What are you wearing today??

[anon`]

thunderw21... I'm gonna steal your suits, k?

Interesting.....but, velcro wasn't invented until 1955. [huh]

The hook-and-loop fastener was invented in 1941 George de Mestral. The patent for mechanised construction of same was filed ten years later and granted in 1955.

 

[Dr Doran]

My girlfriend is really into this sort of secretary look herself.

Lucky man.

 

[avedwards]

thunderw21... I'm gonna steal your suits, k?

Not if I get to them first.

 

[sproily]

PERFECT! I love this! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap The perfect suit! Oh you've got a marvelous fit on that thing too. I'm so happy for you! Love the oxblood shoes, works suprisingly well!

Just brilliant. The best thing I've seen yet!

My girlfriend is really into this sort of secretary look herself.

Lucky man.

Yussirree

 

[Djupis]

Excellent look, thunderw21. I particularly like the hat, it suits you very well.

 

[PS]

Sproily, I am in love with your girlfriend. She is divine!
Is her dress/suit from TopRunway? Please get her to join at once!

 

[BellyTank]

While I know velcro is frowned upon. I think the end result is what matters. Especially when the trousers you begin with aren't vintage ones and you've made them yourself in ten minutes.

Of course they would be much nicer if they had buckles or buttons. But in my opinion velcro works just as well. Plus buckles and buttons are much harder to make. I have experience

My plus fours look nice even though they have velcro. Right? I certainly think so.

And I remember seeing 40's knickerbockers with velcro.

And Mr. Alan, it's certainly nice to meet you

Well... I was actually replying to Nick D but I'll bite anyway-

The end result, as you say, trousers with velcro.
Velcro doesn't agree with me, especially in that scenario- tight velcro on the calf, over or under a sock- no thanks. Beyond theatrical necessity, no way.
I seriously doubt if any '40s knickers had velcro. But then, I seriously doubt if any '50s or '60s had, either.
"Making" plusfours is something different to shortening a pair of trousers-
plusfours are made to a special cut and construction, to make the correct shape and effect. However, 1910s/'20s knickers would be straighter and slimmer. I do not disagree that velcro is A solution but it is not a very satisfactory one, especially for someone who enjoys clothing, using it for its intended purpose and the utility therein.

You have a very good eye for colour, take a nice photo and have done well so far, with 1970s menswear.

Is that really your girlfriend?

My compliments to you.


B
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[sproily]

Well... I was actually replying to Nick D but I'll bite anyway-

The end result, as you say, trousers with velcro.
Velcro doesn't agree with me, especially in that scenario- tight velcro on the calf, over or under a sock- no thanks. Beyond theatrical necessity, no way.
I seriously doubt if any '40s knickers had velcro. But then, I seriously doubt if any '50s or '60s had, either.
"Making" plusfours is something different to shortening a pair of trousers-
plusfours are made to a special cut and construction, to make the correct shape and effect. However, 1910s/'20s knickers would be straighter and slimmer. I do not disagree that velcro is A solution but it is not a very satisfactory one, especially for someone who enjoys clothing, using it for its intended purpose and the utility therein.

You have a very good eye for colour, take a nice photo and have done well so far, with 1970s menswear.

Is that really your girlfriend?

My compliments to you.


B
T

Fair enough. Well said.

The plus fours, however, even though they aren't the real deal. Act the part, feel good, and to atleast me, look good.

And yes I know most of my suits are post-30's and 40's, but I cant complain since they were virtually free, and to me, portray they look I want. Which is, a bit more classic, golden age inspired look. I have to say inspired, since none of the clothes are actually from that era.

But it's the overall impression that it gives though. Even though every piece of clothing is from a different time. 00's, 30's, 80's, 50's it can made to look like 20's if done right. At least that's what I believe in.

And since I'm currently unemployed and don't have a place to study. I don't have the money to spend in authentic 30's clothing.

It's the path I've chosen.

PS. But sure I prefer the real deal to the newer ones I'm a purist too, just too broke to be one.

Sproily, I am in love with your girlfriend. She is divine!
Is her dress/suit from TopRunway? Please get her to join at once!

The dress is something she has found over at thrift stores and such over a course of time. It's not from a single place
She'll be joining fairly soon I think

 

[avedwards]

And yes I know most of my suits are post-30's and 40's, but I cant complain since they were virtually free, and to me, portray they look I want. Which is, a bit more classic, golden age inspired look. I have to say inspired, since none of the clothes are actually from that era.

But it's the overall impression that it gives though. Even though every piece of clothing is from a different time. 00's, 30's, 80's, 50's it can made to look like 20's if done right. At least that's what I believe in.

I quite agree. I have only two real vintage pieces: 50s cufflinks and a 50s black cummerbund. So most of the time I'm in modern or 60s clothing but I still think it looks classic if carefully combined. I try to look classically styled and well dressed in a modern world, not like an extra from a period film (not that there's anything wrong with that if you have a wardrobe capable of doing that), hence my clothes aren't perfectly period correct. Only major imperfections bother me like notched lapel DB suits (just wrong IMO) or polyester suits.

 

[sproily]

Exactly. Couldn't have said it better.

Though I have a 20's straw boater, 30's tiepins, 20-40's detachable collars and 50's cufflinks. lol

Perfect period correctness is far away, but you can look extremely close to the era with mixed era clothing. And as Alan stated, when carefully combined, you can achieve this.

The latest picture I posted bothered me, since I felt like I was going too far with the colors. Became a bit too 60's for my tastes.

And to anyone else on the street it all looks 20's-60's if one wears a fedora and a trench coat!

And also as Alan said, there is nothing wrong with looking like an extra from a period film, quite the opposite.

That is why I usually stick to the overall appearance. As I can't be perfectly period true.

OK. Let's just leave it here. I'm starting to ramble again!

 

[avedwards]

Just to add, mixing eras could actually be period correct. Say for example, you wore a 20s boater with a 40s suit. You could still be period correct because I'm sure there were people in the 40s who still wore a 20s hat.

 

[Lamplight]

Yussirree

My gosh, man. If you and she go out on the town dressed like you've shown here, you're practically guaranteed to be the finest couple in town! :eusa_clap

 

[Shangas]

Now THAT'S a dame...

*Wolf-whistle*

 

[Dr Doran]

Yussirree

gorgeousness and gorgeosity.

 

[Diamondback]

Indeed. Sproily, you are one lucky, lucky dude... to a degree that words have not yet been invented for.

 

[Tomasso]

The hook-and-loop fastener was invented in 1941 George de Mestrall. The patent for mechanised construction of same was filed ten years later and granted in 1955.

So you're saying that de Mestral produced velcro for the marketplace prior to 1955, without patent protection?

 

[Tomasso]

Thunder!!!

 

[Dr Doran]

I'm a purist too, just too broke to be one.

That should be the motto for a lot of us!

You're a young fellow, and as time goes by, no doubt you will slowly find more and more authentic stuff. The more garage sales, the more trades, the more odd things in thrift shops and antique shops, the better and better your collection will become. You have made out very very well with what you have, that's for sure! Very nice.

 

[chanteuseCarey]

Repeat outfit. This outfit worn to church today, minus the black purse. Wore a white gardenia pin on the jacket instead of the red rose.

years old favorite J. Peterman hat
ruby and pearl Borghese Gallery gift shop earrings
Ralph Lauren natural waist white linen trousers
Ralph Lauren Chaps striped jacket
silk gardenia pin
Sorelli red jeweled cuff bracelet
red Michael Kors leather belt
old red Norstrom pumps

 

[anon`]

So you're saying that de Mestral produced velcro for the marketplace prior to 1955, without patent protection?

Couldn't really tell you.

See, I wasn't hanging around Switzerland in 1941 when he invented it, nor was I present in Lyon when he first started working with a weaver to start mass production of it.

Nor do I claim to be privy to the details of patent law in Switzerland.

But I can tell you that in the US, at least, you needn't be granted the patent in order to own it. Only need to show that you developed and produced the subject of the patent before anyone else. I suspect a similar regime to be in place throughout much of Europe.

But none of this changes the fact that the hook-and-loop fastener, known to most under the trade name Velcro, was in fact invented in 1941. And last time I checked, that was some years prior to 1955.