Max Raab started in his father's blouse factory. Raab disliked his father's clothing believing it lacked quality and style; in his mind, his father's low-end shirts did not comport with the increasing domination of American fashion by teenage and upwardly mobile tastes. When in the late 1940s he...
I haven't been able to wear a hat for a few weeks due to working in my shop but I ran out back to the shed today and had time to put on my Stetson canvas hunting hat
I myself have about 40-50 Ernst ties in my collection. But I had the fortune of being in the bay area where they are local. But he sold nation wide so when you come across one next time at the thrift store. Take a second look. There really quite nice and provide a great sense of nostalgia for us...
The rarest and most special of his ties must be these hand-silkscreened models. They were “normal” ties, but had images printed atop the striped fabric. The one on the left shows Fisherman’s Wharf, the one on the right depicts the Golden Gate Bridge. The tie in the center has masks on it, and...
Ernest Beall, Prince of Ties
Ernest Beall is an enigmatic figure in my life. I never met him (he died in 1980, five years before I moved to San Francisco) but his life and work have been an interest of mine for the past ten years. This is entirely because of the neckties he designed and made...
Thanks DH. Ernst ties are kinda thing of mine, Even though most of you know I'm a Brooks Brothers man, being they were made in San Francisco. There's some interesting articles about Mr Ernst out there, today he has a bit of a cult following. In the San Francisco bay area their is literally 1000s...
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