The Weejun

One of the many cross breeds between the Baracuta G9 style of jacket and it's main rival the McGregor Drizzler. This model by Sir Jac from 1959 has the G9 collar but with the Drizzler style beaded seam pockets. I remember buying a similar one in tan cotton from John Simons c 1993 made by some … [Read more...] about G9 x Drizzler

Vintage Poster for Paraboot c 1950s specially for Fred. … [Read more...] about Vintage 1950s Paraboot Poster

When I started this blog back in 2009 I bemoaned the state of LL Bean and how it had slipped into a kind of evil catalogue mumsiness perhaps beyond any hope of return. Bean's PR machine contacted me and told me there was great excitement about a new 'heritage' line they were working on. Well, we … [Read more...] about LL Bean Maine Hunting Shoe

Interesting Paraboot Micheal-style shoes from early 60s showing the two eyelet deep vamp moccasin was popular in the US. In the 80s Paraboot comeback there were a lot of models that featured the split toe seam sporting a double stitiched 'cover' like this model. Paraboot themselves sold one that … [Read more...] about Voyles ‘Bumpers’ Early 60s

Well, I took a short holiday. Turned out to be about 18 months. I didn't really have time to keep the blog going. In that time a lot has happened. The whole Ivy League Look has gone seriously overground. Not necessarily a bad thing by any means, as we're currently in one of the rare phases where the … [Read more...] about The Return of The Weejun (Updated)

Yesterday I was in town in the morning with some time to kill so I thought I'd drop in and see how John Simon's new store at Chiltern St was doing. This was only my third visit since he's opened a couple of weeks ago and the shop is getting ever more stock and slowly taking on an appearance of an … [Read more...] about JSA Goes From Strength to Strength

Aquascutum were up there with Burberry's and Grenfell once upon a time. Here's a lovely ad from 1965. Better get down to Eatons before 9pm tonight, then. … [Read more...] about Get Down To Eaton’s Before 9pm Tonight

Alongside the classic sand suede the other colour long available in the USA (at least since the mid 60s) has been Loden Green. This has to be one of my favourite colours. in 1983 I bought a pair in the sale from K Shoes next to Tottenham Court Rd tube station (now a hole in the ground for … [Read more...] about Clarks Desert Boots: Loden Green