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1940's bicycle clothing
Anyone have pictures or know of vintage 40's clothing sources?
I'm seeking to assemble outfits to wear when riding and exhibiting my 1946 Schwinn. Ideally, period era outfits in a style that would have been worn by a teenager, like my father would have when riding his bike in the the immediate post-WWII years. tia, Barry |
1940's bicycle clothing
On 1/15/2018 6:41 PM, Oculus Lights wrote:
Anyone have pictures or know of vintage 40's clothing sources? I'm seeking to assemble outfits to wear when riding and exhibiting my 1946 Schwinn. Ideally, period era outfits in a style that would have been worn by a teenager, like my father would have when riding his bike in the the immediate post-WWII years. tia, Barry I'd think any image archive showing kids clothing from that period would suffice, because I doubt ordinary Americans of that time bought unusual clothing to do ordinary bike riding. You could search for images from American Youth Hostels, e.g. http://www.vintagekidstuff.com/ayh/ayh.html http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/sing...l32/id/3/rec/3 or this? https://www.pinterest.com/vintagesan...s-photographs/ although that one seems to show a lot more girls than guys. Wonder why? ;-) -- - Frank Krygowski |
1940's bicycle clothing
On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:41:07 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights
wrote: Anyone have pictures or know of vintage 40's clothing sources? I'm seeking to assemble outfits to wear when riding and exhibiting my 1946 Schwinn. Ideally, period era outfits in a style that would have been worn by a teenager, like my father would have when riding his bike in the the immediate post-WWII years. tia, Barry I can find plenty of photos and advertisements showing women riding bicycles for the 1940's, but few showing men's fashions. My guess(tm) is that teenagers did not dress specifically for cycling at the time. They wore ordinary street, school, or work clothes when riding. Something like this: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/eb/78/b5/eb78b5ce779b091a56a4f8eb2b1e3832.jpg Turned up cuffs on jeans were common. Horizontal striped shirts were NOT and rarely appear in men's fashions (because it makes one look short and fat). Replace with flannel shirt. Black and white tennis shoes were everywhere. In some parts of the country, wearing a hat outdoors was mandatory. This photo might be closer to the mark. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/23/71/0d2371ae82b3e23b4199ddf45714c4d3.jpg Please note that if you follow advertising drawings, you're likely to be dressed in the manner of someone's illusion of how teenage bicycle riders were expected to dress in the late 1940's, rather than how they actually dressed, as seen in photographs instead of advertising renderings. That's fine because the illusions or stereotypes are often more convincing than reality. How convincing you're going to appear as a teenager will be decided more by your acting abilities than your choice of clothing. Nobody went bicycle riding dressed like these drawings: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/df/ed/6ddfed6681d4fcfc4ddd59e65b5ff1b3.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/70/01/f4/7001f4731c7448ccd3cca2b5c82b7999.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ac/60/f7/ac60f702d68ad1ff433e36d6f6f4d809--s.jpg (Notice that the kickstands are on the wrong side of the frame). It might be worth browsing through these images: https://www.pinterest.com/jason5266/classic-bicycle-advertising/?lp=true Again, the advertising drawings are the illusion, which is what you want. Don't forget the Bicycle playing card and clothes pin attached to the front fork as a noise maker. Good luck. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
1940's bicycle clothing
On 1/16/2018 11:39 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:41:07 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights wrote: Anyone have pictures or know of vintage 40's clothing sources? I'm seeking to assemble outfits to wear when riding and exhibiting my 1946 Schwinn. Ideally, period era outfits in a style that would have been worn by a teenager, like my father would have when riding his bike in the the immediate post-WWII years. tia, Barry I can find plenty of photos and advertisements showing women riding bicycles for the 1940's, but few showing men's fashions. My guess(tm) is that teenagers did not dress specifically for cycling at the time. They wore ordinary street, school, or work clothes when riding. Something like this: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/eb/78/b5/eb78b5ce779b091a56a4f8eb2b1e3832.jpg Turned up cuffs on jeans were common. Horizontal striped shirts were NOT and rarely appear in men's fashions (because it makes one look short and fat). Replace with flannel shirt. Black and white tennis shoes were everywhere. In some parts of the country, wearing a hat outdoors was mandatory. This photo might be closer to the mark. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/23/71/0d2371ae82b3e23b4199ddf45714c4d3.jpg Please note that if you follow advertising drawings, you're likely to be dressed in the manner of someone's illusion of how teenage bicycle riders were expected to dress in the late 1940's, rather than how they actually dressed, as seen in photographs instead of advertising renderings. That's fine because the illusions or stereotypes are often more convincing than reality. How convincing you're going to appear as a teenager will be decided more by your acting abilities than your choice of clothing. Nobody went bicycle riding dressed like these drawings: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/df/ed/6ddfed6681d4fcfc4ddd59e65b5ff1b3.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/70/01/f4/7001f4731c7448ccd3cca2b5c82b7999.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ac/60/f7/ac60f702d68ad1ff433e36d6f6f4d809--s.jpg (Notice that the kickstands are on the wrong side of the frame). It might be worth browsing through these images: https://www.pinterest.com/jason5266/classic-bicycle-advertising/?lp=true Again, the advertising drawings are the illusion, which is what you want. Don't forget the Bicycle playing card and clothes pin attached to the front fork as a noise maker. Good luck. +1 on the black hi-tops, turned blue jean cuffs & baseball cap: http://www.yellowjersey.org/53sports.jpg Maybe not so much with the stripes. Real men rode in racing jerseys with collars and front pockets: https://legenducyclisme.files.wordpr...0/08/barta.jpg -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
1940's bicycle clothing
On 1/16/2018 11:39 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:41:07 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights wrote: Anyone have pictures or know of vintage 40's clothing sources? I'm seeking to assemble outfits to wear when riding and exhibiting my 1946 Schwinn. Ideally, period era outfits in a style that would have been worn by a teenager, like my father would have when riding his bike in the the immediate post-WWII years. tia, Barry I can find plenty of photos and advertisements showing women riding bicycles for the 1940's, but few showing men's fashions. My guess(tm) is that teenagers did not dress specifically for cycling at the time. They wore ordinary street, school, or work clothes when riding. Something like this: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/eb/78/b5/eb78b5ce779b091a56a4f8eb2b1e3832.jpg Turned up cuffs on jeans were common. Horizontal striped shirts were NOT and rarely appear in men's fashions (because it makes one look short and fat). Replace with flannel shirt. Black and white tennis shoes were everywhere. In some parts of the country, wearing a hat outdoors was mandatory. This photo might be closer to the mark. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/23/71/0d2371ae82b3e23b4199ddf45714c4d3.jpg Please note that if you follow advertising drawings, you're likely to be dressed in the manner of someone's illusion of how teenage bicycle riders were expected to dress in the late 1940's, rather than how they actually dressed, as seen in photographs instead of advertising renderings. That's fine because the illusions or stereotypes are often more convincing than reality. How convincing you're going to appear as a teenager will be decided more by your acting abilities than your choice of clothing. Nobody went bicycle riding dressed like these drawings: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/df/ed/6ddfed6681d4fcfc4ddd59e65b5ff1b3.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/70/01/f4/7001f4731c7448ccd3cca2b5c82b7999.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ac/60/f7/ac60f702d68ad1ff433e36d6f6f4d809--s.jpg (Notice that the kickstands are on the wrong side of the frame). It might be worth browsing through these images: https://www.pinterest.com/jason5266/classic-bicycle-advertising/?lp=true Again, the advertising drawings are the illusion, which is what you want. Don't forget the Bicycle playing card and clothes pin attached to the front fork as a noise maker. Good luck. English children at 6:00, English cyclists at 6:18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WohhLX_YLlE -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
1940's bicycle clothing
On 2018-01-15 15:41, Oculus Lights wrote:
Anyone have pictures or know of vintage 40's clothing sources? I'm seeking to assemble outfits to wear when riding and exhibiting my 1946 Schwinn. Ideally, period era outfits in a style that would have been worn by a teenager, like my father would have when riding his bike in the the immediate post-WWII years. tia, Barry AFAIK they wore pretty much what they also wore off-bike: http://c8.alamy.com/comp/C45NHY/unem...932-C45NHY.jpg Back then people didn't have special cycling clothes. Most could only afford some regular daily clothes and then one "Sunday's best" outfit for church. It's pretty much the same with me, by choice, I do not own cycling jerseys and don't want any. Road bikers wore sports outfits that could also be found on runners, school kids during gym class and others: http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...parade1950.jpg And oooh, no helmets. Danger ... :-) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
1940's bicycle clothing
On 16/01/2018 12:58 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2018 11:39 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:41:07 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights wrote: Anyone have pictures or know of vintage 40's clothing sources? I'm seeking to assemble outfits to wear when riding and exhibiting my 1946 Schwinn. Ideally, period era outfits in a style that would have been worn by a teenager, like my father would have when riding his bike in the the immediate post-WWII years. tia,Â* Barry I can find plenty of photos and advertisements showing women riding bicycles for the 1940's, but few showing men's fashions.Â* My guess(tm) is that teenagers did not dress specifically for cycling at the time. They wore ordinary street, school, or work clothes when riding. Something like this: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/eb/78/b5/eb78b5ce779b091a56a4f8eb2b1e3832.jpg Turned up cuffs on jeans were common.Â* Horizontal striped shirts were NOT and rarely appear in men's fashions (because it makes one look short and fat).Â* Replace with flannel shirt.Â* Black and white tennis shoes were everywhere.Â* In some parts of the country, wearing a hat outdoors was mandatory. This photo might be closer to the mark. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/23/71/0d2371ae82b3e23b4199ddf45714c4d3.jpg Please note that if you follow advertising drawings, you're likely to be dressed in the manner of someone's illusion of how teenage bicycle riders were expected to dress in the late 1940's, rather than how they actually dressed, as seen in photographs instead of advertising renderings.Â* That's fine because the illusions or stereotypes are often more convincing than reality.Â* How convincing you're going to appear as a teenager will be decided more by your acting abilities than your choice of clothing. Nobody went bicycle riding dressed like these drawings: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/df/ed/6ddfed6681d4fcfc4ddd59e65b5ff1b3.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/70/01/f4/7001f4731c7448ccd3cca2b5c82b7999.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ac/60/f7/ac60f702d68ad1ff433e36d6f6f4d809--s.jpg (Notice that the kickstands are on the wrong side of the frame). It might be worth browsing through these images: https://www.pinterest.com/jason5266/classic-bicycle-advertising/?lp=true Again, the advertising drawings are the illusion, which is what you want. Don't forget the Bicycle playing card and clothes pin attached to the front fork as a noise maker. Good luck. +1 on the black hi-tops, turned blue jean cuffs & baseball cap: http://www.yellowjersey.org/53sports.jpg Maybe not so much with the stripes. Real men rode in racing jerseys with collars and front pockets: https://legenducyclisme.files.wordpr...0/08/barta.jpg The front pockets were necessary to hold the cigs. |
1940's bicycle clothing
On 2018-01-16 12:00, Duane wrote:
On 16/01/2018 12:58 PM, AMuzi wrote: On 1/16/2018 11:39 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:41:07 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights wrote: Anyone have pictures or know of vintage 40's clothing sources? I'm seeking to assemble outfits to wear when riding and exhibiting my 1946 Schwinn. Ideally, period era outfits in a style that would have been worn by a teenager, like my father would have when riding his bike in the the immediate post-WWII years. tia, Barry I can find plenty of photos and advertisements showing women riding bicycles for the 1940's, but few showing men's fashions. My guess(tm) is that teenagers did not dress specifically for cycling at the time. They wore ordinary street, school, or work clothes when riding. Something like this: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/eb/78/b5/eb78b5ce779b091a56a4f8eb2b1e3832.jpg Turned up cuffs on jeans were common. Horizontal striped shirts were NOT and rarely appear in men's fashions (because it makes one look short and fat). Replace with flannel shirt. Black and white tennis shoes were everywhere. In some parts of the country, wearing a hat outdoors was mandatory. This photo might be closer to the mark. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/23/71/0d2371ae82b3e23b4199ddf45714c4d3.jpg Please note that if you follow advertising drawings, you're likely to be dressed in the manner of someone's illusion of how teenage bicycle riders were expected to dress in the late 1940's, rather than how they actually dressed, as seen in photographs instead of advertising renderings. That's fine because the illusions or stereotypes are often more convincing than reality. How convincing you're going to appear as a teenager will be decided more by your acting abilities than your choice of clothing. Nobody went bicycle riding dressed like these drawings: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/df/ed/6ddfed6681d4fcfc4ddd59e65b5ff1b3.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/70/01/f4/7001f4731c7448ccd3cca2b5c82b7999.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ac/60/f7/ac60f702d68ad1ff433e36d6f6f4d809--s.jpg (Notice that the kickstands are on the wrong side of the frame). It might be worth browsing through these images: https://www.pinterest.com/jason5266/classic-bicycle-advertising/?lp=true Again, the advertising drawings are the illusion, which is what you want. Don't forget the Bicycle playing card and clothes pin attached to the front fork as a noise maker. Good luck. +1 on the black hi-tops, turned blue jean cuffs & baseball cap: http://www.yellowjersey.org/53sports.jpg Maybe not so much with the stripes. Real men rode in racing jerseys with collars and front pockets: https://legenducyclisme.files.wordpr...0/08/barta.jpg The front pockets were necessary to hold the cigs. http://all-that-is-interesting.com/w...photograph.jpg No kidding, this happened in the 80's: We had just finished a new medical ultrasound system which was mostly used in cardiology. A customer in Eastern Europe who was asked for his opinion: "Well, it's a great machine, super image quality but it does have one problem" ... "What's that?" ... "There is no place to securely hold an ash tray". -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
1940's bicycle clothing
On Monday, January 15, 2018 at 3:41:11 PM UTC-8, Oculus Lights wrote:
Anyone have pictures or know of vintage 40's clothing sources? I'm seeking to assemble outfits to wear when riding and exhibiting my 1946 Schwinn. Ideally, period era outfits in a style that would have been worn by a teenager, like my father would have when riding his bike in the the immediate post-WWII years. tia, Barry Wow, what huge response. Plaid flannel shirt, cuffed chinos, black thin belt, and a brimmed beret (not what its called but never got to learn what that kind of hat is) Black Converse sneakers with ?? what kind of sox? Also love the Phil Rizzuto MVP Rolfast and Mickey Mantle glove promo ads. Thx all, Barry |
1940's bicycle clothing
FWIW, here's the start of the 1947 Bob Brown road race on Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley, CA:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wrnfqhjgu3..._Race.jpg?dl=0 |
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