As always, I'm buying stuff out of season. Duffel coats in August and Seersucker in December. It's not on purpose. It's simply a fact of life that the things we love and search for are not easy to find in our size, good condition, good price etc. The thing is, you need to accept the fact that if you …
Gant – The Hugger – Caravan Striped Oxford – 1968
For a long time it seemed that only solids or heavy plaids were acceptable when wearing a button down shirt. Stripes were fine as long as they were the university kind. However, there has definitely been a subtle shift towards the late 60s trend for what are generally called awning stripes - deck …
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Clarks Shearling Desert Boots
As much as I live in my Clarks Desert Boots, I have to confess to an ambivalence towards Clarks themselves. For decades an arrogant and monopolising business (for years stockists of Clarks shoes were controlled by Clarks as to what else they were allowed to stock), their lack of attention to their …
Some Kind of Grail – A 1960s Sack From eBay That Fits
For many years I wore a jacket I picked up in Flip in about 1985. It was the perfect early 60s sack sports coat, in mint condition, raised seams, patch and flap pockets, narrow lapels, hooked vent, two button cuffs, 3/2 roll. Everything. It was a wonderfully dark green herringbone woven from …
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Trujuns – The Saturday Shoe
St Louis is the Heartland of the American mass market shoe maker. The Brown Shoe / International Shoe Company dominated the middle market for many years, often with brands and styles that imitated their more traditional New England competitors. So, instead of Weejuns we have Trujuns. But, …
Eaton Clubman Golden Jubilee! 1958
Now normally, I'm with Herb Lester, in preferring the playboy in a chukka. There's something nice and solid about the feeling of facing the world in a good pair of suede chukka boots. However, these Eaton Clubman shoes look so nice I had to post this vintage 1958 advertisement from the trade …
Hollywood & The Ivy Look : Reel Art Press
(Above: Gregory looking im-Peck-able). On Thursday evening The Weejun attended the semi-underground launch of the much awaited coffee table tome, Hollywood & The Ivy Look at John Simons store in Chiltern St. Authored by Tony Nourmand, Graham Marsh, Alison Elangasinghe and one J.P. Gaul …
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Recent Finds: Deadstock Laurence J Smith (Laurence Odie) 5 Ply Cashmere ‘Shetland’
Today was one of those glorious autumn days, crisp clear air and brilliant blue sky. Perfect day for suede jackets and corduroy jeans, so I decided to head to John Simons to fulfil my latest part in the transatlantic ivy exchange with Fred in LA. He'd ordered a bunch of stuff from JSA and I usually …
Recent Finds: 1950s Deadstock Montgomery Ward Suede Bomber
Every now and again it's possible to come across something extraordinary when searching for vintage American clothing. Suede jackets are something I've always loved but vintage suede can be very funky in the worst possible sense and the vintage aroma can take months to clear. Some items are better …
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The Return of SERO of New Haven? Kind of.
Imagine my surprise today when I came across a link to an image for a new Sero 'shambray' (sic) shirt on Google. A bit more digging around and with the help of Google's translation service it appears that someone has resurrected the Sero name for Japan. It's probable that the brand being out of …
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