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  • : Eucalan Regular Woolwash

    Eucalan Regular Woolwash

Love to Read

  • Diane Setterfield: The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel

    Diane Setterfield: The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel

  • Jonathan Safran Foer: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

    Jonathan Safran Foer: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

  • Kathryn Stockett: The Help

    Kathryn Stockett: The Help

  • Garth Stein: The Art of Racing in the Rain

    Garth Stein: The Art of Racing in the Rain

  • Tiffany Baker: The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

    Tiffany Baker: The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

  • Tan Twan Eng: The Gift of Rain: A Novel

    Tan Twan Eng: The Gift of Rain: A Novel

  • David Wroblewski: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

    David Wroblewski: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

  • : Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

  • Markus Zusak: The Book Thief

    Markus Zusak: The Book Thief

  • Maggie O'Farrell: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

    Maggie O'Farrell: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

  • Stieg Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage)

    Stieg Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage)

  • Ingrid Hill: Ursula, Under

    Ingrid Hill: Ursula, Under

  • Geraldine Brooks: People of the Book: A Novel

    Geraldine Brooks: People of the Book: A Novel

  • Jenna Blum: Those Who Save Us

    Jenna Blum: Those Who Save Us

  • Lisa See: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

    Lisa See: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

  • Susan Vreeland: Girl in Hyacinth Blue

    Susan Vreeland: Girl in Hyacinth Blue

  • Brunonia Barry: The Lace Reader

    Brunonia Barry: The Lace Reader

  • Linda Olsson: Astrid and Veronika

    Linda Olsson: Astrid and Veronika

  • Jeannette Walls: The Glass Castle: A Memoir

    Jeannette Walls: The Glass Castle: A Memoir

  • Darin Strauss: Chang and Eng

    Darin Strauss: Chang and Eng

Scott & Co. London Label Top Hat Bullitt Provenance

Scott & Co. London Label Top Hat Bullitt Provenance This silk plush top hat was made by Scott & Co. of Old Bond Street, Piccadilly for William C. Bullitt (WCB) who was US Ambassador to Russia from 1933 - 1936 and Ambassador to France from 1936 - 1940.

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February 27, 2008 in Accessories, Men's Clothing | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

1924 ID'd Men's Fur Lined Wool Top Coat London Label

1924 ID'd Men's Fur Lined Wool Top Coat London Label Men's clothing from any era is hard to find in any style and this rare fur lined overcoat is no exception. Made in November of 1924 by Callaghan of 10 Maddox Street, London for William C. Bullitt, who would become the first US Ambassador to the Russia.

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January 17, 2008 in Gone But Not Forgotten, Flapper & Art Deco, Men's Clothing | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Recommended Reading

  • Dean L. Merceron: Lanvin

    Dean L. Merceron: Lanvin

  • : Fashion a History from the 18th to 20th Century: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute (Taschen 25th Anniversary Editions)

    Fashion a History from the 18th to 20th Century: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute (Taschen 25th Anniversary Editions)

  • : Women's Shoes in America, 1795-1930

    Women's Shoes in America, 1795-1930

  • Harold Koda: Poiret (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)

    Harold Koda: Poiret (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)

  • Betty Kirke: Madeleine Vionnet

    Betty Kirke: Madeleine Vionnet

  • Jonathan Walford: The Seductive Shoe: Four Centuries of Fashion Footwear

    Jonathan Walford: The Seductive Shoe: Four Centuries of Fashion Footwear

  • : 18th Century Costume in the National Museums and Galleries of Mersyside

    18th Century Costume in the National Museums and Galleries of Mersyside

  • : Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900

    Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900

  • : Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries

    Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries

  • Alexandra Black: Evening Dress

    Alexandra Black: Evening Dress

  • : Dangerous Liasons:  Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century

    Dangerous Liasons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century

  • : What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America

    What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America

  • : My Likeness Taken: Daguerreian Portraits In America

    My Likeness Taken: Daguerreian Portraits In America

  • : Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail

    Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail

  • : The Corset: A Cultural History

    The Corset: A Cultural History

  • : The Cut of Women's Clothes:  1600 - 1930

    The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600 - 1930

  • : From Paris to Providence, Fashion, Art and the Tirocchi Dressmakers' Shop, 1915-1947

    From Paris to Providence, Fashion, Art and the Tirocchi Dressmakers' Shop, 1915-1947

  • : Style & Splendor: The Wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway 1896-1938

    Style & Splendor: The Wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway 1896-1938

  • : The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900

    The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900

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