I second this.  He actually posts about clothes, and specific, interesting items of clothing.  I'm starting to tire a bit of the formulaic intro, two pics and open-ended 'waddya know about x?' routine.  I suspect a feigned naivete, but his posts are the closest thing to a renaissance in the last couple years.

I have to praise Mr. Katon again & also to note that Mr. Alden Pyle is spreading his wings these days too...

THE REAL AMERICAN TRADITION is really creeping into 'Trad' these days.

- And I couldn't be happier!

'Make it big, then make it smart' as we used to say in London.

Best -

James.

Kudos to Katon.  The recent post on pre-War Barrie Ltd booters has undermined quite a few of my assumptions about the timeline of footwear e.g. various conservative shoe models offered with crepe soles (extra thick or rippled) from 1936 - admittedly in an area with a significant college population.   Never expected heavy-weight wingtip brogues with ripples soles, though.   Shell cordovan loafers in 1940 !

I appreciate the delving into the advertising of a regional retailer , rather than the established shoe manufacturers catalogues, as this can reveal some unexpected, and short-lived , hybrids and sports in the footwear bloodlines.

Well done.