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Old January 16th 18, 12:41 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Oculus Lights[_2_]
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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
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Old January 16th 18, 01:32 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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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? ;-)


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Old January 16th 18, 06:39 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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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.



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Old January 16th 18, 06:58 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
AMuzi
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Default 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

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Old January 16th 18, 07:00 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
AMuzi
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Default 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


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Old January 16th 18, 07:31 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Joerg[_2_]
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Default 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 ... :-)

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Old January 16th 18, 09:00 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default 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.
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Old January 16th 18, 10:03 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default 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/
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Old January 17th 18, 12:48 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default 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
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Old January 17th 18, 03:49 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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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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