Behind our magazine is 40+ years of collecting clothing, objects and ephemera connected with the mid-century period. Often, an entire photo-shoot will be based around a single rare item, that is used and then never taken out of the air-tight storage box again. Now it’s time to make room for new things and to pass-on rare books we have used for inspiration but have more than one copy of. We are on eBay but offer these goods early to our readers, whom, we hope, will appreciate their rarity and quality.
Made in Highland Park (Los Angeles) by Mr Damian Monsivais from a tough but lightweight salt-n’pepper chambray c.2017, the cap was then given to the Japanese embroidery artist Doodle 80 for the skull and crossbones. Clearly well worn, with a superb patina, this is very rare. Fits a M / 57cm.
Read MoreMade in a dark blue felt-like textile, this looks like it has never been worn and is an original item from the 1930s. Designed to protect the face in freezing conditions, this is a real collector’s piece. Fits a size M to L. £200.
Read MoreMade in a soft cotton twill and in (what seems like) unworn condition, this is a small size and would fit a 55-56cm hat size. This was purchased from a dealer at the Rose Bowl, used on several photo-shoots for Men’s File and then stored. This would be ideal for a woman.
Read MoreOne of the most directional brands in heritage fashion, the made-in-London company created this stylish Corsair jacket as part of a show at the Royal College of Art in 2010. The show proposed the newly redesign Enfield efi engine and Bullet frame as a stock bike with endless possibilities for customisation – from cafe racer to flat-tracker.
Read MoreThis is made by the original Belstaff company before the Italian take-over and was purchased as part of a job-lot of new Belstaff dead-stock in the early 1990s. The jacket has been worn for photo-shoots although seems as new.
Read MoreBack when LVC was really editing its back catalogue in the context of history and not current fashion, it produced some remarkable and (now) very rare items, such as this 1960s replica racing jacket.
Read MoreA romp through the archive of a top beauty photographer of the late 1960s.
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