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The Closet Cleaning Continues . . .
More items for sale on eBay. As always, I'm more than happy to discount any items for my loyal readers!You can find the auctions here.
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The Return of the Spearpoint Collar
Humphrey Bogart wants you to know about the spearpoint collar, but will you listen?Vintage-clothing enthusiasts will no doubt be reading the title of this post and muttering softly, "I had no idea the...
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The Life of a Pitti Peacock (A Mockumentary)
I rarely find much of interest at Esquire these days - although the online archive is pretty amazing (I'm not sure how many times I've read Gay Talese's "Frank Sinatra Has A Cold") - but this...
View ArticleeBay Auctions 7.4.2016
I had a few auctions up on eBay but by the time I got around to posting here at An Uptown Dandy, the matching Hermes tie and pocketsquare were gone. Ditto the Brooks Brothers straw boater. But there's...
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View ArticleWhat Is Up With Trump's Ill-Fitting Suits?
An interesting article wherein a Savile Row tailor breaks down all of the many things that are wrong with Donald Trump's...
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An Absinthe Tasting @ The Red Room
Shame on me as I have been doing more posting on Instagram lately and neglecting the blog page. So I'll try to catch up over the next few days by re-posting at An Uptown Dandy with what I've already...
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Oh, How the Stylish Hollywood Gangster Has Fallen
Ben Affleck in Live By NightHaving something of an interest in the assorted denizens of the underworld of the Roaring Twenties and Depression-era Thirties, I'm always in the market for a good Hollywood...
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The NYTimes on "The Fashion Outlaw Dapper Dan"
We would be remiss if we didn't repost a link to the New York Times' recent article on Daniel Day, better known uptown as Dapper Dan, an uptown dandy if ever there was one. I was still in grade school...
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The Rake: Frank Pellegrino & Rao's
Well, I know it's been awhile since I've posted and I apologize for that! I've been focusing on the great American novel for the last few months, but I've decided to refocus on An Uptown Dandy so...
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Ruminations on a Warehouse Sale
I have previously lamented the demise of the wild warehouse sales that used to pop up in the city with some frequency. Paul Stuart, Turnbull & Asser, and Holland & Holland are some of the...
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The Vintage Polo Ralph Lauren Tie Collection
Ties started it all for Ralph and his original made in the USA offerings offer a wonderful range of 1930s-inspired designs. Actual vintage ties from that era are wonderful in their own right but I find...
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Apparel Arts in Fred Astaire’s Swing Time (1936)!
I posted about this some time ago on Instagram and at An Uptown Dandy, but I thought it was worth reposting again. If you're familiar with Fred Astaire's Swing Time, you'll recall the early scene where...
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Ruminations on the Brooks Brothers Warehouse Sale - Deux
Around this time last year, I received an email about the 1st Brooks Brothers Warehouse Sale. I thought that was a great sale - with Edward Green shoes priced at 50% off, Peal & Co. at 70% off,...
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Back in the Saddle Again: Edward Green's Monmouth
Well, it's been awhile since I've posted so I thought I'd mark my return by sharing a few thoughts and images of some of the shoes that I snagged at last year's Brooks Brothers Warehouse Sale, which...
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An Afternoon in Chicago with John Binder & Matt Luzi
Here we have a photo like many others that we often see around the internet. A sepia-toned image from years gone by, of a moment captured and frozen forever, at first glance a family gathering on a...
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Portrait of a Harlem Policy Banker: Big Joe Ison
Two images of a Harlem policy banker. Joseph Ison, left, looking rather scholarly upon his entry into the United States in 1928 and, at right, exhibiting some of the swagger that he cultivated as one...
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“Never Got The Big Money”
Greetings, everyone! I hope you're all staying safe and healthy during these difficult times. You all know An Uptown Dandy as a place that focuses on the historical and the sartorial, but over the next...
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“Never Got The Big Money”: Charles Comiskey, Scottie Pippen and the American...
And without further ado, I present the introduction to “Never Got The Big Money”: Charles Comiskey, Scottie Pippen and the American Ideal of the Underpaid Professional Athlete, the first part of a...
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1980s Does 1930s: The Vintage Polo Ralph Lauren Double-breasted Three-Piece Suit
In the deep corners of the Internet, vintage clothing enthusiasts still whisper in hushed tones about the "inspiration" library that Ralph Lauren created in the 1970s and 1980s. So the stories go,...
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"Never Got The Big Money" Part II: The Scottie Pippen Theory
It's been a while since I posted part one of “Never Got The Big Money”: Charles Comiskey, Scottie Pippen and the American Ideal of the Underpaid Professional Athlete, the first part of a detailed...
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Worth The Wait: Alden’s Leisure Hand Sean Loafer in Horween Ravello Shell...
It seems like a lifetime ago, but in February I placed a special order for a pair of Alden Leisure Hand Sewn loafers in one of Alden's exotic leather offerings, Ravello Shell Cordovan via the ShoeMart...
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The World of High-End Men's Shoes - The Rise of the Asian Contingent
Winson Shoemaker When I became enamored with high-end shoes about 15 or 20 years ago, the creme de la creme of the industry were limited to a few locations, particularly England, France and Italy. To...
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Schott Brothers, An American Classic: The P-663 Delivery Jacket in Horween...
Schott Brothers is an American institution at this point, producing high-quality leather jackets and other mens and womenswear out of their factory in Union, New Jersey. As it turns out, the facility...
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