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Just wanted to share with you a number of pictures of Frank Sinatra from 1965. These images are 40 years old. Note the balance, fit and timeless style of his garments. What a great man.

For those who are interested, these are pictures from his DVD "A man and his music".

View the complete gallery here



I also really those little details, such as the stiffness of his french cuffs varying along with de formality of his attire (if I'm seeing this correctly).

He seems to have an own little style-detail, the two sleeve buttons, or is that something common from that time? I also wonder about the sleeve cuffs on his 'tux' (as he calls it)... never seen that before.


"Got my tweed pressed, got my best vest, all I need now... is the girl. Got my striped tie, got my hopes high, got the time and the place and I got the rythm... now all I need is the girl to go with 'em". -- Frank Sinatra, All I Need Is The Girl.

The two button cuff is a Brooks Bros. standard.

Brooks Bros. Ivy League suits (the sack suit) were very popular in the 1950's, and Brooks must have inspired Sinatra. Perhaps Sinatra bought his duds at Brooks? At that time Brooks was still running a bespoke department, and it had some show business customers in the 1950's, such as Clark Gable, Fred Astaire, and some jazz musicians. I understand that Miles Davis was a customer at J. Press.

Davis did indeed shop at J. Press. My father was at Julliard at the time and went there and to Brooks as well as some smaller clothing shops with him – although unlike Miles, my dad’s music career was cut short. My father got off the train from Connecticut at 125th St. and met Miles walking through Harlem on the way to the "Institute" as it was then called.

When I was 25 it was a very good year I saw a great post with some Sinatra photos, when I was 25. I am singing BTW Very nice post and thank you for the nice photos.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79 (Frank)