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Thursday November 9, 2006
"Men don't care for new ideas in dress..."
".... fashion means nothing to them".
After seeing a copy of the (out of print) Man's
Book by Jane Waller at Alexandra Palace, I ordered a copy through
Amazon. It was quite expensive and took some time to arrive as it seems
to have been shipped from the US - and I think it is a US edition as the
title is a little different. Anyway, it finally arrived today and I love
it.
Here it is, showing the great cover shot of Edward Fox, sporting the Fair-Isle sweater "of his choice" - as well as a knitted muffler, I notice. The book covers knitted fashions from the 20s to the 50s; the 20s knitwear fashions were much influenced by the Prince of Wales (Edward VIII), and Mr Fox is an obvious choice for this picture after his excellent and memorable portrayal of the Prince in the 1978 drama series "Edward and Mrs Simpson".
Inside is a very early example of Roger Moore as a model; how handsome
he is, and how accurately Jane Waller points out how he and Michael Bentley
"epitomized the rugged, clean-limbed look that became the aspiration of
every man in the fifties".
Posted by Christina at 4:02 PM. Category: Knitting
Comments
Hmm -cant somehow see G in a fitted fairisle, but you never know. Who is Michael Bentley? I've seen pics of the young Roger Moore but I dont think I know Bentley.
Posted by: Alison on November 10, 2006 1:11 AM
Can't somehow see anyone but Edward Fox in a fitted Fair-Isle jumper
- more importantly, I can't see myself ever knitting a Fair-Isle jumper
(but you never know...). I did think: 'Christmas muffler knitted in
silk/alpaca'?
As to Michael Bentley - I put his name in as Jane Waller mentioned it
with equal weight as Roger Moore so I thought it right to do so. I searched
on the web for him as I assumed he was an actor from the era that I
was not familiar with (which he may be). Unfortunately there are quite
a few people with that name and I could not identify him with any certainty;
the web tends to provide information on all matters post 1992.
Posted by: Christina on November 10, 2006 8:20 AM
