Dior’s Golden Kangaroo

Here is a little anecdote on this jacket: In February, I have been at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) and saw the premiere of “Lagerfeld Confidential”, the new documentary film about Karl Lagerfeld (designer of Chanel and famous fan of Dior Homme). In this movie, there is a cool 5min long scene of Karl in the NYC Dior Homme…

Vintage 30s Houndstooth

This jacket belongs to my grand mother who is now 91! She still lives in France. She used to wear this jacket before the second world war, then it was too large after the war as she lost weight, then gained to much weight! Vintage 30s Houndstooth Vintage 30s Houndstooth (cached image)

Stetson Derby

This vintage Stetson hat was sold by The Carlson Company in Britain (see above gold embossed stamp in leather band). I found an interesting tidbit online which referred to the Carlson Company as the place where Humphrey Bogart bought his signature fedoras. After seeing similar labels, I think this hat was most likely manufactured sometime before 1940. You can see…

Arlington Million

It was given to me by the owner of the winner of this race, C.N. Ray of Evergreen Farms. The winning horse was Mill Native and I was later sent to Cardiff Stud to paint his portrait. HISTORY: “In 1981 Arlington was the home of the world’s first million dollar race, The Arlington Million. The result of that race is…