Spring men’s wear fills shops with new suits hats and coats
A shopper tours Widmer & Busby Klein Klothing Co. B and B and J C Penney stores to view spring men’s fashions. He notes teal blue worsted suits, three button drape coats, new Ardsley shirts, wrinkle-proof fabrics, and topcoats in Scotch wool with grayish green tones. Aztec gold shoes and two tone browns also popular.
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Widmer & Busby
Widmer & Busby Clothing
Jesse Busby
Klein Klothing Ko
Washington
Klein
Arolyn
Ardsley
B and B
Spring-Like Three-Button Suit Tops Ward Display
The Montgomery Ward shop featured a new three-button suit in gaberdine with patch pockets and a zip fly. It comes in green and pairs with matching linings. Ward also displayed green gray brown and blue hats, some with novelty trim. The piece notes worsted remain popular but gaberdines and tweeds hold appeal.
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Montgomery Ward
Ward
Notable Head Sizes Among Distinguished Men in Hat History
An article lists twelve prominent figures in hat fashion and their head sizes. Fred Astaire, Gene Tunney, Bing Crosby, Herbert Bayard Swope, and Lowell Thomas are near the 7 percent average. David Hume is 8 percent, while British royals George V George VI and the Duke of Windsor wear 6 percent.
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Fred Astaire
Gene Tunney
Bing Crosby
Herbert Bayard Swope
Lowell Thomas
David Hume
George V
George VI
Duke of Windsor
Sportswear trends point to an American year in 1940
American designers rally to lead in 1940 sportswear amid uncertain imports. Slack suits advance with patterns like shepherd checks and Glen Urquharts in tropical fabrics. Shirts and trousers diverge in color, with three piece Slack ensembles rising. New sport jackets from cheviots and Saxonies gain ground over traditional tweeds.
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Hollywood
West Coast
Florida
America
Plaidie
Glen Urquharts
Tropical worsteds boost spring summer suits in fashion
A surge in tropical worsted fabrics this spring fuels late spring and summer wear. American designers craft tailored suits that prove the old light weight summer suit can have form and design. This year tropical worsteds come in plaids and stripes with single-breasted styles on the rise.
Easter Parade Style Notes From A Silk Suit Fashion
The piece highlights silk suit options with boxy or long tubular jackets and matching full-length coats. It suggests color options including black navy and introduces new tones like rayish-golden brown gray grayed green and military blue as smart alternatives. It urges joining the Easter parade.
Covert cloth gains favor for topcoats and sportswear
Covert cloth, once popular for topcoats and suits, becomes a favorite for slacks as it replaces gray flannel in many areas. This season sees more shorts, about three inches above the knee, crafted in this light, closely woven fabric. Contrasting materials like flannel and linen appear in shorts. Iskin mentions doeskin in these garments.
Swelled Heads in West Virginia Birth Custom
In West Virginia a local custom marks a first-born son by burning the father’s hat to signify his enlarged head. The practice reflects folklore surrounding new fatherhood and the social celebration of a first boy.
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West Virginia
Topcoats With Style and Comfort This Spring
American designers emphasize coats that fit well and offer comfort and versatility. Reversible covert cloth topcoats remain popular, often single breasted with a four button front. Woven fleece and worsted options provide warmth and lightness, with varied fabrics like tweed camel’s hair cashmere and llama ensuring style and practicality.
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