Cool '50s Illustrations from Ivy's Heyday

[eagle2250]

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I do like the high waist on those trousers. Wish that would come back into style.

 

[London380sl]

I hope not. With the current emphasis on slim fit - imagine slim fit high waisted pants.

Yikes! They actually exist.

Those pants have got to be nut busters when you sit down.

 

[drpeter]

I hope not. With the current emphasis on slim fit - imagine slim fit high waisted pants.

Yikes! They actually exist.

Those pants have got to be nut busters when you sit down.
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Do people actually wear such things?

 

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[eagle2250]

Do people actually wear such things?

Good Lawd, I hope not! LOL.

 

[Peak and Pine]

... that’s an astute observation about the girl way and the boy way of carrying textbooks. In the late 60s, students didn’t use backpacks. If a kid had to carry a few thick books to and from school, too bad. My 9th-grade world history book was a beast.

Before our times, but not much, kids used to carry books in a leather strap, and until the 70s, yellow diamond shaped street signs forewarning of a school or a crossing carried the silhouette of a boy and girl, pig tails on the girl, books with the strap dangling on the guy. (Will try to seen if I can find an internet pic of this, to bolster my drooling memory.)

 

[Fading Fast]

"Command Collar," the boys in marketing are always hard at work.

 

[Fading Fast]

Looks '20s to me, but a neat illustration. Note the 3/2 roll with the bottom button buttoned.

 

[eagle2250]

Looks '20s to me, but a neat illustration. Note the 3/2 roll with the bottom button buttoned.
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What a great illustration. Apologies to Margaret Atwood, but it brings a whole new meaning to the term "a handmaids tale!" LOL.

 

[Fading Fast]

What a great illustration. Apologies to Margaret Atwood, but it brings a whole new meaning to the term "a handmaids tale!" LOL.

Ever since @Flanderian created his long-running "Esquire" thread, I've been interested in the way different illustrators "capture" the details of clothing. For example, in this illustration, the shirt collar and tie knot are almost undefined, but that technique works beautifully here.

Also, I wonder if the ad wasn't for the coat (even though the suit could be the star) as the lining of the coat looks so beautifully luxurious that you almost want to buy it without knowing what the coat itself really looks like.

 

[Oldsarge]

Migawd, he's wearing spats!

 

[Fading Fast]

Migawd, he's wearing spats!

If my guess is right about it being the 1920s, then spats makes sense as they were quite common. I see them in movies up through the '50s, but much more common in the '20s and '30s. They were dying off by the '40s and '50s.

 

[Oldsarge]

I only ever saw them on Uncle Scrooge . . .

 

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From the "Ivy Style" website:

Link the site and article: https://www.ivy-style.com/something-solid-an-interview-with-artist-andrew-mashanov.html

 

[eagle2250]

From the "Ivy Style" website:
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Link the site and article: https://www.ivy-style.com/something-solid-an-interview-with-artist-andrew-mashanov.html

The illustrations give rise to much thought as one studies them and the article provides rather interesting background details, allowing a quick glimpse into the mind of the artist. Your post did more to wake me up and get me thinking, this AM than did a pot of coffee! Thank you.

 

[Fading Fast]

Looks '20s to me, neat illustration.

 

[eagle2250]

Looks '20s to me, neat illustration.
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For the most part your assessment of the age of the illustration is spot-on, but the ties of both gentlemen seem out of place...they do not appear vintage! Just a thought.

 

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Note the shoes - look like blue suede or maybe canvas.

 

[eagle2250]

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Note the shoes - look like blue suede or maybe canvas.

An illustration of a gentleman, perfectly dressed to go out and take on the world! There isn't much detail to work with, but I would like to think those kicks are blue suede.