October 9, 2012

READ: VINTAGE MENSWEAR

Just published by Laurence King is this brilliant, hardback tome of vintage menswear, authored by freelance menswear journalist Josh Sims. Drawn from the archives of The Vintage Showroom - a leading London-based dealer of vintage menswear, with a prestigious archive of hundreds of pieces - the book features some of the world's rarest yet most seminal menswear garments. This includes the Royal Air Force' Escape and Evasion boots: a design by Christopher Clayton-Hutty that were designed so that the top section could be easily cut away (using a concealed blade) that would turn the boot into a plain black Oxford shoe, thus not draw attention to an airman shot down in enemy territory. The 304-page books, featuring 400 colour illustrations, is available for purchase now.