Of course being a fan of almost all things vintage American, I’m eating these up. These remind me of my childhood and watching 4th of July parades in our neighborhood.
More High/Low and implementing who you are as a man into your style. Also, very masculine.
At least I hope so. I’m a slim guy and I’ve been happy to see the bagginess of the 90’s and early 00’s be replaced with slim and fitted clothing. But, just like any other trend, skinniness has gone too far. Hopefully it’s at its peak and men won’t be tempted to buy trendily skinny things like ties and blazers. Here’s femtron Robert Pattinson in an example of everything that’s too small.
Those lapels can’t be more than an inch thick. At least the proportions of the shirt collar, lapels, tie, and his balls all match up; but you don’t want to go that small. It’s a trend and will look bad ten years from now. If you’re skinny, wear skinnier proportions than large men, but don’t fall into the trendy trap.
P.S. Yes those are peak lapels and the pun was intentional. You’re welcome.
These are mug shots from Australia from the 1920’s.
Here are the two main things I see.
1. There is no false bravado that exists amongst the criminal class today. These men don’t need to peacock their masculinity, they’re comfortable in it.
2. There is more class amongst this group of criminals than the vast majority of Westerners. I guarantee you that, even though they didn’t live by society’s rules, these men had their own code of honor and adhered to it.
I’ve been shaving with a safety razor for about two years now. Granted I only have to trim up my neck and cheeks as I wear a beard year round I can get away with shaving once a week, but I still love the closeness of the shave and the price of the blades. I don’t ever plan on going back to a cartridge razor.
I saw this guy today and initially thought it was one of those superfluous luxuries a man doesn’t need.
And then I thought about how convenient it would be to have something like this for when you travel. Last I checked, the TSA still allows safety razors and the blades on carry-ons (more proof that it’s about us feeling safe than actually being safe (or more proof that it’s actually about us getting used to an authoritarian State)). With one of these on, you can still throw your shave gear in your dopp kit without having to worry about it doing any damage.
Rather than dropping $30, I’ll be making my own.
