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Category Archives: Men’s fashion
Beefcake with your cheesecake
A recent article on Messy Nessy brought up a little known piece of sexist uniform history – beefcake carhops. According to Paula Bosse of Flashback Dallas in the late 1930s “Women were dressing in scanty outfits, hula skirts, midriff-baring costumes, to serve drive-in … Continue reading
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James Bond – the fashion model
Both Sean Connery and Roger Moore had more in common than being James Bond – they were also models, but very different kinds of models. Roger Moore donned cardigans and sweater-vests in the late 1940s and early 1950s while Sean Connery often … Continue reading
Glossary – Budgie Smuggler
Originally an Australian slang term for a pair of tightly-fitted briefly-cut Speedo-style men’s swimwear that highlight the male bulge – likening it to what a smuggled budgie might look like. The term appeared shortly after the turn of the millennium – the … Continue reading
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Fashionista – Count Alfred d’Orsay (1801-1852)
There have been many fashion leaders who never designed: Kim Kardashian, Twiggy, Madame de Pompadour, Jenny Lind, Lily Langtry, Beau Brummel, and Alfred Guillaume Gabriel – the Count d’Orsay. D’Orsay (1801 – 1852) was a French gentleman who married into … Continue reading
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Fashion in Song – Mr. Poppleton’s Moustache – c. 1860
I can’t find a publication date for this c. 1860 comic song, but it was composed by English song writer and lyricist Henry Walker and published in London. They say … Continue reading
Canadian Fashion Connection – Shiffer-Hillman
Toronto’s garment district developed along Spadina Avenue in the 1920s adjacent to ‘The Ward’ – Toronto’s version of New York’s Lower East Side where recent (primarily Jewish) immigrants lived. In 1929, a handsome 12 story building, that looked like it had been transplanted … Continue reading
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Cross dressing violation
I snagged this photo off of messynessychic.com (not very original of me to so blatantly lift someone else’s blog material, but the photo was too good!)
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Canadian Fashion Connection – McGregor Socks
McGregor Socks was founded in Toronto in 1928 by brothers Jack and Nathan Lipson and brother-in-law Joseph Doran. Although none had Scottish roots, the name was chosen to capitalize on the stereotype of the frugal Scot. In the late 1930s … Continue reading
Canadian Fashion Connection – Stetson
As an integral element of the lone cowboy – the Stetson hat is a symbol of America – but a large part of its history played out in Canada. In 1902 the Union Hat Works of St. John’s, Quebec agreed to … Continue reading