Tuesday, September 25, 2012

WW2 USN DENIM PANTS aka DUNGAREES


NOS pre ww2 model.no front patched pockets here,just a double stitching blue on blue and metal buttons on the fly and side seams.....

Back .pleats under the waist line for better fit.pockets here aren't round at the bottom....


The sailor on the right wears a similar pair of early denim 

Same pair as above a little saltier with plastic buttons and side seams....

Pleated waist here too but the back pockets are different....

This great ww2 picture features the 3 variations available at the time.from left to right: common ww2 model with 4 patched pockets and no side seams,next is a earlier version of the patched pockets this variation retains the side seams, far right is a pre war model 

variation of the patched pockets with side seams as seen on picture above

Back....

Second from the right : Gregg "pappy" Boyington of VMF 214 fame after is rescue from a prisoner's camp in 1945.....

Last but not least the more common ww2 model as seen on numerous ww2 pictures and movies .......

There's been a lot of confusion surrounding WW2 US NAVY dungarees, so i've decided,for info,to showcase 3 of the most commonly seen models of USN regulation denim pants, manufactured or issued by the Navy .Only pre and ww2 pants will be featured on today's post. In 1946 "seafarer" trademark of Polkton Mfg. co, dba Seagoing Uniform of Marshville,NC,took over the contract and messed up with the cut and fabric and ,in my opinion,ruined the look and feel of what was a great pair of pants.....  




Thursday, September 20, 2012

"the colors of Nice" an inspirational travel log














































Today will be about personal inspiration, bright colors, patina and beautiful decay .Here are some random shots brought back from my latest trip to the city of Nice on the French riviera, kind of a "carnet de bord "that i thought will nice to share....
By the end of the 19th century the Côte d'Azur and the city of Nice began to attract painters, who appreciated its climate, bright colors and clear light. Among them were artists like Picasso, Matisse, Chagall,Raoul Duffy whose wife was from Nice and Renoir who settled in Cagnes s/ mer.All captured the beauty and light of the land and created some of  their most famous works of art.