristic shirt from bonnell-holden, n.y.c.



Gentlemen's Quarterly November 1958
Photography: 
Emma Gene Hall
Leonard Nones
Norman Lerner


eyes on the fifties at devodotcom

Thursday, November 10, 2016

MENSWEAR 1958



Navy shirt-blazer with gold buttons has a smart casual air - worn with a striped cotton jersey and neckerchief all from Oscar

Gentlemen's Quarterly November 1958
Photography: Arthur Veiga

Monday, November 7, 2016

Tis The Season ... to be formal 1958






GQ November 1958
Photography: Emma Gene Hall 

under the statue of Theodora, patron saint of the Gaslight Club, New York, a Louis Roth Jacket - Eddy Harth Beverly Hills