Recent content by Veronica Parra

Charlie Chaplin in 1910, on his first tour of the U.S.A.

Neither good nor bad, according to Marc's tailor. Just weird.

We got married twice, as it were. Both times in Chile. First, the notarized civil ceremony on November 17, 2004. Then, the religious ceremony and reception on March 12, 2005. Until very recently, this separation of ceremonies (sometimes by as much as a year!) was typical in Chile...

Mais non, mon cherie. Marc's been away from posting here, though I've convinced him to make ONE upcoming post showing his latest vintage acquisitions. Marc was my English teacher when we met in Chile. He still teaches me English, though on a more permanent basis now. :) Any good or poor...

The interesting thing about the suit is that it seems to have been made by a shirtmaker. The stitching everywhere is very tight; Marc's tailor says it was made with a shirtmaker's sewing machine.

My dear erudite Doran, it's spelled "Vaudevillain", not "Vaudevillian." The word is French, after all. :)

As late as the end of the '80s, Brooks Brothers in downtown Los Angeles sold detachable wing collars and collarless bib front shirts. The collars and shirts were imported from England. Marc says he paid about $18 per collar. I wonder if Brooks Brothers still sells them?

Doran, my husband has a vintage lapel pin that you'd appreciate:

True. And in some cases, I'd agree with them. You may be right, Tango. Let's hope that an optometrist sees this thread, so that we can find out for sure.

Add bullet bras and padding to your list.

Yes indeed, and monocles also served a practical purpose. They still do, if the wearer genuinely has a vision problem in one eye. Otherwise, they're outlandish at best and pretentious at worst.

You're only just beginning to fear for them? They're only now becoming a joke? Those trepidations of yours were relevant long before now. Say, around 1950.

A caveat: antique monocles almost always have prescription lenses. If you buy an antique one, make sure to have the lense replaced with one that suits your eye strength. Otherwise, you'll end up destroying half of your vision for the sake of being stylish. By the way, since the very...

He picked up the jacket, which is part of a 3 piece suit, at the Plaza Dorrego flea market in San Telmo, an artsy section of Buenos Aires. There is a vintage clothing store that faces the plaza; it gets its merchandise from the city's wealthy old families. The linen waistcoat was an eBay purchase.

Below is my darling husband on our wedding day. His waistcoat is linen. The handwritten date on the label says 1906. The jacket is black gabardine. It was custom made for a doctor in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The date is 1932. I'm on the right side of the photo, but you can only see my...