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I have been adding a great collection of reprinted articles and ads on men's fashion from my collection of vintage magazines. Hope these will help you better acquaint yourself with the styles of the past.

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1. A plaid tie, checked shirt and plaid suit make up a combination tht is (a) in good taste because it brings together related patterns,(b)not in good taste because there are too many clashing lines in the pattern of the suit, shirt and tie.
2. A good accent for a striped brown suit and tan shirt is a green-, rust- and cream-color striped tie (a) True, (b) False.
3. The monk-front shoe(a)has loosely woven monk's cloth on the toecap, (b) has a plain toe with buckled strap fastening over the instep, (c)is made of monkey skin.
4. When you wear a belt with a blue suit, a good color choice is (a) light tan, (b) black, (c) light gray.
5. Casein fiber, sometimes blended with woolen fibers in fabrics for men's apparel, is derived from(a) milk, (b) air and col, (c) refined petroleum.
6. A polo coat is (a) one worn only by polo players, (b) a plastic-coated fabric that is waterproof, (c) a tan camel hair or cashmere topcoat in double-breasted model.
7. One trend in shoes is toward wing-tip models with, (a)thick soles and hefty leather uppers, (b)Thin soles and light leather uppers.
8. Since most men prefer country jackets of small-pattern tweeds, they tend to combine wit them sweaters with (a) more colorful nd plaid designs,(b) cross stripes, (c) vertical stripes.
9. Best color for wool socks worn with a brown tweed suit is (a) Kilroy's mark, (b) a large red and black check, popular in heavy wool shirts, (c) a striped muffler introduced at ski resorts.
10. Corduroy is (a) a ridged cotton for jackets and slacks, originally known as the fabric of royalty, (b) a cotton cord used as a drawstring on track suits, (c) a unit of measure for a wood-cutter.
11. Bluchers are (a) open-throat shoes with tongue attached to the vamp, a styled named after General Blucher, (b) a type of riding breeches, (c) another name for a navy pea coat.
12. Pull-over is (a) a traffic cop's slip, (b) a non-elastic type of braces, (c) a closed-front sweater.
13. Broadcloth is (a) a material used for large-size men's over-coats (b) lustrous cotton fabric for shirts, (c) a rough-surfaced fabric with a heavy wale.
14. Scuffs are (a) a new type of shirt with cuff, (b) slippers without backs or counters, (c) paper sleeve protectors.
15. Braces are (a) booklets given out at the race track, (b) what the English call American suspenders, (c) triple-ribbed socks.
16. Boxer shorts are (a) long right uppercuts (b) a style of underwear which has an elastic waistband (c) a boxlike basket weave used in cotton fabrics.
17. Scotch grain is (a) breakfast cereal (b) a closely woven fabric (c) a pebbly leather used for shoes.
18. A blue oxford shirt with button-down collar, red-ground foulard tie and brown hat go well with brown tweed suit (a) True (b) False.
19. Reefer muffler, (a) designed to save gasoline on an eight-cylinder car, (b) a scarf in coral shade, (c) an oblong-shaped muffler for wear with an overcoat.
20. Shooter tab is (a) a smaller strip of cloth with buttonhole under one side of collar that may be fastened to button under other side of collar, when it's turned up, (b) a duck hunter's license, (c) an extension on the stock of a gun.

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