Summertime Blues... Vintage Sears Chambray Short Sleeve Work Shirts

Looks like it's time to break out the summertime wardrobe with the temperature hitting the upper 90's in the west San Fernando Valley this week. Staples include lighter weight denim jeans & khakis, chambray shirts and a variety of hats & bandannas to help beat the heat. Today we start off with a couple of vintage Sears short sleeve chambray work shirts from the wardrobe, more summertime essentials from the vintage workwear collection to follow.

1950's era Sears WORK CLOTHING Hercules style sanforized s/s chambray work shirt

Thanks to JD

1970's era Sears WORK CLOTHING s/s selvedge chambray work shirt

Seattle Gas Co."Shops" Aug. 11 1938... Gasworks Park, Present Day

Rose Bowl find from this past Sunday. Panoramic workers photograph... Seattle Gas Co. "Shops" Seattle, Washington, Aug 11, 1938.  Photo credit C. Hafford

Scanned image revealing a treasure trove of vintage workwear including a great collection of Express Stripe Overalls & Coveralls, Chambray Work Shirts, Work Boots, Hats and Caps.  Too may great looks to mention them all but 5th from lower left and what looks to be the main man top row center (seen top row 2nd from right) are killing it.

Great glasses seen upper row 3rd from right, awesome pocket on the coveralls upper row 5th from right and jacket with ball chain zipper pull seen bottom row 2nd from left are just a few of the many details worth mentioning.


Seattle's Gasworks Park... from a place of  natural beauty to an industrial wasteland and back again.
From its industrial past rises one of the most unusual parks in the world.

Great Shirts, Nigel Cabourn & The Rose Bowl

There was lots of interest in this great vintage 1940's era Par-Val chambray work shirt last month at the Rose Bowl Flea. One very nice gentleman with an obvious sense of style who liked it a lot and hung out for a while to discuss a few of it’s finer points was none other than Nigel Cabourn. As he convinced his friend Sam (who had a great pair of glasses hanging around his neck) to try it on I commented on how nice it must be to have someone pointing out great pieces and Nigel stated something to the effect that he was Sam’s personal dresser. I told Nigel that if the shirt fit a bit better that it would be a keeper and not for sale. Bet more than a few people out there would love to have Nigel Cabourn as their own personal dresser.