I knew it. Starting a tumblr blog would mean I would get lazy with the original Weejun blog. It’s just one of those things. Blogging …
Vintage Bass Weejuns Tie Shoes
I’ve had a few enquiries recently from readers searching for tie up Bass Weejuns – a rare beast indeed and a different shoe entirely to …
J. Press Newhaven: 1950s
My long search of the LIFE magazine files also dug up these interesting photogaphs of an earlier college generation, some being outfitted for new wardrobe …
Complete College Wardrobe Montgomery Ward 1962
Looking back from 2012, this stuff looks great doesn’t it? But let’s not forget that history is constantly rewriting itself (and often written by those …
Corcoran, Hunting, Shooting & Fishing Fall/Winter 1959
Whilst not being any kind of beardy workwear East End type (and in fact in spite of that) I have always had a soft spot …
The Freshman Blues Part Two
Life photographer Bill Eppridge took a lot of images of country boy freshman Timothy Thompson, many more than were published in the 1964 article. The …
Plastic Ivy – Weejuns in Dupont Corfam
It’s easy to overlook the many attempts by American industry to turn oil refining byproducts into lucrative space age man made fabrics. We all know …
The Freshman Blues & Other Tales of Yale
Timothy Thompson Yale Freshman 1964 In 1964 Life magazine commissioned photographer Bill Eppridge to follow country boy freshman Timothy Thompson during his first term at …
Arthur Shepherd Shetland Sweaters: You Can Look But Not Buy
Today the weather forecast was for cold and fine weather, so I thought I’d take the train to Cambridge for a wander around, but mainly …
Christmas Classics. Two Last Minute Finds for 2011. Walk-Over Saddle Oxfords + Bass Sportocasins
Last minute finds – both shoes I’ve been searching for regularly for some time. The elusive Walk-Over saddle oxford – the original, not the coco …
Highwater 501s & Derby of San Francisco : Black Ivy in Watts, LA
Update: Not knowing the exact source of this image, I’d googled ‘Westminster Neighborhood Association’ and found one in DC, which seemed to match the location …