Yesterday we honored GIs and their great contribution to the Ivy League Look: khakis. One man who exemplified the era (even though he went to college before serving in the war), was John F. Kennedy, who was born 101 years ago today. Here’s a gallery of him wearing khakis, always plain-front, naturally, but never with a cuff. Perhaps it was the military influence. — CC
Is that JFK sitting next to Peter Lawford in a leather bomber jacket and sporting brightly colored cable knit socks?
that’s a 0.0 from the East German judge…
No cuffs with Venetian loafers not Penny.
He made it look easy. We are not worthy ?
Agreed. Done deal. He did it exceptionally well.
JFK came to national prominence in 1960, almost 60 years ago. In 1960 I don’t think too many people idolized Grover Cleveland and William McKinley for their sense of style. 🙂
My father’s reason for not putting cuffs on khakis is that they can get caught on a turnbuckle or cotter pin.
In the last photo, it looks like he’s writing with the classic Parker T-Ball Jotter. Am I correct? They were ubiquitous in Mad Men.
@ Poison Ivy Leaguer
Interesting reminisces from John Simons of how the US dressed in the early 60s.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ryK_gSpDp … continue=5
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ryK_gSpDp2M&time_continue=5
RL are doing very similar cable knit socks at the moment, US only, in blue and fawn. Just got mine the other day….
@T. Bearden:
Where’s the push button at the top of the Jotter?
@J Spratt
Yes, at the top of the pen. And still a bargain at under $10.
A friend of mine, a wholesale jewler, dropped an expensive diamond and after an extensive search, had to give up looking for it. Days later he picked up the suit he had been wearing that day from the dry cleaners. Attached in a small Baggie was the diamond. It had been found in the pants cuff. He never wore cuffs again.
I still require cuffs on all trousers.
The Mrs. looks rather fetching on the porch.
Will
@T. Bearden
What I meant was that in the photo I can’t see the push button at the top.
(I’ve been using Jotters since the mid-1960s, and have a drawer full of “better” pens that I rarely, if ever, use).
@Jack Spratt,
You’re not the only one who can’t see the push-button at the top of the Jotter.