Vintage Menswear

Vintage Menswear
Author: Douglas Gunn
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1780673817

Classic workwear, sports and military clothing Curated by connoisseurs of vintage clothing, the Vintage Showroom is a vast collection of rare 20th-century pieces that fashion designers and stylists pay to view, using the cut and detailing of individual garments as inspiration for their own work. Offering one-of-a-kind access, Vintage Menswear now makes this unique resource available in book form. Featuring 130 of the most influential examples of 20th-century and earlier European, American and Asian utilitarian tailoring and design, the book is divided into three sections of sportswear, militaria and workwear, covering everything from 1940s flying jackets and polar exploration suits to vintage French denims. Stunning full-page bleeds and front and back views showcase ground-breaking designs in concept, shape and cut. Providing over 300 lavishly illustrated pages of rare, must-see designs, Vintage Menswear is the essential choice of 20th-century vintage tailoring and detailing and an inspirational resource for students and menswear fashion designers and stylists.

Men's Clothing and Fabrics in the 1890s

Men's Clothing and Fabrics in the 1890s
Author: Roseann Ettinger
Publisher: Ticktock Guides
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764306167

Here are color lithographs and line drawings of men dressed for work in the 1890s and hundreds of heavy woolen and cotton cloth swatches from their clothes of a century ago. Now they have become antiques themselves. Vintage clothing collectors and designers will marvel at their variety.