In honor of the last night’s Academy Awards this week, I’m getting into movies. While looking at these films – specifically their costumes – as cultural products of their time, many of them are still referenced in certain men’s style circles today. These films, released between 1946 and 1982, have costumes that reflect the wear and popularity of military uniforms in American popular fashion. Simply put, this is the film syllabus
Interesting article. It reminded me of my own history. I spent 8 years in the Army in the 1980s. After leaving the service I held onto my issued M65 jacket and wore in constantly for a couple years and then stopped wearing it. A couple of years ago a friend bought a new reproduction of a m65 and said they were becoming popular as part of a men's heritage fashion movement. I thought OK so I got my old M65 out of the closet and have resumed (and enjoyed) wearing it again.
more good stuff. Be nice if there were no paywall for the Rothman piece, though.
Interesting article. It reminded me of my own history. I spent 8 years in the Army in the 1980s. After leaving the service I held onto my issued M65 jacket and wore in constantly for a couple years and then stopped wearing it. A couple of years ago a friend bought a new reproduction of a m65 and said they were becoming popular as part of a men's heritage fashion movement. I thought OK so I got my old M65 out of the closet and have resumed (and enjoyed) wearing it again.