The man behind some of the most famous outfits in country music history is without a doubt, Nudie Cohn. An Ukrainian born, US resident who designed and made the outfits…
When you think of a one-piece outfit of any description today the aptly named ‘Onesie’ may spring to mind. To me it’s middle aged men and women parading down their…
If you dig deep enough there’s a reason for everything. Recently I was wearing one of the new Scott Fraser Collection loop collar shirts and a friend asked me what the…
The loop collar shirt. Prominent in wardrobes spanning the 1940s through to the 1960s. Naturally over these decades the shirts evolved; collars extended wide across the chest and then shortened to suit…
At times when you aim to dissect the history of a piece of clothing it’s like putting your hand into a clear pond and shaking it vigorously. The settled sediment goes…
For all of the US/New York based followers – If you’re there, get there. From early February through till the 19th April The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (New…
From the off I’m calling them a Co-respondent shoe. The Americans file it under a different guise – the Spectator. A shoe with the following attributes; low-heeled, oxford, semi or full…
For the last, I’d say 9 years or so, I can’t really remember a day that’s gone by where I haven’t worn a pair of these shoes. I’ve always been…