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Men's Fashion exactly 100 years ago
I found this fine men's clothing catalog and thought I would share it with you all. This catalog features styles for the Spring and Summer of 1910 (100 years ago!). The, catalog by Hart Schaffner & Marx, features hand made clothes by the Itasca Mercantile Company of Hibbing, Minnesota. Hart Schaffner & Marx still exists today: http://www.hartschaffnermarx.com
To give you a scope of what was happening in time in 1910, the Ford Model T had just started rolling off factory floors 2 years prior and the Titanic wouldn't sink until 2 years later. William Taft was President and there were only 46 States (minus: NM, AZ, AK, HI). The Boy Scouts of America had just been founded and Mulberry Street in New York City looked like this on any given day:
What I find most interesting are the notes accompanying each illustration; eloquently stating the important things to look for in fine clothing. Enjoy!
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Permalink Reply by Michael1359 on -
It is amazing how many of those pics have gents carrying walking sticks.
I have HSM glasses.
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Permalink Reply by Shahan on -
People did a lot more walking back then. You needed a stick to take some of the weight off your feet if you'd been walking all day.
Plus they look cool, plus they're a self-defence weapon...
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Permalink Reply by Michael1359 on
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Yes indeed. Precisely the reason I have an octagonal shaped tigerwood cane in my car. Never know when you may need to take a load off. :-)
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Permalink Reply by Kenneth Fly on -
Wow. That is really interesting. Most of those styles are what we call classic or unchanging today. Thanks for sharing.
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Permalink Reply by The Inimitable Phillips on -
A wonderful find, Sebastian! Bravo!
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Gaston on -
Great find. Always amazing to really see how little the classics really change except in some of the fine details.
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Permalink Reply by Thad on -
That is because they wore detachable starched high collars. The fashion for soft collars - which is all that we really see today - did not happen until after after World War One. It only happened because of the number of men that served in the military with the attached soft collar uniforms.
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Permalink Reply by Ryan Scott on -
Wonderful.
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