Man with Narrow Tie (1910) by J.C. Leyendecker Style:Black frame turning desire into something stylish

turning desire into something stylish

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while his partner leans into the moment with a carefree

Man with Narrow Tie (1910) by J.C. Leyendecker Style:Black frame turning desire into something stylishJ. C. Leyendeckers Man with Narrow Tie (1910) turns a Cluett Arrow shirt ad into a little ritual of masculine glamour. A sharply dressed man lights his cigar, all crisp collar, narrow tie and cool self possession. The exact sitter is not securely named, but Leyendeckers Arrow ideal was deeply shaped by Charles Beach, his model, manager and life partner. The campaign helped make the Arrow Collar Man an early advertising sex symbol. Read now, it feels