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The Originals… minus one
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Levis 501’s retain their original design, minus 1 crucial button. The company’s president got too close to a campfire, and experienced discomfort when the bottom crotch button conducted heat. The offending rivet was thus removed.
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From Rogue to Brogue
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The name Brogue originates from the Gaelic ‘bróg’. Irish and Scottish highlanders wore an early version of these shoes. The now decorative perforations were once used to allow water drainage after foraging through a stream. The modern design is also a lot sleeker- original brogues were made of untanned deer hide. Fur was left intact.
Facts from Dressing The Man, Alan Flusher, p. 194
Ode To Elvis
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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.