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The Case for Cardigans

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Image credit: @kjax on Unsplash For whatever reason, cardigans were the first bits of vintage clothing I became interested in. It may have been my grandmother’s love for them that did it, covered as she always was in my childhood in layer upon layer of comfy knitwear. Looking back, I could swear that she would wear…

Plimsolls for Prim Soles: A History of Canvas Shoes

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Image credit: Mpumelelo Macu on Unsplash Sneakers today are among the most colourful, elaborate, and extravagant things people put on their bodies. If contemporary fashion were fauna, trainers have evolved to be the eye-catching birds of paradise. This highly specialised evolution is all the more remarkable when you consider just how sedate their origins are. They…

Working-Class Weirdos: The Strange Appeal of Clogs

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Image credit: Micheile Henderson on Unsplash Did you know that the collective noun for a group of cobblers is a drunkship? If that sounds at all strange to you, allow me to present the case of the clog. To the modern eye, few things that you can put on your body seem more absurd than a…

The Many Lives of Bucket Hats

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Image credit: Charles Deluvio on Unsplash Bucket hats are a strange garment to get your head around — or, maybe more accurately, to get around your head. This is mostly down to how goofy they look. Regardless of their styling, who made them, or how they’re worn, bucket hats are inherently silly, and therein lies their…

Tiebreaker: The Story of the Polo Shirt

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Image credit: Lena Kudryavtseva on Unsplash The polo shirt exists at something of a crossroads in menswear. It’s a bridge between smart and casual, between modern street and old-school chic, and between practical sportswear and just-for-the-look leisurewear. It seems appropriate for a garment that embodies quite so many sartorial intersections to have its invention mark a…