Archive for May, 2009
Military Mondays: Nom De Guerre
Photo Credit: nomdeguerre.net
Nom De Guerre: a fictitious name used while assuming a role. Soldiers may use a ‘nom de guerre’ to protect their families from retribution. Nom de Guerre is also the name chosen for a military inspired menswear company. Find the Nom de Guerre shop at 640 Broadway in New York, look for the black metal doors. The space was once a meeting place for the Black Panthers.
Ode To Elvis
Photo Credit:tresbienshop.net/en/
I never much paid Elvis any attention- until I found myself in the Elvis Bar is St. Petersburg Russia. I was asked not to tell our host that Elvis isn’t so popular anymore in America, because it would break his heart. There was a sign in the bar that said “Elvis, how grate thou art” – Elvis, this post is for you.
Military Mondays: British Military Ties
1. Parachute Brigade, famous for their red berets
2. 51st Highland division tie pattern. Members designed this insignia while held hostage by the Germans
3. Tie pattern of the 14th Army, famous for Berma (England vs. Japan)
4. British Royal Navy, tie specific to ship HMS Sheba
5. Brigade of Gurkhas, rifle bearing sodiers
6. British Royal Air Force Medical Arm. Pattern features Royal Air Force wings over the Medical Wand of Healing
Fact and Image Credit: Heraldry & Regalia of War, Beekman House, 1973
Myth of the Fisherman’s Sweater
Photo Credit: roguesgallery.com
According to myth, fisherman wore unique cable knit sweaters so their bodies could be identified if they drowned. There is no evidence to support this myth, but Irish families may have had their own signature style of knitting sweaters.
Featured cable knit: Rogues Gallery Washed Black Cable Knit