What a great pattern! It's a shame about the damages... I don't know, though, if you can say it's badly ironed, ties from these years often have an odd shape similar to this one where they get really wide towards the end. (a shape that I actually really like!)
I bought this collection of 30's - 50's ties on ebay a little while ago. Some are just my taste, others not so much. Still they are all nice in their own way!
To start with my favourites:
Kleinhans co.
Cheney cravats
A. Sulka
Cambridge cravats
no label
And perhaps the...
My first post in a hat-related thread, I think. Just found this hat at the local vintage store. I have always liked these 'fuzzy' hats and it fits me perfectly. Furthermore, to my (not so experienced) eyes it looks pretty old. Curious to know what you think!
It has a rather high crown, taller...
A little while ago, I visited the Gemeentemuseum in the Hague and they had this space in the basement more or less reserved for children filled with a combination of art and design (furniture and fashion). There, totally unexpected, I came across this beauty!
Please excuse the terrible...
Yes, that's what I though as well! Perhaps it's just that one smaller pleat on the inside of the pleat. According to the text it is actually called (and patented as) the 'sweep pleat' and 'free swing', but the author just likes 'free swing' better. Still, regardless of actual truth, it's pretty...
No, that illustration definitely seems like a exaggeration and I completely agree on the wider (and well ironed!) hips and knees part (as I also mentioned somewhat in my previous post). I do think there were more 'extreme' versions around in these specific years. Just recently on ebay were two...
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