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  1. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    Today, having possibly taken my daughter's injunction to "wear something purple for my friend's party" a little too far: Cheapest of the cheap linen/cotton suit from Primark Tyrwhitt shirt eBay tie Tie rack pocket handkerchief (Thurston boxcloth braces) (Tricker's Acorn...
  2. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    I know, I know...
  3. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    Some great looks on display! In the meantime, I have got to try and persuade SWMBO to take my photographs for me... Another Ravi suit, this time d/b 6x2 in a wool/silk mix, MoP buttons, with fishmouth back double forward pleat trousers as before. I like it generally, but the lapels...
  4. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    I've only ever been a misdemeanour before....
  5. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    That's good, yes?
  6. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    Rather poor quality pictures today (these were the best of a bad bunch): Ravi suit, 1 button notch, MoP buttons Charles Tyrwhitt blue shadow(?) stripe shirt on white ground Pakeman Catto & Carter wine foulard tie Turnbull & Asser spotted handkerchief Vintage(ish) silver tie...
  7. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    Thank you! It is a bit more geometric than would normally appeal but I liked it as soon as I saw it.
  8. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    Dressed for rather cooler and wetter weather than we actually had... Vintage 4x2 d/b Charles Tyrwhitt spread collar double-cuff shirt Vintage Gieves & Hawkes tie Vintage double-oval faux amber cufflinks Hackett quartered pocket square (not sure about the wisdom of this choice, but there...
  9. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    Get_Atomized, I love the whole effect, and I think you have a lovely smile. Fletch, I too beg for a picture! Mike, very interesting looking suit, and shirt too - is the collar detachable? It certainly looks smart enough! I'm looking a bit modern today, I'm afraid, but I was building an...
  10. Anthony Jordan

    White Tie Outerwear

    A very well-dressed Don of my acquaintance used (and for aught I know still does) to wear a tailored dark blue single-breasted overcoat over his tails with a top hat and looked very well in it, I thought. Personally I favour a black velvet-collared pseudo-Chesterfield (regular rather than fly...
  11. Anthony Jordan

    Selling August '37 Esky - nice plates

    Back on the forum - £9.50 or USD equivalent plus shipping, I can accept USD via Paypal.
  12. Anthony Jordan

    Apparel Arts images - Fall 1936 advance edition

    Nearly the last (except for the advertisements, which are about 2/3 of the content!): --------------------- Suggestions for the Country Fabrics - (i) colored yearn cotton twill shirting in a smart flannel effect. By Cluett-Peabody. (ii) Sea Island Mills' Raffina fabric, suitable for...
  13. Anthony Jordan

    Fred Astair wearing a tie as a belt.

    It was also quite a common cricketing thing - I think I picked the practice up first from old Vanity Fair prints of Victorian and Edwardian cricketers. It also cropped up a few times in the pages of Apparel Arts/Esquire as a recommended style, e.g. on the tennis court.
  14. Anthony Jordan

    Apparel Arts images - Fall 1936 advance edition

    here's another instalment (the text is just those parts which have been shaved off for one reason or another): ------------------- Late Summer Wearables Fabrics - (i) Colored yarn British shirting made up by Cluett-Peabody in a variety of collar styles. Overstriped Glen...
  15. Anthony Jordan

    Apparel Arts images - Fall 1936 advance edition

    My pleasure! Here's another, not quite so good, but passable: Fashion Forecast - the Patterned Overcoat for Town Wear
  16. Anthony Jordan

    Apparel Arts images - Fall 1936 advance edition

    Some more, slightly better quality: ------------------- Fall Portfolio of Fashions - Overcoat Trend, 1936 ....The new shorter length overcoat extending 1 1/2" below the knee. This S.B. dark blue cheviot model carries set-in sleeves with real cuffs, fly front, peak lapels, slanting...
  17. Anthony Jordan

    Apparel Arts images - Fall 1936 advance edition

    Gentlemen, Just a taste of the contents of the copy of Apparel Arts I acquired not so long ago - apologies for the fact that the scans are not quite as good as I have wished - I will be uploading better versions once I have had more practice! This is volume VI, number IV A, Advance Fall...
  18. Anthony Jordan

    Selling August '37 Esky - nice plates

    ... or "Buy it Now" and get free shipping. (Standard Parcel rate in the UK, Surface Mail to international destinations.)
  19. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    Praise indeed, thank you!
  20. Anthony Jordan

    What are you wearing today??

    Particularly crappy photos today, but they give a flavour of the look I was after: Work, followed by a trip to the theatre to see "An Inspector Calls" Wool/silk mix Ravi 6x2 suit, House of Frazer gingham shirt, yellow silk pocket square, etc. Four vices cufflinks Herald &...

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