May 2012
20 posts
Chicago Gousters.
As Ivy League fashion swept the USA in the 50’s and 60’s small groups of youths formed their own looks and fashions that varied from city to city. One such youth culture was Chicago’s Gousters. Taking much of their look from the casual dress styles of the 30’s and 40’s. As well as having adopted a look that separated these youths from the standard American attire of...
Go by Pedwins.
John Lee Hooker. The early recordings.
One of the all time greats John Lee Hooker was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 22nd August 1917 and was taught guitar by his stepfather William Moore. Moore played guitar in the Delta region with Charley Patton and Son House. Its thought there are no recordings of Moore’s playing with these or other artists. Hookers trademark rhythmic pattern was taken from Moores style of playing. In 1933...
Munrospun ad from 1965.
DNA GROOVE Showroom review
Some where that every mod must surely want to check out, The DNA Groove showroom. Our head boy Dean Swift meets up with company owner Claudio de Rossi (right) and takes a look around a serious modernist shop. He shares his experience here for College no.9
North bound on the train from Barcelona to Girona it takes an hour to get Sils, a small town in the northern Catalonia region of Spain....
Coleman & Son Suit.
Bespoke suit by Coleman & Son, London road, Leicester. Cloth is a 150 and cashmere herringbone with overcheck by Scabal. The cloth was bought at the Bower Roebuck mill tour which Gill Long of Cock of the Walk organized last year. When the suit was ready for collection Mr. Coleman sounded very excited on the phone. “You’ll look like an Adonis” he said on the blower! The...
Andre Williams at the Crossroads.
There was a time when R&B was thought of as the devils music, raw, dirty sounding music that was playing in juke joints and dives down town to kids looking for fun and kicks. A sound that was to give birth to a host of other genres and sub-genres of music. No one is more raw and dirty than Andre Williams, and thats meant in a good way. Henley was on hand to catch this charismatic blues man...
Tight trousers: Italian Styling In The 1960s.
The following article was written by Shaun Cole, a lecturer at the Royal College of Fashion in London. Gay clothing worn at the start of the London mod scene is not often written about. Shaun explains the history of two cultures coming together and changing the face of fashion forever.
The ‘Italian invasion’ in men’s clothing began in Britain in the 1950s at a time when men’s dress...
Coat by Marc Guyot.
Style Imports.
