Monday, December 26, 2016

BOB DYLAN 1965




Bob Dylan, the teenager's troubadour came out of the West to wander restlessly through the country, playing and singing his own folk tunes, like '"Blowin' in the Wind."' More of a words man than a musician, he sets his verbal flashes of insight to simple melodies that hush his audience. Now, five years later, his restless wanderings include brief but profitable stops at Columbia's recording studio which is releasing his latest L.P., Bringing It All Back Home.

Harper's Bazaar April 1965
Photography: Richard Avedon








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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


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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


Thursday, May 19, 2016

SHOESHINE CHILDREN OF ITALY - IRVING PENN 1949










Italy: Shoeshine Children
Photography: Irving Penn
Vogue May 15, 1949


Wednesday, May 18, 2016

CAR FASHIONS SPRING 1949




"news in cardigans" red moleskin over rayon crash sheath by Arnheimer leans on a 1949 Cadillac with 160-hp. engine.








Clare Potter sleeveless blouse in menswear shirting with  Moygashel linen skirt leans against a Buick Roadmaster convertible with Dynaflow drive.









"cool coverage"  beige rayon crash duster over silk shantung camisole dress by Vera Maxwell. Dorfan bag - Alfred Dunhill; Rawhide case - Oshkosh. 1949 Packard station sedan.









suit and helmut of grey wool jersey from Paris, Jo Hughes - clipped black pearl silver fox by Esther Dorothy. Hat by Suzy. 1949 handmade Jaguar convertible from Hoffman Motors.











pink cotton voile by Charles Nudelman in Chrysler's mahogany-panelled "Town & Country" convertible.





fashions from the editorial "America Through the Windshield" The joys of detours, motels, and the eccenticities of filling-station men by Lewis Gannett
Vogue May 15, 1949
Photography: Herbert Matter; Serge Balkin



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Monday, February 1, 2016

THE BRIGHT SWIMMING SHELL






Four back-views,four back treatments of a single theme:
the California maillot by Cole of California; Mabs; Caltex; Catalina


The Bright Swimming Shell
Vogue June 1949
Photography: Clifford Coffin

Friday, January 29, 2016

"SUMMER SLEEP" IRVING PENN


summer sleep











"Summer Sleep" 
Photographic Study
Irving Penn
Vogue June 1949







Tuesday, January 19, 2016

FORTIES FASHION



Principessa Helen Wolkonsky








Donna Milagros del Drago in the Palazzo Rispoli ... Donna Marelia Caracciolo dei Principi de Castagneto ... Principessa Letizia Boncompagni Ludovisi


All four young ladies of Roman society gowned by Contessa Gabriella di Robilant









Wallace Simpson in Mainbocher









Christian Dior's tapered oval shoulder interpreted for America by Larry Aldrich - pearls by Coro











Maud et Nano's "Nursery Maid" hat








Ceil Chapman chiffon and Coro pearls








Veronica Lake in Castillo's long, close coat of dark satin photographed by Avedon




Harper's Bazaar July 1947
Photography: 
Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Richard Avedon




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