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repeatclicks said ... (7:42 AM) :
post a commentcool belt ! awesome...
Simply fanatstic styling.
His tie as a belt tied in a bow with the tattoos and the white flat cap... he keeps it just the right side of 'costume' - Superb!
Truly very cool.
Huzza! Finally the pants are rising again!
Finally! the high waist for men has arrived, a full year after the women's version ... ;-) great fun, scott.
He kind of looks like Stanley Tucci. I love the bow in his belt, fun!
Fabulous! Men can rock the high waist too!
Beltacular :o)
and I like the roses!!
lovely makeshift belt=playful twist(:
The trouser and tie color combination is very pleasing with the spring grass in the background.
Didn't Fred Astaire also do the "tie as belt" look?
I'm not sure about all the white in the hat and shirt - it might be the bright sky but his top half seems to evaporate.
looks like an armwrestling champion from the manhattan docks in the 20's ...
popeye of sorts
great shot Mr S
this man reminds me of a fantastic girl you posted from Paris with similarly belted too-big-pants.
Note: never throw out fat pants
Great look! Totally feeling the Fred Astaire vibe with the necktie around the waist. But the ink adds a hardness to the casual dandiness of his look. That's how you keep it casual with a touch of whimsical elegance at a lawn party ;-) Tops.
--PLO
Is it okay to tie your pants like that?? I kinda like it!
Fantastic!!!! The blogger who said "arm wrestler on the manhattan docks" hit the nail on the head. This is exactly how I am working the volume of the '40s pant back into modern dress myself. The "tie as belt" thing has always left a sour taste in my mouth. Here he makes it work only because of his "tough guy" tattoos. I don't see it working once he puts his arms down. Though it is best for a person to not look too put together. I have worn similar ensembles with braces, it helps to pull the pants together with just the t-shirt. A beautiful photo, though I am dying to see his footwear here.
I like this look. 1920's rough and tumble. Probably an excellent dancer.
he was one of the best dancers there!
Oh I love how he has tied his belt lika a bow! It's the dot over i.
His tattoos is also very, very loveable.
Brilliant. Love the hat and the high waist pants. Love the tats, love the belt. He's got a great face, too. Great look. Yum, yums all over.
Bravo bravisimo!
He's got it!But most probably he couldn't find a pair of high waisted trousers without loops...that would be just perfect..He's done well...he knows....
jng
Island Tattoo on Staten Island have
old sheets of 30s and 40s tattoos on their walls. They have so much charm - very sailorish.
he's cute, i love his style
Very cool. Definately a New York '30s authentic retrospective look. His face reads travails of the Depression too. I think the belt and tattoos remove it from a country club look to a docks look. He looks a little burly.
I hate to be negative but there are certain looks which should be revived.
This is not one of them.
Diggin' the hat though.
He was such a great dance teacher...lovin' the Charleston on Saturday afternoon! He was wearing the same pants with a striped t-shirt and knotted white kerchief around his neck...Classic.
This guy has just been waiting for the chance to wear his jazz pants!
Fails as a costume. T-shirt looks completely wrong for two reasons: t-shirts like that didn't exist in the 20's; and even if it were period-correct, no-one, not even a burly docker, would have gone out dressed in their underwear in that era.
Great Scott! It's Gatsby's bodyguard! I think the tee was a perfect choice. He got to go vintage and play dress up with a really authentic look, without being in danger of melting into the heat of it all. Great "ink" too! Thanks for this one...
oh i would love to see more of these!
ms s, do u know his name? is it something like oli?? i think i know him from montreal...
He looks Dandy, as in fine and dandy.
Loads of style and looking very comfortable too. The perfect outfit for a warm day on Governors Island.
I LOVE these pants! High waist, low crotch, lots of extra fabric to move in. Amazing.
I think he looks like Stanley Tucci too, or John Turturro esp. in O Brother. Great look, and what a fun party!
this is exactly why I'm so annoyed we couldn't be on Governor's Island this year. Next year I want to be there again with all of the fabulous people!
Thanks again for the wonderful photo diary.
i love how the boys tats really update the look.
well done, he looks a bit like Andy Hernandez, better known as "The sugar coated" Coati Mundi, Partner of Mr. August Darnell, who was famous as "Kid Creole & The Coconuts" back in the 80s. Great stuff!
His name is Roddy Caravella.
He's a great dancer and one of the best purveyors of vintage clothes, decor, cars, lifestyles I've ever met.
And to the anonymous smarty pants who claimed no one would have gone out dressed like that back in the day, here's a clip from 1940 of some original jitterbugs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXgydUYfmIg
Please note that one of them is indeed wearing a t-shirt.
This guy isnt wearing a 'costume' or playing 'dress up'. Clearly he is a fan of the era and wears this on a regular basis. If youve ever been to london, there is a massive vintage fan-base, and so many of them pull it off without being costumey. Theres loads of clubs to go to, so many that you could visit one for every night almost.
My wife and I collect and make our own clothing from vintage patterns. I wear the same high waisted trousers (from a 1954 pattern) with t-shirts all the time and it never looks wrong.