Men's Flair this week found this link to a Fedora Lounge scan of Apparel Arts images. Apparel Arts was a magazine which presented to men in the first half of the twentieth century the styles of that day, and is one of the best records of the ideals of men's clothing. The beautiful illustrations still inspire, and, at times, present timeless clothing in timeless art.
The above illustration, for example, makes me want more tweedy suits, and a fedora with just that curve in the brim. Look at the contrasts in pocket squares, and the way they balance each suit. The peak lapel model on the right sports a square linen whose material speaks of a casual nature unlike that of the suit's cut. The student on the left wears a silk pocket square, well-contrasted to his dry-looking tweed suit, with single-breasted cut and flexible informality.
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