Category: rugged ladies
Snap scroll: Cheaney for Toast brogues, boots & loafers
For women in search of handsome, unisex, heritage style footwear, look no further than the collaboration between Cheaney and Toast. John Cheaney & Sons, a Northamptonshires shoe company, produces a terrific line of handstitched, calf leather oxfords, loafers and chelsea boots. The versions made for Toast are slightly more playful in terms of colorways (navy …
Beams Boy Office Style Fair
Office style, by Beams Boy A spot check on the Beams Boy Instastory redirected me to this curious “office style fair” capsule collection. I’m still trying to put my finger on the persona or segment archetype represented by this clothing. My guess: Jules and Jim meets Tokyo librarian.
For the record – Farmerette uniforms of WWI
Browsing the Library of Congress Flickr photostream, I stumbled upon these amazing images of female Farmerettes, first participants in the Women’s Land Army of America. Further research revealed that from 1917-1919 these women supported the war effort by filling the agricultural labor gap at home. According to this fascinating article in the Smithsonian: “Most of these …
Shopping from the past – Rugby Kit
1920s – Femina Sports 1925 – Unknown team Femina Hirondelles à Chateauroux – 1925 1925 – Toulouse 1920s – André Theuriet (SCUF) + captains Football féminin (Le Petit Journal Illustré 18 novembre 1923) From the Frederick Humbert Rugby Pioneers archives, I present evidence that the best dressed sport of the …
Heritage Clothing Collections for Women?
From the Montgomery Ward 1949-1950 catalog Aside from a few collections and reports to the contrary, the heritage clothing revival has yet to make its way to the female consumer. Sometimes I think I’m the only woman admiring all the beautiful vintage inspired sportswear featured on blogs like A Continuous Lean and h(y) r collective, …