Showing posts with label suits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label suits. Show all posts

Tuesday 21 February 2017

#TOOCOOLTUESDAY: TOGS THREADS AND DUDS : SHARP DRESSER AND NO SCHMATTA


#TOOCOOLTUESDAY: Look around you. Today, it's all too easy to slip on a tee-shirt and a pair of joggers and go to the store. Just the other day, sitting on a train, the majority of my fellow passengers looked like they didn't have a mirror in their home! Back in the day, not so, Peter Cushing. Ok, the 1950's and 60's did have a certain class, no onesies back then. Individuals had dressers and consultants, who would purchase clothing for them, AND dress them.


BUT, NOT MR C. There are some who can wear a hat, 'You have a head for a hat' I've heard people say, or there are men who put on a suit and look a million bucks. Like Peter Cushing. Maybe it was his height, his slim build? He certainly could carry a suit very well. It wasn't always this way.


TRIVIA: PETER CUSHING  was a member of the 'WAISTCOAT CLUB', which was founded in 1953, by actor Jon Pertwee. Above we see Cushing at a Waistcoat Club New Years Eve Party function.




WHEN HIS WIFE HELEN, met Peter for the first time, she though he was a tramp! 'He wore an old velvet cap, with a hole in the crown and was carrying a very heavy old kit bag, like sailors use. A jacket beyond description AND repair. A white shirt, that was spotless, but worn at the cuffs and collar, a pair of once dark corduroy trousers, most of the nap worn away from constant wear and a pair of down-at-heel shoes of grey suede. I was later to find that the shoes had holes in their soles, as large as half crowns. His woolen socks had never known the comfort of a darning needle. BUT I knew I would love him, for the rest of my days...and beyond...' Cushing's attire did certainly improve once he and Helen were married in 1943. Cushing clothing was of enough merit, i think to mention here today. And if you are wondering where this feature will archived? You'll find it in the same file, as 'Christopher Lee's wigs'! It's all good! - Marcus



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Saturday 2 January 2016

NEWS: MORE CUSHING PERSONAL EFFECTS GO UNDER THE HAMMER AT AUCTION!


NEWS: MORE Peter Cushing Personal Effects went under the hammer at John Nicholson’s of Fernhurst Auction House on December 12th 2015. Listed as '...two multiple lots relating to Hammer film star Peter Cushing. Cushing’s green canvas and leather-trimmed suitcase and travelite patent suitcase are offered together as a single lot, as are one of his three-piece suits, a blue check jacket, blue trousers and two cardigans. Also consigned, but not yet processed are Cushing’s paints – a talented artist, he was taught by his friend Edward Seago – his theatre make-up and a selection of games and puzzles.....' The auctioneers at the time estimated that each of these could cost as little as £100-£150. As yet, no details have been released as to their final hammer price...


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