A A “Don’t let your mouth write a check that your tail can’t cash.” A –Bo Diddley A ~*~ a A “I opened the door for a whole lot of people– and they just ran through and left me holding the knob.” A –Bo Diddley A A “I thank you in advance for the great [...]
Posts Tagged ‘plaid’
Natty & Trad | A Formal Introduction to Plaid
Posted in accessories, American, apparel, fashion, history, LIFE archive, tartan, vintage, tagged 1950s, Chipp, fashion, formalwear, menswear, plaid, tartan on March 16, 2009 |
“Morality is always the product of terror; its chains and strait-waistcoats are fashioned by those who dare not trust others, because they dare not trust themselves to walk in liberty.” –Aldous Huxley ~*~
Natty & Trad | A Vested Interest in Plaid
Posted in accessories, American, apparel, fashion, history, LIFE archive, Preppy, vintage, tagged 1950s, fashion, ivy league, menswear, plaid, Yale on March 16, 2009 |
“He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest.” –Walter Benjamin ~*~
Natty & Trad | A 1950 Plaid Cap Adventure
Posted in accessories, American, fashion, history, LIFE archive, Preppy, tartan, tagged 1950s, fashion, ivy league, menswear, plaid on March 16, 2009 |
“Once you accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid is easy.” –Albert Einstein ~*~


































