THE RIVETED TSHIRTS.......SOME SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

Matt the man Strickland of RIVET HEAD fame

my man John aka PAPA NUI

J&Chip 

well! my buddies and early supporters of the project,Matt and John ,took the time to take some cool pictures sporting their new favorite RIVETED shirt .I need you to do the same ......Come on people !! i'd like to get some more to post them on the blog.M&J have set the standard so you know what to do right !??.....  

SHOPPING FROM ESQUIRE MAGAZINE 1948

A MILE IN MY SHOES :part 4 moc. toe

Not much to say about these, found them at my local Goodwill .can't wait to use a little elbow grease on that toe and make it shine....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY

OMEGA SEAMASTER AUTOMATIC

While going through the pages of an ol' Esquire mag from 1955 found this add with my grand father's watch on.... I couldn't resist to to a post .

CAR CLUB SUMMER JACKET

Today one of my old car club jackets, is leaving the vault for a better home [i hope]. Things come and go .....trying to let go ,it's hard, i need more room and i haven't worn this one in 2 years so....

IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT CLOTHES.....

Found her today and felt like i had to rescue her  from the bumpster .....she's now on my wall looking at me.

ALWAYS REMEMBER ......

RIVETED T SHIRTS ...THE NEW DESIGN

so here's a sample of the new design i'm working on for the next batch .this sample was done on a vintage double V oneita sweatshirt that will be for sale soon on the bay to finance the next run.

hope you guys like it ....

20'S 30'S USN PANTS

I don't think i'll be able to upgrade this set .Beside the size ,they are perfect with all the tags in place.This set is typical of the one issued in between wars up to WW2. 

FOR INSPIRATION

When at a fleamarket i'm not only hunting for clothes ,in fact lately, i've been looking for cool books for inspiration or just reference.Here's one of my latest finds :                                                                                                                      THE MODERN STORY BOOK.

Caroline Ruth Eger, Illustrator

Wallace Wadsworth,author

Chicago, Rand McNally, 1931 

Folio in Red cloth with cover pictorial pasted on. Stunning pictures in the art deco style by Caroline Ruth Eger. This classic from the 1930s tells nine imaginative stories about trains, cars, and other machinery with human personalities. 30 full-page color images and numerous black-and-white illustrations. Children will delight in these tales of a lazy automobile, a hungry steam shovel, and other endearing machines.. There were several editions of this very popular book ......