It appears the team at Allen-Edmonds has scanned and posted their old Allen-Edmonds catalogs from the 1950s and 1960s through the present day. Whether it’s public service or ingenious marketing, it’s a great resource. I came across more than a few models and lasts that ought to be resurrected. The 1957 catalog shows a pair of […]
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I think it’s safe to say that every fellow should have a fitted, zipped cotton (or Harrington) jacket. My search for the right one started several years ago. First stop: O’Connells, an excellent American trad or Ivy style retailer based in Buffalo. I bought a natural G9 Baracuta jacket which comes with a distinctive red
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I attended the 2010 American Association of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) conference in New York City this past weekend and learned quite a bit about the highly competitive publishing market, working with agents, developing proposals, expanding one’s platform, etc. My purpose was to push forward on my book idea on men’s style. Apart from learning
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I haven’t had a chance to chat with my shirtmaker Freddy Vandecasteele in several months. But it goes without saying that he’s probably been busy making both men’s and women’s shirts. Recently, women’s fashion blogger Kristopher Dukes became a customer of Freddy and gives her review here.
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I was very pleasantly surprised to find my blog mentioned in a couple of “best of” lists for men’s style blogs. Last year, the writers behind the Art of Manliness put Sleevehead in the company of A Permanent Style and The Trad in their list of best blogs. Just last month, Andrew Cedotal of Styleite
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“Gold Diggers of 1933” (1933) is a film notable for a couple of things. One is that it opens with the hit song “We’re in the Money”, a tune recognizable even today. It is also a pre-code Hollywood film, meaning it was not subject to the censorship guidelines that went into effect a year later.
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I came across Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) late one night and missed the first half hour or so, which was a pity. Don’t miss it if you are a student of 1960s design and style or a fan of the lanky and accomplished James Coburn. He’s a smoother, more rugged version of Jimmy
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As a follow-up to my previous entry on heritage brands, I thought it would be especially relevant to mention the pivotal role of the Japanese in the resurrection of “authentic” vintage styles, makes and brands. The Japanese are masters of finding, exhuming and preserving vintage clothing and the original brands associated with them, often in
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