Regretting things…

REGRETTING 1930's A1 STYLE HUNTING  JACKET

DISCRET FRINGED FRONT POCKETS

DISCRET FRINGED BACK

TARTAN WOOL BACK COLLAR

SIDE BUCKLE AND ZIPPERED GAME BAG

30'S TALON ZIPPER

MISSING LINING AND INSIDE GAME BAG

Today is a nostalgic day. After having archived my perso computer folders today, I found pictures of all the best things I had in my dressing room and I have not today. Yes…my budget is limited compared life solicitations. Yes japanese manufacturers and ebay sellers incited me to ruined my life, my job, my mariage.  But… I was strong enough to resist. I had two solutions to calm down my addictions :
- WORK MORE TO WIN MORE MONEY,  I couldn't physically work more !
- SELL SOMETIME, TO BUY ALWAYS,  is the solution I opted for.
BUT sell sometime means… BE NOSTALGIC FOR EVER…  
"Bye bye love, bye bye happiness, hello loneliness, I think I'm gonna crye…

This 30's A1 STYLE HUNTING JACKET was sold to a collector from New-york / 2010

There will be blood…Style

Mister "Le zouave" motivated me 2 years ago to see "There will be blood" movie.

Since, I can say that is one of my favorite movie now… where photo's quality, costumes and interpretation are incredible…If you have not seen it and are crazy about sanforized strong and old duck clothing… its time to go…

In 1902, Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), a mineral prospector, discovers oil and establishes a small drilling company. Following the death of one of his workers in an accident, Plainview adopts the man's orphaned son (his mother nowhere to be found). The boy, whom he names H. W. (Dillon Freasier), becomes his nominal business "partner".

Nine years later, Plainview is approached by Paul Sunday (Paul Dano), who tells him about the oil deposit under his family's property in Little Boston, California. Plainview attempts to buy the farm at a bargain price but Paul's twin brother Eli (also Dano), wise to Plainview's plan, holds out for $10,000, wanting the money to fund the local church, of which he is the pastor. Plainview has Eli's father agree to the bargain price instead, and goes on to snatch up the available land in the Little Boston area, except for one holdout—William Bandy (Hans Howes). Oil production begins. Later, an on-site accident kills a worker, and later still, a large explosion robs H.W. of his hearing.

One day, a visitor (Kevin J. O'Connor) arrives on Plainview's doorstep claiming to be his half-brother, Henry, and is seeking work. Plainview takes the stranger in, and though H.W. discovers flaws in his story he keeps the news to himself; the boy then attempts to kill Henry by setting his bed linen alight. Angered at his son's behavior, Plainview sends the boy away to a school in San Francisco. A representative from Standard Oil later offers to buy out Plainview's local interests, but Plainview elects to strike a deal with Union Oil instead and construct a pipeline to the Californian coast, though the Bandy ranch remains an impediment. After spending more time with Henry, Plainview also becomes suspicious; Henry finally confesses that he was actually a friend of the real Henry, who has long since died from tuberculosis. Plainview kills the imposter and buries his body.

The next morning, Plainview is awakened by Mr. Bandy, who appears to be aware of the previous night's events. Bandy agrees to Plainview's deal but only on the provision that the latter mend his ways and join the Church of the Third Revelation, where Eli humiliates him as part of his initiation. Plainview soon reunites with H.W., and Eli eventually leaves town to perform missionary work.

In 1927, a much older H.W. (Russell Harvard) marries his childhood sweetheart, Mary Sunday (Colleen Foy). By this time his father, now an alcoholic but extremely wealthy, is living in a mansion with only a servant for company. H.W. asks his father (through an interpreter) to dissolve their partnership so he can establish his own business. Betrayed, Plainview mocks his son's deafness and tells him of his true origins, leaving H.W. with no regrets when he finally leaves.

Some time later, Eli, now a radio host and the head of a larger church, visits Plainview, but it becomes clear that Eli is in dire financial straits and desperate, explaining that Mr. Bandy has died and that he offers to broker a deal on his land. Plainview agrees to the deal if Eli confesses, "I am a false prophet; God is a superstition", subjecting Eli to the same humiliation Eli had put him through years earlier. Eli does so after much berating by Plainview. To Eli's horror, Plainview scathingly reveals that he had already drained the oil from the property through surrounding wells via the process of drainage by saying, "I drink your milkshake." Plainview suddenly goes into a rage, chases Eli about the room, and then beats him to death with a bowling pin. When Plainview's butler comes down to check on him, Plainview simply says "I'm finished."

Alaskan Mood…

Volcanoes in the Swiming Pool

The smiley and wet JF&TV in Palm Spring Swimming Pool with Mister Thierry…

Hi Everybody…
For Mister Rivet Head and all the 50's sound passionated, I take 2 minutes to give you news from Jack Face and the (wet) volcanoes…After a great success with their 2 albums and scenes in Europe and Vegas, JF&TV are actually swiming in a Motel in Palm spring… My little finger told me that they are now ready to go on the road again for shows and their BVD's western shirts absolutly cleaned and ironed to be wet again  !!! I will give you informations about next gigs soon …HiHO SILVER !!!

"Jack à Facettes"

My brother "Red Leg Seg"

My "little finger "

Vegas in peace before the "Earthquake"…

Fench Bad boys…

Just for fun… French actors with bad boys look… Nostalgia…

 "Daisy Mae Hat" Lino Ventura

 "High waist chino" Yves…oui Montand le Chino

 "The Apache style" Louis jouvet

"Ze Bade boyeu de Marseilleu " Pierre Fresnay

"Sailor cap" Jean…

 

or "M41" Gabin …héhé…and "A2" Marlene… Probably a bad girl too…

Lost in the jungle !

Hey all,

you probably know this fabulous australian musician called C.W Stoneking…

More I listen his new album, more I love it… Just imagine the Stanley Brothers, the Duke and Tom Waits lost in the jungle… Roots primitive jazz, blues and calypso !!!!!!! 

Thank's a lot MONSIEUR C.W

Graphic information, Mademoiselle Angelique from "Salon Serpent" designed him its great  "king Hokum" first tshirt…

Angelique tatoo graphic design

http://www.cwstoneking.com
http://www.burakoguzsaguner.com/demo4.html
http://www.salonserpent.com/Home.html

30's French style (Work, Hunting & Sportswear)

1) The vest
Day after day, market after market, vintage shop after… I use to search the best and the rarest items wich could teach me about the way of life and the style of the first 40 years of our century.
Of course it's not an easy thing, but difficulty is the best way to really appreciate things…
This vest is a very nice model of 30's original hunting clothing I've found few years ago.
As you could see it is composed by black cord front. Two waist pockets and one chest for "onion clock"
Particularity of this model is the smiley style waist pockets wich in general use to be straight and not curved. Buttons are in steel with embossed animals, dark brown painted. Represented animals are usualy deers, rabbits, dogs, wild boars…You could find inside 1 large pocket with label but it's not a generality (other model is displayed with inside blue moleskin to see this inside pocket particularity). About this black cord vest, lining is the same salt and pepper fabric as the back (very rare french fabric). Back belt with sometime ungraved art deco buckle finalise this elegant and dandy's look for this outwear and usual clothing…of course this strong and noble combinaison of fabrics and the design of those vest sadly changed in the 50's to disappear definitely in the beginig of the 60's. If you are good hunter, you could find some, in french flea markets, charity shops… but you have to wake-up early…
I've sold lot of those models to japanese customers last 2 years but now japanese brands as "Warp and Woof", "Dapper's" or "Django Atour" develop this european style. For me they are really better and great in original condition. Of course I use to buy all  the vests I find…ALSO  I USE TO WAKE-UP EARLY!!!!!!!

Black cord front

Salt and pepper back

Inside pocket in brown "Au fusil" vest (blue Moleskin lining)

Buttons and belt buckle

La Manufacture

Motivated of course to exchange collector informations with you, day after day I will trye to present french work clothing specifities. During those last 20 years of collecting US items, I had also time and occasions to find great french very interesting pieces…Since the end of the 30's, French fashion was inspired by american design and used to be late, compared the new continent style. WWII and GI's style, was a revolution in the clothing comportment of people. The sportswear start to be a real lifestyle for everyday.
But at the begining of the 20th century, French, dutch, german, british people… immigrants came with their "savoir faire" and manufacture technicities. French taylors, german leather manufacturers was at the origin of this US Authentic style. So Clothing fabrics and design was really similar, at he same time in the two continents…Look at this selection of 1934 French catalog pages…It's a real "cahier de tendances" for japanese stylists…

Chambray's jazz attitude

Hi …

This summer was for my 30's jazz trio a good occasion to adaptate and change our heavy and hot 20's smocking and vintage suits… OH YES !!!!!! of course, it was a real pleasure to hunt, flea markets, military surplus or ebay to find our new light summer costumes ! Original and Japanese Chambray shirts, 30's lot of 3 tartan chambray ties, 40's HBT white german navy pants and french 40's white dress summer french army "vareuse"…of course it's a bit snug to play bass with this size 36 coat, but …no matter style before everything !!!!

Old Winter style

New summer style