Ollld heather blue fedora (The manufacturer logo in the unlined crown is too faded to make out), vintage ('70s, probably) aloha shirt, '40s/'50s Nettleton Spec's and vintage socks too! :)
I've been busy gobbling up quality shoes for resale. Time to let some of 'em loose! :)
1. VINTAGE MEN'S GENUINE SHELL CORDOVAN SADDLE OXFORDS
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160469055209&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_515wt_1111
2. FLORSHEIM IMPERIAL WHITE LEATHER...
YES!! Absolutely excellent, all the way, Bart. :eusa_clap
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Hey Torpedo, looks like you are quite the diplomat going with the 'mid'-ribbon there. Also, don'tcha just love it when a jacket fits so perfectly? That one looks super. :eusa_clap
The shoulders will get dusty even IN a closet.
Thin, oily, stretchy plastic like they make the dry cleaners bags from will degrade and 'melt'. The 'dryer', less flexible plastic of the shoulder covers should be OK for a considerable time. I have a few of them on my best vintage jackets. For a...
I hope that's true but I think they MIGHT be later. Like '70s, perhaps. What the photo didn't convey is that the cleat is a type of plastic - neoprene or nylon. How early were high impact plastics used in this manner, I wonder.
Something about that "Benchmark" logo type inside also seems just a...
Thanks for the links. I've been surfing (HA! Aloha shirts. Surfing. I crack me up.) the 'net for info. I'll enjoy studying those sites.
Actually, I have found that even on valuable vintage ones, this isn't always the case. But it is nice when they pattern match. :)
True! And funny, because...
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