Some photos from Mina Roces's article "These Guys Came Out Looking Like Movie Actors: Filipino Dress and Consumer Practices in the United States, 1920s-1930s."

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How remarkable that an agricultural worker in the 1930s had access to better tailoring than the US Vice President today.

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Obama might be on a personal mission to get Trump to stroke out. Godspeed, good sir.

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it sounded like he was going to buy the table anyway and the social media mention had no effect on his purchase plans. but good to know we are reaching our antique furniture shop staff target demographic.

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colleague Mark told me a story. He was antique store shopping. shop owner saw his shirt. “sewer district?” he said. “hey i pay you my bill every month” shop coworker: “you should see their social media” owner: … “social? why?” coworker: “just do it. you’ll see” then Mark bought an old table.

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