‘American style’ Category

  1. The Short History and Reviews of Button-down Shirts

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    June 18, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    Today’s links lead to Put This On, whose menswear maverick Derek Guy has given form to a magnum opus on …
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  2. Interview with Ken C. Pollock

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    June 14, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    ‘Age 72; Attorney at Law for 47 years. Bachelor of Arts degree (Political Science major), 1963 and Law degree, 1965; …
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  3. Interview with David Mercer from Mercer&Sons

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    June 10, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    “Not being a math major, I figure it’s always safer to say I was born in 1946. My Mercer&Sons designs …
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  4. John F. Kennedy on Time

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    June 8, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    Time magazine has devoted a short photo essay to JFK’s take on style. His youth was spent in louche apparel: …
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  5. Miles Davis and the Ivy League Look

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    June 7, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    ‘In the mid-fifties, Miles [Davis] took to the Ivy League Look in fashion, having his clothes made at the epicenter …
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