Weejunisms

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 … [Read more...] about Seasons Greetings with Seersucker

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 … [Read more...] about Gant – The Hugger – Caravan Striped Oxford – 1968

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 … [Read more...] about Clarks Shearling Desert Boots

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 … [Read more...] about Some Kind of Grail – A 1960s Sack From eBay That Fits

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, … [Read more...] about Trujuns – The Saturday Shoe

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 … [Read more...] about Eaton Clubman Golden Jubilee! 1958

(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 … [Read more...] about Hollywood & The Ivy Look : Reel Art Press

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 … [Read more...] about Recent Finds: Deadstock Laurence J Smith (Laurence Odie) 5 Ply Cashmere ‘Shetland’