Check out the EXCLUSIVE photos we received of Hard Rocker Zakk Wylde at his retro surprise birthday bash in Los Angeles wearing clothes supplied by DressThatMan.com
See him here in the Celebrity Spotlight Gallery
Visit Zakk's band - the Black Label Society website. Get Tour dates and catch him rocking out at the Ozzfest. Zakk's unique guitar skills totally KICK ASS!
Vintage Kalso Earth shoes are a rare find in deadstock condition.
The crew at DressThatMan was fortunate enough to grab some of these shoes for men in the original boxes. We've got them in sizes: 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 12.5 and 13.5.
The original Earth Shoe negative heel technology was developed by yoga instructor Anne Kalso in 1957 - Anne opened a retail store in Copenhagen and began to sell the Kalso Minus Heel™ shoe in 1968. This pair was made in West Germany about the time Anne opened her first store and before these shoes were brought to America in 1970.
In the 1974 mail-orders for the new funky ugly health inspire Kalso earth shoes were backlogged by 3,500 pairs, the demand was exceeding the supply. The original Kalso Earth Shoe disappeared entirely in 1977 after the USA store owners filed a lawsuit regarding store locations and lack of inventory to support the demand.
Make a stand and stand up in some original Hippie history! Adopt a healthy posture in the original Anne Kalso earth shoes. A product of the Woodstock generation.
Take a look at these sweet funky 1960's Mod Jeans for a Man with pure retro style.
Full of tongue in cheek slogans, "Love Spreads Germs," "Stop Free Thinkers," "Bird Baths are Indecent," "Sock it to me" and more.
A rare vintage clothing item for the collector or the eccentric guy who wants to attract some attention in a major way. Worn shorter like 60's pants were, show some sock on your Vespa or some ankle flesh on the beach. Or, hang 'em in the collectors case and admire them forever. These would be great hanging in a fashion museum or in a retro club.
Groovy, man! Go see the listing...
It was Charles Caleb Colton that coined the phrase, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”
As bartleby.com defines that phrase, “To imitate someone is to pay the person a genuine compliment—often an unintended compliment.”
Thanks, man. We’ve noticed that you’ve noticed us.
Some of our customers, and a few complete strangers, have pointed some of the copycats out to us. While a few people here were initially a little huffy over it, the feeling quickly passed.
Normal human emotion, baby. Nothing more and nothing less.
After a few beers and some reflection, we’re sleeping undisturbed. The foundation on which we’ve been built won’t be undermined by the imitators. Because the crack ass creative team here will always have more to give to the common good at DressThatMan.com. We don’t need to pillage and plunder the web to look for the stirring that already exists in our spaced out souls.
We didn’t start out doing our thing by copying what anyone else was doing. Sure there were others established in the market, and there is always room for one more like every other healthy competitive market. Our approach was different because we’re different, and that’s exactly what we love about us. The difference. It’s true, that’s what our customers love about us, too. And, we’re all about them. We’re having a smashing time here, and we’re doing all of this for the guys who need to relax, take a break from the usual and just have some damn fun.
With all the seriousness and distress in the world, diversions are a necessity. And so we digress...
...like a lightbeam on the information superhighway, flagging down the guys who step to the beat of a different drummer, we’re happy to know that we’re playing our part and living in that light. Because it’s all good at DressThatMan’s Cyber House of Crazy Style a la mode.
Pick your predilection. Lighten up. Live, love and laugh before you have to leave.
Mimicry is human. Although flat out plagiarism, even in borrowing bits and pieces along with complete phrasing, is truly for the unimaginative and uninspired. Plus, it can backfire and weaken your original strengths. There is a lot to be said for originality. More than just keeping you from being sued.
Many imitations don't measure up to the real thing. Take imitation crab meat for one. Ugh. That is not at all flattering to crabs. In fact, if crabs were actually crabby and highly hormonal, someone would have been told off by now over all that pinky-white non-flaky fakeness.
Be true to yourself. Always.
Stand up for who you are, for what you believe in... and you’ll surely stand out.
Got a place in space on myspace.com? The "Man E Can" duo does!
Yeah. Can you believe it? This is what Jeff and John do when staff is away. At first, we we're mad they were using the newest computer system, then we we're just relieved they weren't removing tags and putting on the deadstock vintage disco clothes and taking the Jeep out to the club. Because, of course, you can bet they would have been looking stone-faced and gone entirely mum on the issue when staff arrived on Monday morning.
So, go check out DressThatMan.com there, join the funking party people and add us to your friends list!
The History of Bell Bottoms
Bellbottoms - Bell Bottoms - Bell Bottomed Pants - big flares, call ‘em what you want - at DressThatMan we call them the 1960's - 1970's fashion statement. But then, we're hippies, man. Total nonconformists.
Derived from the traditional sailor’s clothing, the wide leg was useful to the sailor to put pants on over heavy boots, a breeze to roll up when swabbing the ship deck - and, easier to remove when wet than traditional trousers should you fall off that same ship deck. Bells have long been a traditional part of the Naval uniform.
The late 1960's counterculture movement brought us bells and flared pants that were tighter at the knee and flared from there. The first flares were gentle, and would almost be considered boot cut by modern standards, but the tightness at the knee was a trademark giveaway that set them apart from the rest. By the mid 1970's the flares reached their widest proportions.
Hippies and war protesters were probably the first to noticeably wear bell bottoms en masse. The counterculture movement may have been started when traditional navy bells were obtained at surplus stores and later embellished with stitching and patches. They were loose and comfortable at a time when political tensions were high, and many youth felt that rejecting modern fashion was a part of making a personal anti-establishment statement. This trend then led to people modifying regular jeans with sometimes colorful triangles of fabric. The fabric was sewn into the outside leg seam below the knee to the cuff. The modification and insertion of this material created a flare below the knee.
Of course, the garment industry knows a trend when they see one. Soon, bell bottomed pants were being mass produced. It began with jeans and ended using a wide variety of fabrics and fabric blends, and were produced cuffed and uncuffed. Most notably for the disco era bellbottom pants, the miracle of polyester stands out. We’d bet that jeans topped the production lines in the 60's and 70's bell bottom history, but - because polyester could be made into so many garish patterns and colors - they stand out.
Yes, polyester bells do indeed stand out. Like a sore thumb as some would say. Because there is an undercurrent of a sleazy, cheesy, tacky connotation that goes along with polyester itself. That, my dear... is exactly why the crew at DressThatMan.com loves polyester - because there is something so very giggly-squealy-sordid about this man made fiber. And, we think the introduction of the 1970's polyester leisure suit was mainly to blame for the trashy reputation of polyester. Especially car salesmen wearing leisure suits. Of course, DressThatMan cannot prove the theory, we’ll stand by the statement nevertheless.
Hate them or love them, the bell bottomed pants were again revived and reintroduced as raver or skater pants in the 1990's. These were styled more like the traditional loose and baggy sailor bell bottoms, much like the “elephant bells” of the mid 1970's that were exaggerated versions of the naval issue bell. Everything old is new again - just as bellbottoms returned as flared pants in the 90's as well.
Since fashion cycles, you can count on this trend reemerging and coming around again in a few decades. Save your bellbottom pants.
The trend of low rise, “how low can you go,” low riding pants may seem like a recent phenomena, they too are nothing more than exaggerated versions of the “hip hugger” bellbottom pants that were popular in the 1970's. So... don’t be thinking that either your Momma or your Daddy didn’t have it going on, son. All my friends know the low rider...
Retro will always be revitalized.
Low rise - hip huggers. Flares - bellbottoms. Techno - disco.
You get the picture. Now get into some authentic vintage bell bottom pants.
Everybody in the club getting tipsy... everybody got a designated driver, no worries. BUT! Not everybody and we DO mean every body in the club of the male persuasion... has the confidence and panache to pull some things off. Take these wild print disco shirts from the 1970's. Not every guy has what it takes to wear a picture print 70's disco shirt.
As for those who can... you know who they are. They know who they are.
They are the life of the party men. These are the dudes who exude. These men are fun and have been blessed with outgoing personalities. It doesn't matter whether that man is in the Club or not.
The few. The proud. The true partiers.
Rescue a relic, man. Snatch up a fashion flashback.
Wear the funky disco shirt. Repeat this mantra.
Shirt happens.
You're out of control.
You're a disco dancing machine...
What more needs to be said about a pair of super funked up early 70's Glam Rocker platform boots? Straight from the Funky Fashion shrine at Dress That Man, we think these crazy boots belong in a museum or, showcased along with the eclectic collection at the Golden Palace Casino in Las Vegas - the casino famous for buying all of the oddities on ebay. BUT... for now, they are our very own good luck charm and we're happy to have them hanging around to inspire us. We can't even look at these boots without smirking.
Blame the British. They gave us Glam Rock, baby!
Plaid is bad in such a great way. In style for those in the know keeping up with the Joneses in deluxe style. Of course, Mister Hipster is already clued in there and he's sporting the latest designer plaids straight off the runway.
The retro reproduction look is all the rage. BUT - the purists KNOW that there is nothing even close to vintage unless it's the REAL THING.
Top quality vintage clothing for men isn't cheap by any means, but... it's FAR less expensive than the top designer fashion prices.
DressThatMan has acquired many loyal celeb customers who can certainly afford all of the top designer clothing - yet they LOVE the fact that they can get a piece of history that they can wear that others in their circles can't readily obtain.
Unfortunately, we can't tell you WHO they are, because we promised never to spill shopping secrets - but, we're SO SO SO giddy behind the scenes. Sooner or later, our celeb customers - at least some of them - have promised they'd come out of the closet and send pics and let us share with the world who they are in the celebrity spotlight - but, for now... we're a secret weapon in the world male celebrity style. A few aren't even telling their friends about us... and THAT is hilarious.
Recently, we received an email from a star that said, in part... "The deadstock clothes were dazzling and fit wonderfully. I've been looking for a place like this forever. Finding your site was a dream come true. Thanks so much for your assistance and fast service - I've hit the mother lode and now, you're my biggest secret!"
That cat's coming out of the bag, baby. Pass it along, man. You wear it well.
DressThatMan is onto something, and we're ON YOU.
now you know newsflash: trivia from the shipping portal
Recently we've been on fire in parts of the world. It seems that a whole lot of our merchandise in the past few month has gone to New York, London and Los Angeles - and of course, some places in spaces in between.
Famed fashion designer Oleg Cassini, the man with whom is credited for helping Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis become a First Lady fashion icon, died yesterday, March 17. He was 92. He died on Long Island in New York after suffering a stroke on March 11th.
Soon after John F. Kennedy's election as US President, Oleg Cassini persuaded First Lady Jackie O to use him, instead of many designers, as the sole creator of her total look. He may have had an "in" because the former Hollywood costume designer had been friendly with the Kennedy family for years. Still, it wasn't a situation of, "it's not what you know, it's who you know," because Mr. Cassini knew his craft and had an uncanny eye for fashion and individual style.
Yes, of course we all know that Jacqueline Kennedy took Oleg up on his offer. Upon the public announcement of his selection he stated, "We are on the threshold of a new American elegance thanks to Mrs. Kennedy's beauty, naturalness, understatement, exposure and symbolism."
Jacqueline Kennedy, only 31 when her husband won the presidency, she was in peak style during her White House years, from 1961 to 1963. The simple, geometric dresses, pillbox hats and elegant hairstyle was admired and copied by women from 18 to 80.
"In Hollywood, I was used to getting a script and a star, and they'd say, 'Do it,'" Cassini said in a 1995 interview. "Now, with her, it was the same thing. I had to create a persona." And, create a persona he certainly did. Looking back, that almost seems an understatement.
Cassini was born to Russian parents in Paris, according to his Web site. He studied in Florence and apprenticed with designer Jean Patou in Paris. Later he headed to California, where he dressed Natalie Wood, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe and Gene Tierney, whom he later married.
He served in the U.S. Calvary Corps in World War II. Fashion historians credit him with the sheath, the A-line, the little white collar and the military look for women.
His first marriage, to heiress Merry Fahrney, lasted less than two years. He married Tierney in 1941. They had two children but divorced in 1952. He is survived by his wife, Marianne, two daughters, and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
We love Oleg and have been a fan of his for years. His influence and passion for style and fashion is written in the history books, thanks to Jacqueline Kennedy giving him free reign in developing her look.
After Cassini honed Jackie O's classic look, he developed a line of disco attire for Men that we adore. We've got a few pieces left in stock here at DressThatMan along with some classicly tailored Men's Suits and a casual coat.
Thanks Oleg for your contribution to the fashion world. You did it. You left an indelible mark.
Yes, Sir. We get mail.
Anyone who has a business online, and most who have spent time online, know that sooner or later you're going to encounter weirdness.
Today we got this email, sent from a person unknown via a free email account, who seems to enjoy harassing us with odd requests. The last barrage of emails - all written in the same telling vein - were also originating from the same free email place - but! Now, they are “candybutton30" while last time they used the lovely moniker, “spermbutton” - and both times signed off purporting to be from a woman.
Ever hear of a cuff button fetish? Or a garment button fetish at all?
We hadn’t. But wait! There actually is such a creature.
Yet, all we can say in light of this is that 99.9% of our customers are fabulous... here's one from the rest...
HI HELLO COULD THERE PREETY PLEASE ; >> SOMEONE PLEASE WEARING THOSE SHIRTS ON AND ; PLEASE SHOWING THIS HERE ; >> SHIRT SLEEVE CUFF BUTTON <<>
ITEM NUMBER: SHIR-409
ITEM NUMBER: SHIR-491
ITEM NUMBER: SHIR-291
P.S. THEN I WOULD BUYING ALL THESE SHIRTS FROM YOU THANK YOU GOOD BYE?
" MRS. CANDY ANDRES "
Of course, we don't have time for a reply to this nonsensical email, but - if we did... we'd send out our standard form letter as follows:
Dearest CandyButton30 aka Mrs. Candy Andres,
In order to fulfill your request for information far above and beyond the call of duty, we ask that you fax us ALL of the following information so we can process your request swiftly:
1. Your drivers license and/or any other picture ID you possess.
2. All of your credit cards including the CCV codes.
3. Your latest bank statement.
4. Pictures of your pets and children, including their respective names.
5. A clear photograph showing the contents of your refrigerator.
6. Your social security number and birth date.
7. Your medical history along with a list of currently prescribed medications.
8. Photographs of the size labels on your undergarments.
9. Photocopies of all deeds you own along with your last tax bill.
10. Copies of your 2004 and 2005 tax returns.
11. Pictures of your parents and siblings.
12. Your resume along with references.
13. Directions to your residence including a picture.
14. Contact information and length of term for all past lovers.
15. Your favorite color, and please explain why thus is so.
14. List all of the things you feel you are guilty for.
15. Clear photographs of your teeth and complete dental records.
We look forward to receiving the fax and doing business with you.
Regards,
Sam
Thank you very much for shopping with DressThatMan.com!
Far out!
Check this tripViewing in GOOGLE's mysterious pagerank order, despite still playing feverishly in the sandbox, we've moved up to the number four position in the shopping directory of Antique and Collectible Clothing:
http://www.google.com/Top/Shopping/Antiques_and_Collectibles/Clothing/The site stats for February 2006 are in:
we had over 24 THOUSAND new visitors
and over 138 THOUSAND page views
DressThatMan.com's Google PageRank is now: 5
Thanks for smacking our racks around :)
You guys frickin' KICK ASS, baby ... and we hope you know - we do it all for YOU.
Hey, man!
What's happening? Ya'll been slapping our stock around this month. Tripping big time here trying to keep up with you wild guys. You can't get enough of that far out seventies stuff!
We're doing our best here at DressThatMan.com to get you the BEST of what's rest of the primo 70's clothes out there. Seems right now there's a big ass demand for clothing from the 1970's disco era for men around the globe. AND - you better get it while the getting is good baby, because there's only so much of the prime 70's apparel left in the entire WORLD, ya know?
Recently we've been dressing Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants and other corporate professionals in ultra funky DISCO CLOTHES! Doin' it funky style, and loving it, man.
It's so damn FUNKIN' TRUE... some guys have ALL the fun!
DressThatMan.com is getting the word out!
Near the end of January 2006, we experienced some minor setbacks via our former server, but... we've since moved along and we're now up on a new server and running like a well oiled machine. Yeah.
Despite the January 2006 glitches, we are happy to report that we had over 21,500 new visitors on our site - with over 110,000 page views in the month.
February is a shorter month, but... as of today, the 25th - we've already topped last months 110,000 page views by another 10,000... and have had over 21,000 visitors already.
We're proud to say that we've been selling a LOT of merchandise to guys out there who are talented musicians! We're thrilled that you're performing in clothes you've purchased from the crew at DressThatMan - and, several of you have promised pictures - and, in turn, we've promised that we're going to promote your talent and showcase you in the Celebrity Spotlight at DTM.
If you haven't been reading the blog, we've got pictures promised to us by a hall of fame ROCK STAR who recently partied in an outfit supplied by DressThatMan.com - we're waiting for the prints to get back from the professional photographer and then back to us so we can put them on the site - there is no doubt, all of you aspiring musicians and bands out there will soon be in good company in the Celebrity Spotlight. Of course, we're certainly aflutter and trying to refrain from chomping at the bit to get these pictures - but, all things in due time.
We'd love to tell you WHO he is, but... you'll just have to trust us and know that the suspense will be worth it! Totally.
When you're onstage with your BAND jamming to the appreciation of the crowd, looking the part means you don't buy things off the rack. Vintage clothing kicks ass because it sets you apart from the crowd.
It's been a secret weapon and an apparel staple in the world of entertainers and in celebrity circles for years - adding quality vintage clothing stands you miles apart from all of the fashion clones.
Show the world just how unique you are. Get the look that gets the looks!
Last Friday it was work as usual at DTM. We got orders out, did some clean up and sorting, and began to prep and photograph items that will be coming up. Par for the course - we've got some kick ass threads in the works for you ...and, we were talking about how exciting the business is and how much fun you guys are.
Then the phone rings.
A gentlemen called to order some pants who doesn't have access to the Internet. He says he doesn't understand the Internet thing at all... but, that his tailor gave him our details, along with a specific product number of an item he was calling in to buy. He was thrilled that DressThatMan had these vintage pants in stock. In NEW, unworn dead stock condition. You could hear the excitement in his voice.
He was bugging his tailor to buy some polyester material and MAKE him these pants. Instead, the tailor sends him to DressThatMan because he has no interest in making polyester pants for the man. His tailor wants him to wear something else, and this gentleman chuckled and said, "I am afraid that I am very set in my ways."
Hey, if you know what you like and what you want and it works for you, you should go for it. Always.
That's when he said, "Yes. At 80 years of age, by now I know what I like."
That man made our day.
Don't say we never gave you a single thing all this time we've been together.
FREE 70's Theme Party Planner from DressThatMan.com
For the disco do-it-yourself crowd:
Throw the Ultimate Disco Party!
Seems that we get a LOT of searchers looking for a "Dress for a Man" and "Man in a Dress" ...and, we're sorry to say that we don't carry any. BUT, because you're looking for them and our name is "DressThatMan", we thought it would be best that we give you some information on where to go to find such things.
Check out Utilikilts . They have some great manly fashion in kilt form. The guy in the picture looks great sporting a killer kilt! Read their top 10 reasons why a guy should wear a kilt. They are SO onto something there.
Check out the kiltman and learn why men should be free to wear kilts and other kilt-like clothing.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you're a man looking for transgender clothing, we found an excellent resource for you here. If that's not enough, check out Google's transgendered/crossdressing directory here.
DressThatMan supports freedom, man. Whatever rocks your boat that doesn't hurt anyone, we're totally for it across the board.
And, if you want to buy a pair of polyester disco pants from us, cut the legs half off, split the seams and sew it together as a tight poly skirt - hey, send us pictures of your refabrication and we'll feature you right here in our blog.
Whatever you do... be honest and true to yourself.
That's the bottom line. Otherwise, you're not really living.
Because if you're honest and upfront about things, then YOU aren't the problem that other people will need to deal with - the problem with be with themselves.
Come on out and wear it proudly!
