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November 12, 2020
Counterculture And Corduroy: Late 60s Campus Style In Getting Straight
What we call Ivy style — trim but natural shouldered tailoring, no-break flat-front khakis, OCBDs, shetland sweaters, loafers, etc. —…
July 24, 2020
Checkered Flags And Herringbone Jackets: Style In Grand Prix (1966)
The plot of Grand Prix is not the point of this post, and frankly wasn’t the point of the movie….
September 13, 2019
Inspiration From Emma Thompson In Late Night
When it comes to style inspiration in film, we often look to older movies or stories set in the past,…
July 19, 2019
Jazz Style Behind The Scenes: Photographs Of Milt Hinton
Good style rarely happens in a vacuum — you can build personal style, but when it comes to icon status,…
July 11, 2019
Before The Bad Boys: Inspiration From Wimbledon In The Early 1970s
Wimbledon might be the most photogenic event in sports. A game focused on one-on-one competition; clean white sportswear against green…
April 19, 2019
Everyday American Style: 1970s Inspiration Via Documerica
Denim jackets, Chucks, and pool cues go together like teenagers and delinquency. Robert Johnson in coal-mining town of Clothier, West…
December 12, 2018
City Hermit: The Style Of Allen Ginsberg
Beat: a word used to describe a group of people, mostly poets, who had in common a general rebellion against…
December 6, 2018
Ivy Workwear Style Via Princeton University’s Beer Jackets
Members of the Princeton class of 1948. Note the white work jackets. A classic Seinfeld bit on helmets goes like…
November 29, 2018
Inspiration: Alexander Skarsgård’s Shirts In The Little Drummer Girl
Spies get the coolest clothes. Well, handsome spies anyway. AMC/BBC’s new adaptation of John Le Carre’s 1983 novel The Little…
August 23, 2018
The Restrained 1970s: Paul Newman In The Drowning Pool
As eras recede into the past, it’s tempting to narrow our view of them. Thinking about how people dressed in…
July 5, 2018
Where All The Fits Went: Inspiration On Instagram
With the amount of imagery mainlined into the eyeballs of the average smartphone user these days, it’s almost hard to…
April 4, 2018
Feeling Pretty Psyched: The Style Of Michael Stipe
Rock stars weren’t meant to stick around. They ignite, burn, and burn out. Rock music as a genre is reaching…
December 7, 2017
Glitter And Doom: Inspiration Via Tom Waits
Tom Waits’ style is akin to his music–it’s a continuation of traditions of sorts but roughed up to the point…
February 14, 2017
Inspiration LA 2017: Shoot Your Shot (Part Three)
Here’s our third and final round of awesome shots from Inspiration LA, the annual vintage-industry-Americana-Japanese-American-hybrid show in Los Angeles. To…
February 13, 2017
Inspiration LA 2017 Day 2: Shoot Your Shot
Here’s our second day of candid shots from Inspiration LA 2017, the huge men’s Americana show in Los Angeles. There…
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