50’s printed corduroy shirt
50’s printed corduroy shirts with attractive patterns.
Introduction.
I love vintage clothes, basically American vintage clothes, jeans and military vintage clothes.
(I also like European vintage clothing, but I’ll show you that in another section.)
I especially love vintage clothing from the 1950s, and the printed corduroy shirts I’m going to introduce here have a unique texture and pattern from that time that is hard to make today, so if there is a pattern I like and it fits my size, I end up buying it.
In this issue, we introduce printed corduroy shirts that were sold in the USA in the 1950s.
Attractive, but not a pattern you can find today.
I myself like relaxed clothes, clothes that I can quickly put on without thinking too much, and I don’t have many shirts with a casual style and a crisp fit. However, when it is cold in short sleeves during the day in spring and autumn and in short sleeves at night, a casual shirt that can be woven roughly instead of a jacket is useful. The representative of such a casual shirt is a flannel shirt, and I have a lot of flannel shirts.
However, there are many people who patronize a flannel shirt, and the motif of the pattern tends to become a lot of similar things, too, and it becomes a printed corduroy shirt to be useful when I want to wear the shirt which is not flannel.
Compared to flannel shirts, they are less common, so there are fewer manufacturers and brands that are currently making them, and I don’t think there are many opportunities to see them.
The printed corduroy shirts introduced here were sold in the USA in the 1950s.
Because of the historical background, many of them have very interesting patterns, and the one introduced here has a basic pattern of red, brown, white and black diagonal checks, which seems to be an unlikely pattern. When I bought this shirt, the one from the same period in the shop was an orange-based shirt with a unique colour, which was very attractive, but I didn’t end up buying it because it was too big for me. At first glance it looks loud, but when worn it blends in well, and the colour and pattern are very well balanced when worn with jeans.
The shirt features a rather large collar, with a loop hole for the top button and an open collar. This shape is also difficult to accept in modern times, but the colours and overall design are unique, and the shirt becomes an attractive shirt that fits surprisingly well when worn over the body.
Printed corduroy shirts, even if you want them to be modern.
This often comes up in conversations with friends who like clothes: why can’t we make attractive old clothes from back then now? and the conclusion is that this is not a technical problem, but because it is not a viable business.
The printed corduroy shirts introduced here are the kind of products that were sold in the supplies department of large supermarkets at the time, probably on a national scale, so you can imagine that a considerable number of rods were made. In this historical context, a product that could be produced and sold in large quantities could be a viable business.
In the 1950s in the USA, shirts with this kind of design were everywhere, people had many opportunities to see them, many people naturally wore them, and they were produced in large quantities because it was a business, but as time went on and more comfortable and easy-to-wear clothes were made, people’s tastes changed and they gradually stopped selling. However, as time went on and more comfortable and easy-to-wear clothes were produced, people’s tastes changed, and it can be imagined that they gradually stopped selling, shrank in scale and eventually ceased to be produced.
Today, even if someone wanted to make and sell corduroy shirts with this unusual pattern, it would not be possible to sell them in large quantities because the times have changed and diversified even further. If it cannot be sold in large quantities, it will be produced in small quantities, but when it is produced in small quantities, the selling price will rise. The conclusion of the conversation with the friend was that, although they understand the appeal of the shirts, they cannot charge high prices for a single shirt, so they naturally become a product that does not sell well, and therefore are not generally made in the modern age.
I am digressing, but I feel that the charm of these printed corduroy shirts from the 50s is further enhanced by the fact that the patterns and designs of the time are very attractive and, moreover, there are no similar products in the modern era. I love this printed corduroy shirt from the 50s.
As I wrote in the article on TOM FORD military shirts, TOM FORD is making a slightly expensive but attractive product with this 50’s corduroy shirt as a motif.I love printed corduroy shirts so much that I bought one without a second thought.
Example of wear.
Details.
- Outer fabric (corduroy) 100% cotton
- Lining 100% cotton
- Sleeve length: perfect length.
- Sleeve length just right.
- Body width wide
Combination.
- Printed corduroy shirt : Green river size M
- Crew neck T-shirt : Wasew size M
- Denim : Levi’s 501XX 55 model, waist 29.5inch:length 30.5inch
- Sneakers : New Balance 991
- Hat : Fresh Service
- Watches : Watches : Rolex Day Date 1803(1969)
- Sunglasses: TOM FORD
Conclusion.
The 50’s printed corduroy shirts that I love and use because of the patterns and details of those days were mass-produced in those days, but there are only a few of them left in existence, and even if they are, they are in poor condition. It is very difficult to find a pattern that you like and a size that fits you.
Compared to jeans of the same era, it is a fairly niche market, so there is little information and few examples of people who like vintage clothing using them, but if you actually get one and use it yourself, it is a very easy-to-use shirt.
If you see one displayed in a shop by itself, it looks gaudy, but when you actually wear it, it fits well, so if you find one you like, we recommend you try it on for a trial run.
It’s an interesting shirt that fits well when worn with a 501 or a Lee 101 from the same era, and it creates a whole new world by itself.
Since I am introducing spring and summer clothes, I am wearing it as outerwear, but in winter, I enjoy wearing it with the innerwear of a Brunello Cucinelli blazer. It is a combination that has absolutely nothing in common, but when combined it becomes a very interesting way of dressing and I hope to introduce this when the season comes.
Shop.
The printed corduroy shirt introduced this time was purchased at Fake-a (Fake Alpha) in Harajuku, Tokyo.
I have already introduced it in the article of 501XX 54Model, so I omit a detailed explanation, but the printed corduroy shirt of the 1950s introduced this time is also beautiful as if it were new although it is a product that has been produced for more than 60 years since its production.
The quality of the second-hand clothes lined up in the shop is probably the best in Japan, and there are many treasures for people who like second-hand clothes, so if you are looking for second-hand clothes with high quality, why not visit the shop once?
Fake-a is in the same family as the famous Belle Belle Gin in Harajuku, and the websites are common.
“Belle Belgin official website” Global shipping is not supported. Come to the shop when you come to Japan.
