Tome Wilson's Articles Tagged 'fashion' (22)

Miskatonic Monday - Hats for cultists and other weirdos

Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror it spawned.

This week, I was thinking to myself, "If I was a dapper elder god, what would I wear to the winter solstice party at the Silver Twilight Lodge?"…

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Added by Tome Wilson on December 11, 2011 at 11:30pm — 3 Comments

Dieselpunk fashion

A lot of people ask me about dieselpunk fashion.

What does it look like? Where do I find it? How can I dress like a dieselpunk?

I normally recommend checking out old movies from the diesel era. Hollywood stars love dressing their best, and the trick to dieselpunk is as easy (and as hard) as mashing those classic looks with today's styles. Even if you like wearing clothes…

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Added by Tome Wilson on November 19, 2011 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

Knights of the Air - Taking a break between missions (1918)

Dressed for flight, American aviators stationed in Toul, France kill time in the duty hut while awaiting the signal to take…

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Added by Tome Wilson on August 25, 2011 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Two Fisted Tuesdays - Photos of Austrailian criminals from the 1930s

Welcome to Two Fisted Tuesdays, Dieselpunks' weekly beat on the mean streets.

Philip Marlowe is taking a break this week. And while he's taking a breather, crime is running rampant.

I'm here to remind you of this special message.

In honor of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre (and I very well could be talking about the way that box of chocolates looks on February 15th), February is our month to celebrate Gangsters. And when I say Gangsters, I'm talking…

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Added by Tome Wilson on February 8, 2011 at 3:26pm — 1 Comment

Miskatonic Monday - How to dress up your look with Tie-thulhu

Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror that it spawned.

As anyone who lives around me can attest, I wear ties more than a normal man should. While I can't get suited up for every occasion, wearing something classic really does spruce up a man's look and (more importantly) his outlook & attitude.

In my quest for fashion, I turned to the Necronomicon and found…

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Added by Tome Wilson on January 17, 2011 at 12:00am — 6 Comments

Slow news day - Here's a photo of a cute girl to pass the time

Added by Tome Wilson on December 12, 2010 at 1:34pm — 2 Comments

Knights of the Air - World War I flight suits (Part 2 of 2)

Flying outfit of the Ottoman Empire

A Turkish aviator wore a belted, dark leather jacket over his breeches and puttees

Austro-Hungarian's Jacket and…

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Added by Tome Wilson on November 4, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Knights of the Air - World War I flight suits (Part 1 of 2)

German Pilot's Helmet and Goggles

These goggles, now cracked, protected the eyes, but reduced peripheral vision.

US Student Pilot's Helmet and…

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Added by Tome Wilson on October 28, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Knights of the Air - World War I Uniforms

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Added by Tome Wilson on October 21, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Portland, Maine, circa 1910

Forest City Landing, Peaks Island

8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company

Via: Shorpy

Added by Tome Wilson on October 20, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

General Douglas MacArthur (1930)

General Douglas MacArthur

November 1930. Washington, DC.

Pipe, corncob, evidently at the cleaners

Harris & Ewing glass negative.

Via: Shorpy

Added by Tome Wilson on October 8, 2010 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Photos from the Swing Time Ball 2010

Megan Swing, Russian dieselpunk goddess, recently posted her collection of photos from the Swing Time Ball 2010. If you were wondering what an Ottensian dieselpunk event would look like, this is it.…

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Added by Tome Wilson on October 4, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Mack Sennett Bathing Beauties (1917 - 1919)

Mack Sennett bathing beauties were pin-up girls for the doughboys of the First World War. Gloria Swanson, Marie Prevost, Phyllis Haver and Mary Thurman were Sennett bathing girls at this time.

Roscoe Arbuckle, now more familiarly known as “Fatty” Arbuckle, left Sennett to make his own comedies at Paramount. With Arbuckle in this setup were two clever acrobatic comedians, Buster Keaton and Al St. John. Before the year was out, Sennett… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on July 30, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Vintage swimsuits of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s

I'm an equal opportunity kind of guy, and since it's my birthday I decided to up the ante on our gallery of vintage swimwear from the 1920s - 1940s.

Rather than highlight one dame at a time, let's try two at a time.

There's more than enough dames to go around, so check out our complete gallery with more info on these lovely ladies in the Photos…

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Added by Tome Wilson on July 14, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Summertime with Dorothy Sebastian

Since I'm on a roll with yesterday's photos of Carole Lombard, I thought I'd keep it going with more summertime photos of Dorothy Sebastian.…

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Added by Tome Wilson on July 12, 2010 at 3:00pm — 8 Comments

Photos from the Swing Time Ball 2010

Megan Swing, a lovely young woman and proponant of everything dieselpunk, has recently posted her photographs of the 2010 Swing Time Ball on her LiveJournal page.

Megan's native language is Russian, but the photos speak for themselves. Here are two, but there are many more at… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on April 25, 2010 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

Tips for steampunk and dieselpunk fashion

Hi everyone,

A lot of people ask me where I get my inspiration for my dieselpunk outfits. Granted, I'm not dressed to the nines every second of the day, but a little effort and thought goes a long way when it comes to good style.

Here's my advice when it comes to dieselpunk fashion:

Check your reasoning before you open your wallet. The whole point of dieselpunk is looking back to look ahead. If you spend all your…

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Added by Tome Wilson on April 7, 2010 at 11:00pm — 6 Comments

Kinekt Designs' Gear Ring

It’s called the Kinekt Gear Ring, and it’s a perfect gift for any tinkerer or mechanically-inclined geek. In fact, anyone that likes to fidget with things will probably get highly addicted to spinning the embedded gears of this ring.

The Gear Ring is made from high quality matte stainless steel. It has a total of six micro-precise gears that will turn in unison when the outer rims are spun.

It’s currently available from… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on February 4, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

The monocle makes a comeback

The optician Vision Express has announced it is to re-introduce the single eye-glass following a sudden surge of interest among customers. “To our surprise we have had dozens of requests in the last few months so we thought we’d bring back the monocle on a trial basis,” says Bryan Magrath, the chief executive of Vision Express. “We’re as puzzled as anyone by the interest.”

“You put it in your strong eye in the same way you use your strong eye to look through a microscope or… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on December 27, 2009 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

The Turn of the Century Called...

The Turn of the Century Called...

And it wants its waistcoat, specs, and mustache back. Between gin-fizz-slinging barmen in suspenders and Brooklyn dudes in bowler hats, you couldn't swing a walking stick in '09 without hitting a Teddy Roosevelt look-alike.

From GQ (America) - December 2009

Click on the link below to read a short article about the retro fashion movement in New York.…

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Added by Tome Wilson on November 22, 2009 at 11:26am — No Comments