Keeping it Vintage

Men's Fashion Guide: Wearing Shorts in Fall
Shorts are just a summer fashion statement, right? Wrong. No matter what climate you live in (this side of the arctic circle), you can squeeze more time out of your shorts before and after summer. You just need to know how to do it. Read more...
Three Essential Pairs of Shorts
Building a wardrobe from scratch isn’t easy. You can read a thousand guides, none of which seem to address your specific situation. Or you can fill up a cart only to second-guess yourself when it comes time to check out. Making the right choice can be even harder when you have far too many options. Let’s cut through the clutter and focus on just three styles of shorts that will make your wardrobe as versatile as possible—giving you lots of room to meet any of your wardrobe needs. Read more...
Five Ways to Make Shorts Work on the First Date
Summer is the perfect time to meet new people and, yes, go on first dates. But we know it’s hot out there. And while you want to look good, part of you knows that it’s more important to stay comfortable and sweat-free. How do you strike the balance between giving your first date the right impression while wearing a pair of shorts? Here are a few simple tips. Read more...
Three Essential Shorts: Packing Light for Summer Vacation
There are many shorts in the Vintage 1946 collection you might consider essential, but when you need to pack light for a vacation carry-on bag, you may have to narrow your choices a bit. This is summer vacation, after all. There’s no need to get bogged down by a giant wardrobe and expensive luggage—especially if you know the three pairs of shorts you absolutely must take with you. Read more...
How to Find New Shorts that Fit Like Your Favorite Pair
Admit it. You have a favorite pair of shorts. You know the one. The first one you wear out of the dryer. The pair you would wear every day if it weren’t so obvious.Eventually, it will come time to replace those shorts. Problem is, nothing you ever buy seems to compare to the perfect fit of the original. But if you know what you’re doing, you can buy a perfectly-fitting pair of shorts that will become your new favorite pair—and you can do it all online. Here’s how. Read more...
How to Upgrade Your Summer Wardrobe Overnight
Cargo shorts, cargo shorts, cargo shorts. Admit it: that’s what your current wardrobe looks like. We won’t judge you.But since you came here looking for a wardrobe overhaul, we have exactly what you need to ditch the old shorts you no longer wear and completely update your summer look. Read more...
Pool Party Hacks: Stay Cool and Stylish this Summer
After the longest day of the year, summer is officially underway. And that means one thing: pool parties, and lots of them. If you want to stay cool while looking your summer best, then it pays to know a few pool party “hacks” that will keep you well-dressed and ready for a cannonball or two. Read more...
How to Buy & Pack Shorts: Helpful Travel Hacks
It’s summer, and that means you’ve got a lot of packing to do. Whether you’re getting ready for a flight on that next family vacation or simply headed out on a weekend trip to the cabin, it’s important to pack light. Doing so won’t only save you money in extra baggage fees, but will make your life easier. To do so, you have two basic steps to master: buying the right shorts and keeping a few “packing hacks” handy. Read more...
Summer Colors: Five Pants That'll Change Your Wardrobe
Trust me, we know: when it’s hot out, the last word you want to hear is “pants.” We’re the shorts people, after all.But staying cool and comfortable this summer doesn’t always have to mean showing as much skin as possible. When it’s time to dress up, you’ll need the best summer pants available—and we just happen to have five of our Sunny Stretch Twill pants:   Read more...
Summer Shorts: All Out of Ideas? We've Got You Covered
Khakis, madras, seersucker, swim trunks, twill, snappers, plaids, prints, nautical, reversible, and—dare we say it?—speedos. There are a lot of summer shorts options to pick from this summer. And, let’s face it, you’re probably going to gravitate to just one or two favorites. So picking one type of summer short out from the others can feel a bit confusing at times.That’s why we’ve taken the time to take out all of the guesswork and offer some summer shorts ideas depending on your taste in fashion and your priorities: Read more...
Want Summer Style Points? Wear Contrast Color Lining
With Memorial Day weekend now behind us, summer is ready to begin in earnest. That means a lot of different things: pool parties, beach trips, hiking, vacations, cruises, and much, much more. Basically, it means you’re going to see a lot of people wearing shorts.If you’re not content to look like everyone else this summer, then you’re going to want to wear something different. And since a hot pair of pants on a 100-degree day aren’t an option, that means you have to find our style points elsewhere. And we have... Read more...
Stretch Twill Pants: How to Stay Cool Without Shorts this Summer
No one loves shorts more than us. The evidence? Well, in addition to selling a collection of vintage shorts, we love talking about shorts, too—right here on our blog. But that doesn’t mean we think shorts are the only thing to wear all summer long. Sometimes you have formal events to attend. Sometimes you have to go to work. Sometimes all of your shorts will be in the laundry and you’ll have nothing else to wear. No matter which way you hem it, you’re going to need pants at some point during... Read more...