A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMERICAN STYLE

1873: Nevada tailor Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss & Co. receive a patent for using rivets at points of strain in denim pants to make them stronger and more durable. 1921: Pro baller Charles “Chuck” Taylor makes a few tweaks to the Converse All Star shoe and becomes its spokesman. 1928: At a Harley-Davidson dealer on Long Island, New York, the first leather motorcycle jacket made by Irving Schott goes on sale for $5.50. 1936: Ray-Ban aviators are invented by Bausch + Lomb as an alternative to goggles. General MacArthur helps make ’em famous. 1959: Cary Grant shows the country how a suit should fit in North by Northwest. 1961: JFK brings a top hat to his inauguration but doesn’t wear it during his speech, relieving American men of the…

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