Dandies Online: Close Up And Private 6

We've posted some of Sergei Sviatchenko's photos from his blog Close Up And Private previously.  Sergei recently purchased a few items from our shop and used them for his photos.  Here are a few favorites:

Grey Crest Retro Tie

Brown Crest Retro Tie (sold out)

Brown Crest Retro Tie (sold out)

Red & Gold Striped Bow Tie

Blue Striped Bow Tie (sold out)

Christys' London Houndstooth Ivy Cap

Brown Crest Retro Tie (sold out)

Christys' London Houndstooth Ivy Cap

Brown Crest Retro Tie (sold out)

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Dandy Storefront: Beckenstein's

The window drew us in.  257 West 39th Street, NYC.

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Dandy Blogger Heaven: Hart Schaffner Marx Archive Part 3

In November we wrote about our visit to the archives of Hart Schaffner Marx and Hickey Freeman. Here are some Hart Schaffner Marx images from The Saturday Evening Post:

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Dandies In Photos: Rodney Smith

Via NotCot, via Kempt:

"Providing even more evidence for the bowler revival, this Rodney Smith photo revives the figure of the gentleman gardener. We can’t see their ankles, but we’re guessing they’re wearing spats."

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Men's Wear Magazine: 1920-1930

The decade 1920-1930 from the June 25, 1965 issue of Men's Wear Magazine, celebrating 75 years of fashion.

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Vintage Dandy

What are they doing?

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ONE DAY SALE: ALL BOW TIES $25

For one day only our bow ties are priced at $25 (normally $35-$39). Special price expires at the end of the day, Tuesday, January 26, 2010.

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Finding Dandy: Varick & Vandam, NYC

Our friend William, looking dapper, as always.

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Dandies On The Runway: Dunhill

The reports are coming in from the menswear shows in Paris and Milan. Not surprisingly, many designers had varying degrees of the dandy influence. Dunhill was one. Here are a few of our favorites from the Dunhill Fall 2010 show (although we're not so sure about the socks over the pant leg).

images: gq.com

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