“The style horrifies restaurant headwaiters, who are still weathering the onslaught of women in pants suits.”

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Steve McQueen in Bullitt — sporting the turtleneck, ripe for a comeback.

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Turtleneck sweaters have long been a staple for winter sportsmen, as well as an indispensable part of the beatnik uniform. The reasons for their popularity are obvious: they look trim and they eliminate the bother of a necktie. They are now being worn with blazers and sports coats to the office (among advertising art directors, the turtleneck has virtually become a uniform). At some small Manhattan parties, half the men now show up in turtlenecks.

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Steve McQueen and his Triumph Bonneville on the set of Bullitt.

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So popular are the sweaters that Manhattan’s Bonwit Teller has repeatedly sold out its Pierre Cardin version, at $30 and $37.50, to such customers as Steve McQueen, Jason Robards Jr. and Paul Newman. Cardin, the designer most responsible for the trend, insists that the turtleneck is appropriate for any occasion, provided that the suit it is worn with is “modern”—by which he means a suit designed with a high-cut jacket. The style horrifies restaurant headwaiters, who are still weathering the onslaught of women in pants suits. But it appeals strongly to brolly males on both sides of the Atlantic. Bound for a first-night supper party with Princess Margaret in London recently, Lord Snowdon slipped on a black wool turtleneck under his velvet dinner jacket. But what suits Lord Snowdon may not suit everybody. Gibed the London Daily Mirror: “Will these commoners never learn?”

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Oct 7th, 1929 — Jaon La Coste, prominent woman auto racer pictured above, was held by police in Chicago, Illinois for attempted robbery in a Chicago hotel, with chloroform and a toy pistol. When first arrested she refused to reveal her identity. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

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“Well, I was always cast as an artistic homicidal maniac. But at least I was artistic!”

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Donald Sutherland making a strong case for caps, tweed, forward pleats, and braces.

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1976 — Donald Sutherland and Shirley MacLaine attend a party. — Image by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS

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1975, Rome, Italy — Donald Sutherland during the filming of Fellini’s Casanova. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

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Donald Sutherland and son Roeg — Image by © Leonard de Raemy/Sygma/Corbis

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France — Donald Sutherland — Image by © Leonard de Raemy/Sygma/Corbis

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Donald Sutherland has always looked his best bearded — image by Jack Robinson

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“Style is something that’s extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you are…”

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1972 — William Friedkin directing on the set of The Exorcist which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. — Image by © Condé Nast Archive/Corbis

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1972 — William Friedkin directing on the set his horror masterpiece The Exorcist.

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William Friedkin directing on the set of The French Connection, which five Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director.

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1972 — William Friedkin directing on the set his horror masterpiece The Exorcist.

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1972 — William Friedkin directing on the set his horror masterpiece The Exorcist.

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TSY (The Selvedge Yard) is honored to be nominated, and is up against some very stiff competition.  If you love what we do here, and would like to support us by voting– we’d really appreciate it, friends!

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Martha’s Vineyard locals cast their vote for TSY in an epic show of support.  –LIFE archives

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“The object of the Handlebar Club was, and still is, to bring together moustache wearers (beards being strictly prohibited) socially for sport and general conviviality.”

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Members of Handlebar Club posing for photograph, UK, July 1947.  – Nat Farbman

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Members of Handlebar Club comparing ties, UK, July 1947.  – Nat Farbman

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Member of Handlebar Club holding drink, UK, July 1947.  – Nat Farbman

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Member of Handlebar Club kissing woman, UK, July 1947.  – Nat Farbman

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Woman reacting to kiss from Handlebar Club member, UK, July 1947.  – Nat Farbman

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Member of Handlebar Club looking up with mustache swept up, UK, July 1947.  – Nat Farbman

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Close-up profile of member of Handlebar Club, UK, July 1947.  – Nat Farbman

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Close-up of member of Handlebar Club, UK, July 1947.  –Nat Farbman

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Members of Handlebar Club sitting at table and having formal beer session, UK, July 1947.  – Nat Farbman

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From The Handlebar Club Archive–

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WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO -
THE MEMBERS OF THE HANDLEBAR CLUB

For their determined co-operative self-denial in the use of the razor.

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The Handlebar Club was inaugurated on April 21 by Windmill Theatre comedian Jimmy Edwards.  Its flowing moustachio appeal is directed primarily to serving and ex-members of the Forces, particularly those of the Prune school.  Readers will remember his loose brushlike appendage.

Many of the founder members are former R.A.F. men; including famous personalities.  The President is Raymond Glendenning, B.B.C. commentator.  Bill Hooper created the wartime character Percy Prune.   Other members include– Captain Hare; Allan Edwards; Raymond Glendenning; George Hoffman; Baron de Bere; Anita d’Ray; Bill Hooper; H. Lestocq; Jimmy Edwards; Russ Allen;  and Founder Frank Muir, of the B.B.C.

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“The ‘Turn of the Century’ called… and it wants its waistcoat, specs, and mustache back.  Between gin-fizz-slinging barmen in suspenders and Brooklyn dudes in bowler hats, you couldn’t swing a walking stick in ’09 without hitting a Teddy Roosevelt look-alike.”

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April 1865, Washington DC — Lewis Powell, aka Lewis Payne, was a member of the conspiracy led by John Wilkes Booth to assassinate senior members of the American government. Powell was charged with the assassination of Secretary of State William Seward, but failed. Here he is held at the Washington Navy Yard, prior to his execution.  This picture was taken by Alexander Gardner. — Image by © Library of Congress – digital ve/Science Faction/Corbis

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April 1865, Washington DC — Michael O’Laughlin was a member of John Wilkes Booth’s first conspiracy against President Lincoln, a plot to kidnap him and ransom him for Confederate prisoners. O’Laughlin dropped out after prisoner exchanges began, and did not take part in Booth’s assassination plan; he was arrested after the assassination (here being held on the USS Saugus at the Washington Navy Yard), and after conviction died in prison. This picture was taken by Alexander Gardner. — Image by © Library of Congress – digital ve/Science Faction/Corbis

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April 1865, Washington DC — Lewis Powell, aka Lewis Payne, was a member of the conspiracy led by John Wilkes Booth to assassinate senior members of the American government. Powell was charged with the assassination of Secretary of State William Seward, but failed. Here he is held aboard the USS Saugus at the Washington Navy Yard, prior to his execution.  This picture was taken by Alexander Gardner. — Image by © Library of Congress – digital ve/Science Faction/Corbis

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April 1865, Washington DC — Edmun Spengler, a stagehand at Ford’s Theatre, was arrested and imprisoned for six years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 solely because John Wilkes Booth handed him his horse the night he assassinated the President. He was pardoned by President Johnson in 1869. This picture was taken by Alexander Gardner, aboard the USS Saugus, where he was held in the Washington Navy Yard. — Image by © Library of Congress – digital ve/Science Faction/Corbis

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April 1865, Washington DC — Hartman Richter was the cousin of George Atzerodt.  Atzerodt was part of the Booth conspiracy to assassination the top members of the US Executive branch, including Abraham Lincoln. Atzerodt, would-be assassin of Vice-President Andrew Johnson, lost his nerve and never attempted the plot; he was arrested and hung anyway, and his cousin was also arrested, and held on the USS Saugus, but later cleared and released. This picture was taken by Alexander Gardner. — Image by © Library of Congress – digital ve/Science Faction/Corbis

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April 1865, Washington DC — David E. Herold was a member of the conspiracy led by John Wilkes Booth to assassinate senior members of the American government. Herold guided Lewis Powell, aka Lewis Payne to Secretary of State William Seward’s house, but Powell failed to kill him. Here Herold is held aboard the USS Montauk, at the Washington Navy Yard, prior to his execution.  This picture was taken by Alexander Gardner. — Image by © Library of Congress – digital ve/Science Faction/Corbis

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April 1865, Washington DC — George Atzerodt was a member of the conspiracy led by John Wilkes Booth to assassinate senior members of the American government. Atzerodt was charged with the assassination of Vice President Andrew Johnson,  but lost his nerve, got drunk, and didn’t attempt it. Here he is held aboard the USS Saugus at the Washington Navy Yard, prior to his execution.  This picture was taken by Alexander Gardner. — Image by © Library of Congress – digital ve/Science Faction/Corbis

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“America is a country that doesn’t know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.”

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Circa 1940, Daytona Beach, FL — Postcard showing the famous speed record autos (from top) the Jim White Triplex, Major Henry Segrave’s Mystery S (Sunbeam, also called “The Slug”) & Golden Arrow, and Donald Malcolm Campbell’s Bluebird IV & Bluebird V.  – Image by © Lake County Museum/CORBIS

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Circa 1927, Daytona Beach, FL — “THE MYSTERY S.” WORLD RECORD CAR. (207 MILES PER HOUR), DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Image by © Lake County Museum/CORBIS

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Circa 1927, Daytona Beach, FL — MAJOR SEGRAVE DRIVING WORLD RECORD CAR MAKES 207 MI. PER HOUR, DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. MAR. 29, 1927 — Image by © Lake County Museum/CORBIS

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Circa 1929, Daytona Beach, FL — THE “GOLDEN ARROW,” WORLD’S FASTEST CAR (231 MI. PER HOUR), DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Image by © Lake County Museum/CORBIS

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Circa 1935, Daytona Beach, FL — D-139. BLUEBIRD DRIVEN TO A WORLD’S SPEED RECORD BY SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL, DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. The great beach constitutes the most unique drive in the world. From above Ormond Beach to the Inlet it is a “tide packed pavement”, 500 feet wide and over 33 miles in length. It is unbelievably smooth and directly at sea level. Thousands visit Daytona Beach just for the breathtaking thrill of a spin down the length of this greatest of all speedways. The International Speed Trials are a great feature of the Winter seasons. — Image by © Lake County Museum/CORBIS

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“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.”

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Circa 1955, New York, NY — The Ed Sullivan Show Dancers show their Christmas spirit. –Image by © Michael Ochs Archives/Corbis

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Joan Crawford is coming down your chimney… and she’s gotta gun. –Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull Via

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Circa 1953, New York, NY — Audrey Hepburn, recently named the top movie star of 1953 by “Film Daily,” gets a kiss from Santa Claus during ceremonies at the “Heart Thrift House,” in New York Dec. 21.  Miss Hepburn also tied the bow on New York’s biggest Christmas package, “The Heart Thrift House,” a model home exhibited for the benefit of the New York Heart Association. — Image by © Bettmann/Corbis

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Circa 1951– Marilyn Monroe poses while standing inside an oversized nylon Christmas stocking beside a fireplace. Monroe wears a two-piece bathing suit. –Image by © Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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(Left) Circa 1961, Newfoundland, Canada — Marine Pfc. Bob Kamineki dances the twist with Jayne Mansfield at the U.S. Naval Station Argentia. Mansfield traveled to the Arctic base with other Hollywood celebrities as part of the Bob Hope Christmas Show. — Image by © Bettmann/Corbis (Right) Jayne Mansfield decorating the tree.

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Circa 1953, Rome, Italy — Silvana Pampanini Celebrating Christmas — Image by © ANSA/Corbis

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(Left) Circa 1942, Hollywood — Ida Lupino, Warner Brothers star, delivers a few wallops to Santa Claus’ spankable rear extremity for, although you would never guess it, that jolly spirit of Christmas is 1,600 years old this December. Miss Lupino, however, just gives him a few for good-measure. (Right) Circa 1947, London — Diana Dors, British film player, holds a Christmas greeting in French. — Images by © Bettmann/CORBIS

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Mary Pickford posting the way to Santa Clause Lane.  Via

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