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J.Crew (Spring 2011) mixes it up with a baseball cap and makes it look cute, naturally. Source.
Photo by Scott Schuman via Style.com.
12/10/10
12/9/10
Street Style Inspiration
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"Sune, 26, Musician and shop-assistant" via Copenhagen StreetStyle
Clockwise: Aubin & Wills Bullfinch Cardigan via Aubin & Wills, A.P.C. Boyfriend Shirt in pink via A.P.C., Paul Smith mens red socks via Coggles, Current/Elliott The Roller jeans via La Garçonne
12/7/10
Pilot trainees in the Women's Flying Training Detachment
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July, 1943Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX
All photos by Peter Stackpole.
All photos by Peter Stackpole.
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| Shirley Slade, sporting an official dress uniform of a white blouse, tan slacks and overseas cap. |
The Women's Flying Training Detachment was made up of American civilian women who learned to do the jobs male Air Force pilots did on the home front so that the men could go overseas to fight. After observing a similar program in England, Jacqueline Cochran, an American pilot, urged General Henry H. Arnold to create also create a pilot training program for women. The WFTD was later combined with Women Airforce Ferrying Squadron to create the Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASPS. The pilots training at Avenger Field lived the Military lifestyle, including "uniforms, drills, regulations, and morning reveille." In 1944, as the war wound down, the WASPs were dissolved. Cochran "lobbied for a one-day militarization, which would at least give her women veteran status and access to GI Bill benefits, but she was denied." For many women the war was the last and only time they would fly, as piloting jobs after the war went to men once they returned from overseas. Women were expected to return to the traditional roles they held before the war. In 1977 the WASPS finally received veteran status and military recognition. Source: U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission.
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| Madge Rutherford, pilot trainee, during a break. |
Left: Pilot Shirley Slade (also picture above.) Right: Pilot trainees Rebecca Edwards (with sunscreen on her face) and Lorena Daly.
Left: Anne Armstrong McClellan wearing a Fifinella mascot pin designed by Walt Disney. Right: Nancy Nesbit.
12/6/10
Striped shirts
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L: Saint James Nautical Minquiers 10 t-shirt via Saint James R: Chance Boatneck via Chance
The Uniform blogger D's personal collection of striped clothing.
Classic stripes
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Be it the Breton t-shirt or the marinière, the striped t-shirt draws upon a timeless French image of effortless, basic and casual sportswear. This is not surprising seeing as the French Navy adopted the navy and white striped shirt as part of their uniform in the 1850’s. Since then, it has been worn decade after decade and doesn’t seem to be going out of style anytime soon.
Coco Chanel
Henri Matisse. Portrait in a Striped Shirt. 1906.
Blogger Annabel sporting Saint James via Blushing Ambition
12/5/10
Parkas and Anoraks
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This sturdy piece has been around for hundreds of years. It has been made in various materials (from seal and caribou skin to nylon and poplin.) One version of the Inuit parka was designed to carry a baby while worn by an adult (usually a woman), keeping both safe from the cold. The Fishtail Parka (named so because the back is longer than the front) was first used by the US Army for soldiers in the Korean War. The Snorkel parka was also developed in the early 1950s by the US military. The anorak is simply a pullover version of the parka. Source.
L: A truly functional parka. "Inuit infant is carried by the mother's parka." 1940s. Source: Corbis. R: US Army M-51 Fish Tail parka via traditioncreek.com
Today’s parkas resemble the military style and are less inspired by the Inuit parka. They are made with fashion rather than function in mind. Still, they provide a classic look with moderate protection from the elements.
Clockwise: ALICE by Temperley Berley jersey parka via TheOutnet.com, Miu Miu oversized felt parka via Net-A-Porter.com, Penfield Parka via Madewell.com, Built by Wendy parka via BuiltByWendy.com
L: Toast anorak via Toast.co.uk R: Built by Wendy plaid lined anorak via BuiltByWendy.com
12/4/10
Overalls 2
"Man in overalls at exhibit of paintings of lady artists of the town."
Attica, Kansas. 1955. Photographer Grey Villet. Source: Life.
Attica, Kansas. 1955. Photographer Grey Villet. Source: Life.
Overalls 1
Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Source: Life.
Behnaz Sarafpour. Spring 2011. Source: Elle.
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