My father has always been an elegant dresser as shown by this image taken on the Atlantic City, NJ boardwalk circa 1938.
- Leslie F
Sunday, July 24, 2011
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Jennie Nhi Nguyen
July 24, 2011 at 8:59 am
love it!
x http://www.jnsoo.blogspot.com/
Anonymous
July 24, 2011 at 9:01 am
oh nice! so classy!
Mallory | The Storm in a Teacup
July 24, 2011 at 9:34 am
He's adorable! What a classy kid.
decor8
July 24, 2011 at 9:36 am
Very classy!
Rosie
July 24, 2011 at 9:52 am
It's like there's some sort of an aura around him. Nice photo.
Country Girl
July 24, 2011 at 9:55 am
Had to click to get it to open. But loved this sweet little shot. I worked on the AC boardwalk in the 70's as a young girl, on both Steel Pier and right across the boards at Taylor Porkroll. Dated the Peanut Man that summer . . . I was 14 years old.
Kristina & Karina
July 24, 2011 at 10:10 am
great photo!
andrea.at.the.blue.door
July 24, 2011 at 10:13 am
This is a beautiful photo. The adults, fading off into the mistiness of the boardwalk, focus one's attention on the beautifully turned out young man.
Giosh869
July 24, 2011 at 10:41 am
This is the best fashion blog in the World, Greetings from Verona
La Mode
July 24, 2011 at 10:51 am
That's so cute!
http://theprettyyouth.blogspot.com/
Mode Uncover
July 24, 2011 at 11:38 am
So cute!
http://www.modeuncover.com
The Foolish Aesthete
July 24, 2011 at 11:39 am
Amazing shot, down to the diagonals of the wood planks. I love how people always used to be dressed up every time they walked out the door.
Anonymous
July 24, 2011 at 11:40 am
and a very good photograph too!
Liz
July 24, 2011 at 11:44 am
On the first sight I was not sure a man or a child. What an influence clothing can have!
http://www.cardiganpumpkin.blogspot.com
ABG
July 24, 2011 at 11:49 am
So dapper!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
ABG
Sadia
July 24, 2011 at 12:19 pm
The real beauty of this photo is that we can be sure he wasn't the only child dressed so. Small children of the past seem to render the grown folk of the present hopeless, no?
Great photo!
Guido
July 24, 2011 at 12:26 pm
elegant indeed. especially from the knees up. beautiful photo, too.
Guido
July 24, 2011 at 12:27 pm
elegant indeed. especially from the knees up. great photo, too.
SKINFLINT
July 24, 2011 at 12:28 pm
This is absolutely freakin' adorable! His mittens and high wool socks add a little boyish charm to his grown up look!
AGreekAbroad
July 24, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Love it! Effortless…
http://agreekabroad.blogspot.com
Magdalena Marija
July 24, 2011 at 1:27 pm
like Christian Bale in the movie "imperium of the sun" ! amazing elegance!
Naghmeh
July 24, 2011 at 1:32 pm
that is one seriously classy boy! love it, it's just too adorable :)
BOMBPROOF heartbeat
July 24, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Absolutely Love! Thanks for sharing these great photos! They totally bring me back in time, almost feels like I'm there every time I see these :)
Maja
July 24, 2011 at 2:14 pm
Really nice. And I really like this Vintage Photos-thing – a real lot of fun to watch them all!
Anonymous
July 24, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Classy picture for a first class gentleman!
Jessica
July 24, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Oh, I love this photography. Honestly, I wish we still dressed the way people dressed back then. It was so elegant and classy. Though the jacket looks a tad big on your father, here, as a boy, he sure looks better in this than most people at this age in this day and age – wearing puffy, plastic-like, mass-manufactured coats and less-than-good-quality clothing. The way people dress (most people, at least) in these "modern" times, just makes me wonder if anyone knows what real class in an outfit is. This is surely a good example of it – even though back then it was commonplace.
Great photography. Sorry about the rant.
Jessica.
http://www.jessicawearspearls.com
Anonymous
July 24, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Priceless!
soso
July 24, 2011 at 2:58 pm
The depth of field is perfect
Emilie
July 24, 2011 at 3:01 pm
This is fantastic!
http://www.dailyyyroutine.blogspot.com
Xiaoxi Zhang
July 24, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Mist makes the image look so wonderfully vintage and mysterious, love it!
Her Imagination
July 24, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Such a great photo, and such a stylish boy.
Eranda Janku
July 24, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Oh how adorable !
Check out my new posts !
xx
Eranda
http://www.dollhousescrapbook.com
The Styley
July 24, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Beautiful. Makes me think of Boardwalk Empire.
J.Ro
July 24, 2011 at 3:59 pm
Nowadays, they don't allow you on the NJ boardwalk unless you're wearing an ill fitting shirt with an oversized logo.
http://www.jrocomedy.blogspot.com
the outfit diaries
July 24, 2011 at 4:02 pm
beautiful picture, I love these kind of old photo's.
Anonymous
July 24, 2011 at 4:19 pm
pure boardwalk empire!
could onlz wish zouth todaz to dress more like this elegance!
Marcel Da Chump
July 24, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Great picture; reminds me of artwork for a book cover.
Martina Golightly
July 24, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Great pic and of course I adore the coat.) Such a little gentleman!
http://www.dressandheels.blogspot.com
lavinia
July 24, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Beautiful!
Jo
July 24, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Great to still have such old pictures.
Thank you for sharing.
http://indie-streetstyle.blogspot.com/
Anonymous
July 24, 2011 at 6:10 pm
these vintage photo selection keeps getting better and better! But your audience would really like to see your own vintage photos too.
mon sac by me
July 24, 2011 at 6:16 pm
Young boy in an sublime elegance !!
http://monsacbyme.com
SaraKateSwan
July 24, 2011 at 6:26 pm
I love this image. So moody and atmospheric and that coat is awesome!
http://www.beautifulstreets.blogspot.com
Fashionlass
July 24, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Oooh, I love this.
Just wonderful, simply wonderful.
miguel
July 24, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Now that is classy.
I wish people still dressed there kids up. Its amazing how many people out there don't have the slightest idea of how to dress.
hfreemansons.blogspot.com
amzyy
July 24, 2011 at 8:42 pm
both stylish and cute :)
Mandi
July 24, 2011 at 9:16 pm
So cute! They dressed so classy back then, I wish we still dressed the way we did then.
EclecticTeen
http://www.eclecticteen.blogspot.com
Anonymous
July 24, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Great!! Looks like à shoot from "Board Walk Empire"
(Cusell)
Joy
July 25, 2011 at 12:56 am
Boardwalk Empire much?
Claudia Albuquerque
July 25, 2011 at 1:17 am
How cute!!!
Love the style…little boy -mini man! haha
http://www.brazilianhighsociety.blogspot.com
Kelly M. Preston
July 25, 2011 at 2:29 am
What a great photo, really captures an emotion. Sometimes I truly feel like I was born at the wrong time, I'm such an old soul.
lollipop4598
July 25, 2011 at 2:39 am
Its a wonderfully adorable picture. But as to people having to dress in the itchy looking clothing of the day; No. Thanks. I don't want to iron on a hot day for a few hours before going out. Sounds time consuming. And i have never heard of a little boy that really wants to wear a pair of pulled up wool socks with no lycra even to make them bearable. Textiles are a lot better. you probably don't even want to THINK about the underthings people wore back then. I think the bras were built from titanium. It would be fun to force all the people who "want" things to go backwards to live like that, though.
Mars
July 25, 2011 at 3:20 am
Photographs back then are so beautiful even without the help of retouching.
Mars of fashion insouciance
Butik muslim surabaya
July 25, 2011 at 3:44 am
nice, naturaly picture, old setting & old cloting
Spa Robes
July 25, 2011 at 4:27 am
It really shows. I like the look very vintage and classy at the same time. Nice one! The quality is outstanding and has attitude that's why I was mesmerized.
beesandbugs
July 25, 2011 at 5:08 am
What a stylish little boy! He's a real candy! :)
antique engagement rings
July 25, 2011 at 6:43 am
Love your vintage photos.. wonderful!
Retre
July 25, 2011 at 7:11 am
Classy dressing
proletarian Great Gatsby
July 25, 2011 at 7:35 am
It was a time when children were elegant too.
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 7:38 am
How dapper! Oh for the gold old days when people had pride in how they presented themselves. Now it's just a bunch of slobs in tank tops, gym shorts and tattoos.
briannelee
July 25, 2011 at 8:24 am
Wow, such a great photo!
clarity enhanced diamonds
July 25, 2011 at 8:30 am
My wife loves your photos, they are too lovely.
IS THIS IT? models review
July 25, 2011 at 8:44 am
Awww, great! I'd like to see more elegant and stylish little boys / girls around now…
http://www.isthisitmodelsreview.com/
max b
July 25, 2011 at 11:14 am
When looking at photos like this it seems to me to remember old times (it seems because I was not even born at that time)when things were more clean, honest and a young boy was feeling the king of the world in such nice cloths. Maybe the past seems always better compared to the world we are living today, but this image let me feel happy, clean and in peace.
(sorry for my English, I hope I was able to trasmit what I'm feeling)
Ace
July 25, 2011 at 11:21 am
Gorgeous photo!
tugay
July 25, 2011 at 12:15 pm
thanka
whiterice
July 25, 2011 at 12:42 pm
Such a great coat, and worn by a little boy! Kid's got taste
Kristin
July 25, 2011 at 3:47 pm
I would love a blog just dedicated to these vintage photos. They're so unpretentious.
Leonie
July 25, 2011 at 6:14 pm
This picture totally reminds me of 'Boardwalk Empire' – a great TV show!
http://thesignaturebow.blogspot.com/
DANII BOY
July 25, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Your dad's a cute little rocker of fashion.
http://daniimodafolli.blogspot.com
vicki archer
July 26, 2011 at 7:47 am
Your father looks divine…I hope he kept up his stylish ways….xv
Cat
July 26, 2011 at 11:41 am
he is just lovely. :)
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 4:33 pm
sad that we have lost the value of dressing properly. even in europe we have taken on the "comfortable" ways of the new world
BeFi
July 26, 2011 at 5:00 pm
so cute !
Daniela Zagnolli
July 27, 2011 at 1:53 am
your father gave quality to fashion.the pictures are very nice. i like the pictures.thanks for sharing
Anonymous
July 27, 2011 at 6:19 am
Beautiful. It only takes a moment.
Anonymous
July 27, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Beautiful dreamy photo.
Maryanne
July 28, 2011 at 12:37 am
composition is amazing.
antique wedding rings
July 28, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Love the photo.. again its fantastic!
Meredith Howard
July 29, 2011 at 2:53 pm
I love this photo. It is so beautiful. The people walking behind him look like they are in a misty fog. Makes it look kind of dreamy.
- Meredith
http://www.findingsoulbalance.blogspot.com
Agata
July 29, 2011 at 7:59 pm
OMG!! this pic is so amazing!
Paulinha!
August 2, 2011 at 8:49 am
Gorgeous!
the gorgeous
August 4, 2011 at 10:46 am
little charming man!
loove this photo so much :)
Joseph
August 14, 2011 at 9:08 am
Great photo. I wonder what he looks like now? :)
Waini M.
August 21, 2011 at 1:51 am
Chic!
Erika Galan
August 25, 2011 at 3:15 pm
so boardwalk empire. love this photo.
Jorge Anaya
November 11, 2011 at 11:54 am
Parents vintage photos are testimonial of the family values. This photo is simply !!