The Cake Eaters of the 1920s
2July 13, 2013 by Ville Raivio
‘During the early and middle twenties a sharp, strictly non-college group (called “Cake Eaters”) evolved a style peculiar unto themselves. It was a narrow slope-shouldered coat, closely shaped at the sides and back and trimmed with slim peaked or notched lapels. The pants were narrow to the calf where they spread out into bell-bottoms. “Cake Eaters” wore high soft collars secured either by pins or by buttons on the neckband. Their ties were dark and rarely more than an inch wide. They often topped these outfits with pancake-like eight-quarter caps and wore pointed shoes. “Cake Eaters” went big for hard-finished worsteds, especially in pin stripes, but avoided tweeds and the “ice cream” shades–the mark of “Joe College.”‘
Products from Pukimo Raivio
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Ralph Lauren, Black Label suit, size 52EU
~ Mens Wear magazine’s 75 Years of Fashion edition, 1965
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