Style and Direction Ethan and Spencer

When you look at the long history of menswear, it seems that everything comes back: flared jeans, wide leg pants, double breasted jackets, western wear. In this latest episode, Spencer, Ethan, and MJ discuss how menswear goes through its cycles of Revival, how its helpful to understand eras of clothing, and how these Revivals always augment the details instead of being a verbatim copy. We also dive into culture's obsession with Nostalgia and the role it plays in "selecting" what gets revived.

Ethan's Essay: https://alittlebitofrest.com/2024/05/12/on-menswear-revivals-nostalgia/

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In the latest bonus pod, the boys discuss Peter Bogdanovich's 30s send up to 30's road comedies: Paper Moon (1974)! It may have been made in the 70s but by golly, it looks like its straight out of 1938. Even the clothes are spot on! Ethan also shares his experience on the red carpet and watching Pulp Fiction at the TCL Chinese theater.

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Show Notes: https://alittlebitofrest.com/2024/04/30/the-menswear-in-paper-moon-1973-watching-pulp-fiction-at-the-tcl-chinese-theater/

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The boys take a respite from faux-philosophical menswear topics to talk about two events where they went to the 80s...the 1980s and the 1580s to be exact! Spencer, MJ, and Ethan recount their misadventures at James's Birthday and the Renaissance Faire, getting into how they made their outfits and what the rest of the style scene was like. At the end of the day, this is what its all about: making fun fits to have fun with friends!

Ethan's Essay: https://alittlebitofrest.com/2024/04/22/going-back-to-the-80s-the-1980s-1580s-to-be-exact/

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How do you pick the “right” shoe for an outfit? Is it about formality? Color? Or the subculture or genre we’re trying to play up? We discuss it all on the latest episode of the podcast, going into our favorite pairs and even the little footwear rules and guidelines we give ourselves that ultimately play a part in our Personal Style.

Ethan's Essay: https://alittlebitofrest.com/2024/04/09/how-i-think-about-shoes-picking-the-right-one/

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In this new bonus episode, the boys take a little field trip down nostalgia lane and discuss the style in Inspector Gadget— specifically the 1999 live action version starring Matthew Broderick. While the movie isn't great and certainly deviated from the classic cartoon look, we can't deny that there is something special about the live action Inspector. In fact, it may actually be Ethan's first foray into not only noticing differentiating details but into doing "cosplay" in real life...

Show notes: https://alittlebitofrest.com/2024/04/02/the-menswear-of-inspector-gadget-1999/

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In this bonus episode, we take a look at the 1950's clothing in L.A Confidential. With Exley's version of Ivy, Vincennes's hollywood-esque style, and Bud White's almost militaristic brown tones, this film is an excellent example of both character-based dresing and accurate period styling. It's also a fantastic noir (which we should make more of today)!

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Show notes: https://alittlebitofrest.com/2024/03/11/the-menswear-in-l-a-confidential-1997/

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Podcast is produced by MJ Kintanar