Word: sharkskins
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...Admiral Jean François Darlan, when last week the Admiral decided to have a say for himself. He took great pains to repair his reputation. At the exotic Palais d'Eté in Algiers he received correspondents individually and en masse. The Admiral was wearing sharkskin civvies with a white shirt, a brown polka-dot tie and black shoes. His grey-green eyes peered brightly through his horn-rimmed spectacles. Tiny veins threaded his florid cheeks. His grey hair was trimmed close. He sat behind a glass-topped work table in a dusky room hung with maps...
...Double Breasted Coat is a close second, however, and in the new stripes and worsted sharkskin patterns makes an exceedingly smart town suit. Vents--are longer and only in the center now. And while it is absolutely impossible to draw a line for all men, we still will guarantee that the prohibition of tan spats with formal wear will still continue...