So, the other day I
un-earthed this old red and white mini-gingham check button down:
Damn, that's a serious late 1960s collar. Those are some long points, no?
It's a 'Classic" in the "Traditional Fit", from
Gant shirt makers. This is
Gant the first time around, when they were really just classic, before they went sour and eventually made a (prohibitively expensive) comeback. The shirt also hails form Cohen's of
Cockeysville Maryland. Now, that label leads one to believe that this Cohen's joint was the jams at one time. Usually when I find labels like this, research leads me to discover only that the place is long gone, if I indeed manage to discover anything at all. In the case of Cohen's, they are still in business since 1905 and live on the web, though it appears
the mighty have fallen pretty far in this case.
Those long points make for one almost outlandish "roll' to the collar. It's almost mod, like something you'd see on George Harrison with the Beatles in 1965,
though perhaps not with a novelty tie celebrating American independence from Britain.
Anyway, I tried to wear it today, but the sleeves are
just too damn short for me. So I'll offer it for sale at the Top Shelf Flea. Size 15/ 32. Start fighting over it now.
