Leo's hair looks pretty close. Less goo.
The female's hair looks nothing like that, but am I mistaken to think that considerable variation existed in the late 1950s?
All true and well-thought out; but it seems to me that period films have become more accurate as time has gone by. More attention. (It still bugs me how few hats were worn in L.A. Confidential, though.)
Ugh. Bonnie and Clyde's chubby kid sidekick in the Mia Farrow film. He had long hair in back under his cap. Painful. Just painful. I would post a pic, but it's too horrible to behold.
What ravishing overcoats! I had not seen this thread before. I have at least three of vintage interest and I'll post soon.
Always good to remember: high summer is a fine time to buy vintage overcoats, especially from the smaller antique/vintage/thrift stores since they need the space for...
What is your size? 44L? Sometimes Julie/Pdxvintagette/FabGabsVintage finds those.
There is a brown chalk stripe DB in my dreams as well.
Does a green chalk stripe DB exist?
But if I were to go down to a 34 waist, I'd have to get all my suits adjusted ... I have about 40 suits (most not vintage, needless to say). This could get expensive. I think I'll stay at a 36 waist. Maybe go down to 35; that would be no big deal on the wardrobe, no adjustments necessary.
I just scored this dark blue with gray-white pinstripes 1940s DB with two (2) trousers on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270436376110&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:US:1123
Will post pics after tailoring is done (probably take down arms an inch, take down cuffs and do...
Linen summer suit
Just received Paul Fredrick's DB linen summer suit, brown pin stripes, "natural" color (kind of oatmeal). Trousers are getting cuffed at the tailor's now. Will post pics when all is ready.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Anon` and I found this in an antique shop in Vancouver, Washington. Can anyone help me to identify it?
I include this photo as well not to show how damn handsome I am, but only for a sense of the scale of the item:
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