Update: Thanks to Anon Trad and Nick in the Comment for pointing towards the answer! Sorry if you clicked on this post looking for a photo or something, but this morning I was reading the one millionth slightly different version of who / what / where loafers and weejuns were invented and … [Read more...] about Norwegians: The Original Bass Weejuns Or Is it a Myth?
What’s The Weejun Buying on Ebay? Walk-Over Bucks!
Had my eye on these off white bucks for the last week, and having had a pair of Walk-Over dirty bucks in the dim and distant past from John Simons (circa 84), and of course now that there is no longer the option of buying Walk-Over shoes new, I determined they should be mine. Although it's easy … [Read more...] about What’s The Weejun Buying on Ebay? Walk-Over Bucks!
Vintage Old Stock Shirts: The Hathaway
Amongst the vintage deadstock dress shirts I picked up recently on Ebay were two 1960s era Hathaway button downs in white. Both of these shirts had some serious yellowing from age and having been in an attic for nigh on 40 years they had that distinctive sour sooty smell. I decided to open one up … [Read more...] about Vintage Old Stock Shirts: The Hathaway
The Look That Inspired: Paul Newman & Tony Perkins
Two dudes for the price of one here. I remember clearly lusting after a seersucker suit when I first saw the movie W.U.S.A on TV in about 1982. I can't remember it ever having been on UK TV since then. Of course the movie was a Newman vehicle but Perkins was excellent in it too. This image comes … [Read more...] about The Look That Inspired: Paul Newman & Tony Perkins
What’s The Weejun Buying On Ebay? Dexter Penny Loafers!
When it comes to penny loafers, as the name of this site suggests, I am mostly a Bass Weejun fan. With beefroll loafer there are more styles and many different makers who get their own look, but, to my mind at least, nobody ever gets that deep vamp look that Bass has, creating a highwalled side to … [Read more...] about What’s The Weejun Buying On Ebay? Dexter Penny Loafers!
Weejun Wearer of the Week – 1943 Bachelor-ettes
Weejun Wearer of the Week Well, no specific Weejun wearing in this week's choice (maybe the girl's foot down on the bottom right) but you can sense the presence, can't you? … [Read more...] about Weejun Wearer of the Week – 1943 Bachelor-ettes
The Look: Images and Styles That Have Influenced The Weejun – MJQ & Jimmy Giuffre
Back in the early 1981 there were very few jazz LPs from the golden age of modern jazz in print. As such we relied on the vagaries of the record companies to reissue random titles. There were almost no concerted themed reissues. Those that were most interesting often seemed to be from France or … [Read more...] about The Look: Images and Styles That Have Influenced The Weejun – MJQ & Jimmy Giuffre
The Devil Wears… Bass Weejuns?
The 'New' Weejun Dover. Dump It Off the White Cliffs, I Say. This blog is supposed to be a positive celebration of Americana but this week there's been a bit of a negative tone about where some of the classic US brands are today. It's not really my place to have a dig at these companies. In … [Read more...] about The Devil Wears… Bass Weejuns?