This Esquire illustration helped make me hesitant about summer scarves. Plenty of men have been photographed wearing scarves to fill their jacket vee in warm weather, but I couldn't get my mind around the idea of a man wearing a scarf on an airplane. Especially in company with a passenger wearing a pith helmet. It was just too André Leon Talley for me (nothing against Mr. Talley but he is far more fashion forward than I).
In life of course, until recently things never got to the point of deciding whether one could wear a summer scarf. The most determined shopper would have had difficulty finding something that looked as if it would stand up to a little sweat without putting him in danger of heat stroke. But that has changed now. Modern textile technology has made summer scarves that are light as air.
Summer scarves are back. But you should not wear them when travelling with anyone wearing a pith helmet.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Summer Scarves are Back
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I always doff my pith helmet upon entering an airplane and replace it when exiting; this is how it is done, as I am sure you know.
Actually,in recent years, my wife has taken to wearing her James Lock when traveling, but she never removes hers until after takeoff and a cocktail. That way we don't seem to overdoing it, I guess.
I am not sure what "modern" thing in textiles has made the summer scarf lighter than the lawn, voile and madras cottons have been up to now but I am glad to know that they are.
I think the gentleman in the illustration could be proving that there is way to balance the bottom heaviness the four button double-breasted jacket style has as a trait of type with a little extra something above to add to the pipe and sunglasses. No smoking!
Might the gentlemen in the illustration actually be going ashore and not deplaning? This could help explain the accessories.
Enjoy the blog immensely.
Thanks.
Has anyone noticed, the chap in the scarf looks remarkably like James Joyce?
There is no finer hat for hot climates than the pith helmet. Not sure of its utility on a plane, I admit. Mind you they do have the temperature up awfully high these days.
The man in blue is James Joyce. the other man is using his pith helmet to smuggle in a copy of "Ulysses".
summer scarves were a great favorite of Ronald Coleman's....lot's of extant pics of him wearing them.
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