What are you wearing today??

[Laura Chase]

Fleur darling, I can't believe he doesn't like green! It's the best color ever, and with red lipstick, it's just heaven.

 

[Chad Sanborn]

This is a Fantastic photo! You look amazing

 

[chanteuseCarey]

a couple more from the Art Deco Ball

Here I am striking another deco doll pose...

Here I am posing with Wingnut at the end of the evening, after we had our one dance together.

 

[Anthony Jordan]

Thanks all for your compliments! Hey, Tomasso, can one pre-emptively steal someone's thunder? I posted before Anthony, so it wasn't deliberate! lol

It *is* an incredible suit though.

To share the limelight with Fleur is both a duty and an honour; that you are a fellow Chap reader makes it a perfect pleasure!

Thank you for your kind comments all; since it isn't one of my favourite suits but just one I picked up cheaply (£4!) whilst at university to wear under a gown to chapel and formal dinner, you are now causing me to re-evaluate it!

Today I am afraid I was deliberately shabby as I was expecting to lending a hand shifting crates and computers, so shiny old M&S suit, Tyrwhitt shirt going at the cuffs, plainish snap links, etc. I couldn't bring myself to take a picture!

 

[Dr Doran]

To share the limelight with Fleur is both a duty and an honour;!

You mean "a pleasure and an honor" don't you? Because "a duty and an honor" sounds as though it's rather onerous; and that's the last thing you intended to say, if I understand your gracious post correctly.

Lovely outfits, by the way.

 

[GallatinHatMan]

My avatar is the hat I'm wearing today. It is a soft felt fedora (It was only getting up to 70 today so I went back to felt) that I got on ebay. It's an unusual color (I'm colorblind, my wife told me) that seems to go well with the suit of equally nondescript color. It was made by a company called Keens from England of which I have no information and have been unable to find any. It was made for Halle Brothers, a Cleveland, Ohio department store chain that catered to upper market goods and personal service from 1880s through the 1980s. I don't know the age of the hat but I have estimated it's from the 50s. The felt is very soft and can be shaped at will. At $15.50, I thought it was one of my better buys.

 

[Anthony Jordan]

You mean "a pleasure and an honor" don't you? Because "a duty and an honor" sounds as though it's rather onerous; and that's the last thing you intended to say, if I understand your gracious post correctly.

Quite right, thank you!

 

[chanteuseCarey]

this vintage stuff is just TOO much fun...

Today I'm wearing for the first time a lovely mid 1930's in gold jacquard with dark chocolate brown crepe two-piece suit. It was gifted to me on Saturday by a very kind fellow Deco lady I've recently met- we even go to the same vintage hairstylist in SF. The top of the dress was too large for her, and she thought it might work for me. Its a bit big for me too in the bodice and a little too long- but hey, I can fix it!

The gold gloves, fur beret cap, leopard print large muff, fur stole, eyeglasses and all jewelry is all vintage. The shoes are vintage inspired.

With matching jacket

sans jacket showing jacquard print and little bow at back of attached belt

trading the jacket for my drk brown fur stole

 

[chanteuseCarey]

Thank you Chad.

The Paramount Theater is one huge photo op! Everywhere you turn its- WOW. It was built in 1930, and has been completely restored to its original glory in large part by the Art Deco Society of Northern California. Having the chance to take the children (now age almost 13 and 15) to the Ball was a great experience.

This is a Fantastic photo! You look amazing

 

[MarcusB]

 

[Anthony Jordan]

Particularly crappy photos today, but they give a flavour of the look I was after:

Work, followed by a trip to the theatre to see "An Inspector Calls"

Wool/silk mix Ravi 6x2 suit, House of Frazer gingham shirt, yellow silk pocket square, etc.

Four vices cufflinks

Herald & Heart "Mason" fedora

Battered but waterproof Alfred Sargent "Epsom" Oxfords.

 

[Slim Portly]

Anthony, a splendid outfit, very much up my alley.

 

[Anthony Jordan]

Anthony, a splendid outfit, very much up my alley.

Praise indeed, thank you!

 

[metropd]

 

[Barrelhouse]

Beautiful suit Metropd. It fits you perfectly, very elegant. Is it vintage or custom made?

 

[alden405]

I dont want to sound like a virtual stalker but Dahrling where are you?

 

[Chad Sanborn]

Particularly crappy photos today, but they give a flavour of the look I was after:

Work, followed by a trip to the theatre to see "An Inspector Calls"



Wool/silk mix Ravi 6x2 suit, House of Frazer gingham shirt, yellow silk pocket square, etc.

Love the yellow shirt! Gives me some ideas for a brown suit I own. Yellow will make it more "summery".

 

[metropd]

Beautiful suit Metropd. It fits you perfectly, very elegant. Is it vintage or custom made?

Thank you, it's my suit from 1926. It was bespoke.

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Slim Portly]

Love the yellow shirt! Gives me some ideas for a brown suit I own. Yellow will make it more "summery".

Just what I was thinking.