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

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

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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Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

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

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.

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/

My first bicycle n shirt for I'D coming around the lake n down cherry Hill ...

https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&...ih=560&dpr= 3

So balmy like Alaska

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

On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 09:39:58 -0800, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

Turned up cuffs on jeans were common.

We rolled up our jeans because they were too long. Don't roll up
jeans that are already the correct length.

Nothing should be shorter than mid-shin. Exposed knees were indecent.

Most pants, particularly children's pants and everyday pants, were too
long so that one leg-length could be sold to everybody. The farm-wife
magazines urged women to cut off their husband's overalls, and not let
them fold up cuffs -- cuffs were dangerous around farm machinery.

Cuffs on girl's pants were not a problem -- if we wanted to play on
the machinery, we would be wearing play suits. (Matching shirt and
shorts made from chicken-feed sacks.) Jeans were for weenie roasts
and hikes.

The *younger* girls wore play suits. The two older wore bathing suits
because they wanted a tan, and traffic on our road increased
considerably when one of them was plowing.

I can't remember what I wore between play suits and house dresses. We
moved to Florida just then, so it was probably jeans for play.
Definitely dresses for school.

Women's jeans have long been extinct, replaced by "designer jeans" of
no use for riding bikes or picking strawberries.

Women's bikes were designed to accommodate skirts. When my older
sisters got bikes, Dad wouldn't let them get that kind because stuff
marketed to women isn't built properly. (This is still true today.)
When I grew old enough to ride, my uncle made me a bike out of the
good parts of the older girl's bikes. I like to never learned how to
ride, because I'm a good deal shorter than them, and it took me longer
to grow into it. I'd never heard of bike fit, and assumed that I was
a slow learner.


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