eh f---- it

Context:  The life insurance industry in the early 1950s-mid 1970s.  My grandfather was head of agency...other men with him are usually the company agents, political people, or other figures in the insurance industry.  Photos taken between 1950-1970, during which time his age range was early 40s to early 60s.  One of my father, who graduated college in '67.



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Ribbon-cutting ceremony, 1968.  My grandfather is in a 3-button sack at left, with what appears to be forward point collar, skinny tie with vertical jockey stripes, tie pin.  Suit too long in sleeves.   Man at right has darted high stance 3 button.  Woman second from right mayor of city.



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"Photgraphic Portrait", 1968.   Again forward point collar. Appears to be 2-button undarted suit, but hard to tell.  Ancient madder tie.



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Another hybrid. Spread collar.  Windowpane suit.  Narrow repp tie.  Unknown button stance. c. 1965.


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Promotion day, 1951. (hence the flowers)  I believe this occured in August, so this may be some kind of summer suit...hard to tell fabric, Im guessing cotton or linen since it's already rumpled.  Solid tie, forward point shirt.  3-2 roll (you can make out the buttonhole just above the desk when this is zoomed out) with the button half in front, half behind the lapel.



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c. 1970-71...going for the Mad Men Bert Cooper look here with the facial hair

I have to believe this is the charcoal 3-2 H.Freeman suit I still wear. Nice shoulders.  Repp tie, forward point collar...time we put this "only OCBDs" myth to bed....hell, even the AAA trad-hallowed OPH says that adult businessmen "often switch" to forward points!


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With agents and another insurance executive, early 1967
My ancestor, at left, seems to be wearing higher stance 3 button model but with only middle button fastened.  In the tangible photograph, there are darts..very well done, relatively subtle ones. Tennis collar?

Agent, second from left, has a pinned point collar and a windowpane pattern tie. He has an undarted 2 button suit.


Agent, third from left, has a button down collar and repp tie.  High stance 3 button, which, as far as I can tell, is undarted.

Other executive, at right, has 3 piece 3 button, darted, repp tie...collar appears to have a tab back there but it doesn't close like a tab collar.

Notice, throughout, no ones sleeves are where we'd like them   I think such tailoring errors are old as the hills.



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My father's senior picture at prep school, 1963...patch pocket 3-2 blazer with school crest (visible in yearbook, which I don't have here), school motif tie, tab collar.  He and his fellows usually wore weejuns with white or grey socks.

The haircut is the same one I use, I just have longer sideburns with it...is this the "Princeton"?

Last edited by Coolidge (2007-10-27 14:27:22)

Great pics Coolidge.

I actually like the jacket sleeve lengths portrayed on the 1st picture.  I think they just needed a little shirt sleeve adjustment to show a hair of shirt cuff -- by either lengthening the sleeves of widening the cuffs.

Last edited by Coolidge (2007-10-27 23:05:58)

Tremendous contribution, Cooley.
We are all thankful.

TV

Last edited by Coolidge (2007-10-30 14:38:09)