Other publications and advertisements even song books from Yesteryear to educate men and boys on the virtues of Union Suits. It was Underwear Time:
Amtex Men's and Boys' Underwear from "The Underwear and Socks Review, October, 1921:"
Springtex Union Suits - "Stretches Like a Giraffe's Neck!"
Makers of B.V.D. Underwear aka Bradley, Voorhees, and Day, of course:
And TOPKIS Athletic Union Suits for Active Boys and Varsity Underwear for Older Boys:
"A Pleasure to Show The Goods" - What?!?!
Chris, I thought I'd write to tell you how much I've enjoyed the recent post on "Everything you always wanted to know about Union suits". I was hoping there would be more forthcoming. And here it is. I'm at my present day computer sitting here in a T-shirt and jeans. But underneath there is more to me. I'm wearing a Coldmaster short- sleeve union suit. You could say I live in the present and in the past. I have a regular collection of styles and makes of union suits from athletic ones to heavy wright ones. So
ReplyDeleteit is great to hear about and see other guys who enjoy the experienced and pleasure of union suits. We are in some way keeping the past alive in the present. Thanks and perhaps we'll get a part three, I wonder just how many suits were sold back in those days. A buttoned down friend from Buffalo, New York.
Thanks, Anony of Buffalo, my button-down friend. The past is alive as long as you and I and thousands of others keep buying and wearing union suits for ourselves and offsprings. Another good email friend of mine, a French-Canadian, contacted me this past week to tell me his daughter and family came to visit him for the weekend. Early mornings found him, his son-in-law and teenage grandson sitting around the breakfast table, all three wearing Combinaisons (Union Suits). So, yet another generation has been introduced to our favorite one-piece, long underwear!
DeleteUnion Suit Fans: if you haven't done so yet, give union suits to your sons and grandsons to keep our warm and fun tradition alive and well... Chris
Hey Anonymous, where do you find the short sleeved union suits. I find them hard to find.
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If any of you can help Doug out, let us know here where a guy can buy short-sleeved union suits (short legged for summer wear too!)... Thanks, Chris
DeleteEmail from Cody of International Falls, MN: Chris, the brochure, "This is Underwear Time" is dated October 27th to November 8th. I gotta tell you, my long underwear time starts much earlier. I'm a Union Suit Fan from Labor Day to at least Memorial Day and have been wearing union suits way up here in the north since I was a little boy. But love your blogs and look forward to new takes on long underwear every couple of weeks. Keep us laughing... Cody
ReplyDeleteCody: I agree! If I waited to start wearing my full body union suits here in northern Idaho until October 27th I would freeze to death. So would most men and boys in the great northwest! So I understand where you are coming from. I wear union suits for PJ's first of September (if not before) and then wear 'em 24/7 no later than October 1st. I then wear them constantly until the first or second week in June typically... but in more southern climates, our long-handled buddies probably wait until mid to end of October... Chris
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