Cause every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp dressed man!

Us Babies like to be helpful whenever we can and, in the manner of Jimmy Saville or Anneka Rice, really enjoy both fixing things and a facing a challenge. When a lovely man called Kevin posted on our Facebook a while back about hints for getting decked out in some thoroughly dapper gear, we decided to investigate how some of our favourite vintagmistas (is that the masculine of “vintagista”?) look so dang well turned out.

We sought them here, we sought them there and, finally, here is the inside track on our very favourite dedicated followers of fashion.

First off the block it’s Mr Scott McGowan, lindy hop extraordinaire, one half of dancin’ duo the Stompin’ Hepcatz (alongside his beautiful missus Naomi), and winner of 2nd place in this year’s UK-wide Mr Vintage Twinwood competition! Let’s pick his brains!

When did your interest in vintage fashion start?
It started in 2007 after i asked Noms (my wonderful follow) to marry me. We started ballroom for the first dance and then moved on to lindyhop. From watching the old movies with lindyhop sequences, listening to the music and going to vintage events it was a natural progression to vintage fashion.

What other styles have you worn over the years? Any fashion disasters?
The worse thing to be photographed in was a purple/lumo green shell suit…..shudder. Others would be 80 break-dance style, and the renowned ginger spidey curtains.

TBF Scott, many of us fell foul of the shell suit’s luminous horrors – don’t beat yourself up. Unless you still wear it. Or put pictures of it on Facebook like you did with your curtains…

What blokes do you think have really good style?
Earl Flynn, Clark Gable, Cary Grant…

Which birds do you think are well turned out?
Naomi Magowan, of course!

Where do you go to look for new threads?

Ebay & PremierClothing.com are a good starting point, but my best friend’s mum Carol has made me 2 pairs of trousers and everyone has commented on them.

What’s your favourite outfit?
At the moment it’s my plus fours, tank top and dickie bow which I’ll be wearing at the next performance at 8 to the Bar, but you cant beat a high waisted pair of swing trouser, braces and a waistcoat!

Feeling inspired? Motivated to update/backdate your wardrobe?  Stay tuned for more later this week.