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Archive for March 16th, 2009
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
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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
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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
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