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Comment on Vintage Leyendecker by William Wright

William Wright — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:47:46 +0000

I like this blog post. It reminds me that many of my dress shirts from elementary school through high school were from Van Heusen as well as Arrow. In fact, the very first tuxedo shirt I had was an Arrow with a semi-spread collar, French Cuffs and a three-stud front! It was an absolutely difficult shirt to get into, due to the studs always fighting me, but once I figured out how to make it work, I had no trouble. (A young impressionable high school kid always has problems with his first encounters with Black Tie) What I especially remember about this shirt was how stiff it was, making it look absolutely breath taking under my midnight blue velvet jacket. The French cuffs looked beautiful closed with black onyx links that I still wear with my tux shirts today; that fold line peeking out of the jacket was great and when worn with a velvet bow about the size of the current generation of bow ties, the whole ensemble just made me (can’t exactly picture it happening now-too much time has gone by) a babe magnet. I had more girls oogling over the fact I would wear a tuxedo to events than the other males, and to top it off, I actually wowed a few friends’ mothers because I looked better than their own suited sons. Believe me when I say that those boys were made to go and pick up some similar looking clothing so our DeMolay chapter would look better than the other two chapters in the district. We did too, even though many of the guys wound up with (Awk!) the dreaded white ruffled shirt. But then,it was the 70′s and it was high school and none of us (other than me) were inclined to maintain tradition. For me, Arrow shirts advertising always brings back a lot of fond memories.

Comment on Reader Role Models: Posh in Pennsylvania by Peter Marshall

Peter Marshall — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:33:44 +0000

Well said Jovan.

Comment on Vintage Leyendecker by David V

David V — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:13:53 +0000

The Movie posters for The Sting were done in Leyendecker’s style.

Comment on Reader Role Models: Posh in Pennsylvania by Jovan

Jovan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:01:49 +0000

What’s really sad is that only one comment here is applauding the guy for doing what he does.

Exposed buckle notwithstanding, this is a great getup and I wish I had the opportunities he does to dress in white tie.

Comment on Vintage Leyendecker by Hal

Hal — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:11:18 +0000

Yes, although I’ve seen some of those illustrations before (reused as a book cover in one instance) I’d not heard of Leyendecker.

Rockwell whose style is similar – although his subjects never so grand and often more homely – has remained significantly more famous, whilst other artists – such as Lawrence Fellows – from journals such as Apparel Arts and Esquire have become the darlings of the internet’s menswear bloggers.

Comment on Vintage Leyendecker by Brandon Taylor

Brandon Taylor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:47:48 +0000

Excellent. And interesting too. I didn’t know about Leyendecker. I love the two-part “piano” one!

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Comment on Reader Role Models: Posh in Pennsylvania by Joe Zasada

Joe Zasada — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:04 +0000

For braid I would suggest Stokes International out of Toronto, they have many different braids including black ones. You should be able to have a double stripe done; the 1/2″ would probably be ideal. http://www.stokes-int.com/en/catalog/braids-laces/pant-braid/

Comment on Reader Role Models: Posh in Pennsylvania by Cygnus

Cygnus — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:47:24 +0000

The shoes are explained in the post.

Comment on Reader Role Models: Posh in Pennsylvania by LAStyleGuy

LAStyleGuy — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:16:33 +0000

Also, not sure about the shoes–are they patent?

Comment on 2013 Cannes Red Carpet by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:13:32 +0000

* king Willem-Alexander inauguration