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Here is Esquires Father Day Favorites
for 1956

 

 

Summer accents: Royale Crest men's cologne, shave lotion, set $2.50, Monico. Tie with Currier & Ives print, $1.50, Cavalier of Louisville. All-wool Ivy-loom tie, hand woven in California, $2.50, Superba Cravats. Dacron pattern tie, color guide label, $2.50, Wembley, Inc. Pleated cross-stripe tie, square-end bottom, $2.50, Regal. Deauville clip down tie, of all silk in a small pattern, $ 3.50, Smoothie Ties. Guerlain Eau de Cologne, "Extra Dry," $8 for the eight-ounce bottle

 

 

Beach fun: Black-and-white print cotton swim shorts, expansion waistband, $5.95, Gantner. Cotton-cabana set, pattern inspired from Thailand, short -sleeved shirt, boxer trunks, $12.95, McGregor. Skin-diver cotton swim shorts have dragonfly and bamboo print pattern, $5.95, Jantzen. Bombay buffalo scuff, cushion-cork imprinted crepe sole, $4.95, L. B. Evan's Son. Surrey-stripe cabana set; the shirt has short sleeves; there are matching trunks; $5.95 for each, Catalina.

Socks and belts run gamut of design: Tartan-panel cotton sock, $1, Phoenix. Diamond-pattern hose, orange, yellow, tan, $1, Holeproof. Sky-line-pattern cotton hose, $1, Exeter. Double-panel stretch nylon sock, $1, Coopers. Two-color ribbon-panel hose, $1.50, Interwoven. Top to bottom; Expanso India-Purdah cloth belt, $2.50, Knothe. Belt in elastic cord, $ 3.50, Pioneer. Leather belt combines three tones of blue, $2.50, Hickok. Straw belt for cool comfort, $2.50, Tex Tan

 

 

Cool knights: Shawl-collar broadcloth pajama, dot-and dash pattern, Sanforized, about $5, Weldon Pajamas. Fethernit boxer undershorts, Arnel fabric with D. & J. Anderson's Scotch-plaid cotton trim, $2.50, Duofold, Inc. Smoke-swirl-pattern pajama, the Gondola Guards, tri--color trim on collar, pockets, cuffs, new continental collar, $5, Pleetway. The cotton-knit pajama set comes in a pull-over top with matching shorts; in the pattern is a small tattersall check, $3.95, Carter's

 

Striped for action: Ivy blazer for leisure in washable rayon, three-button front, patch pockets, new peak lapels, Buck Skein Brand, 11.95. Cine Kodak Medallion 8 camera, $144.50. 35-80 optical finder, $17.50. Silk-cotton blend shirt, unusual stripe treatment on collar, front, Van Heusen's Custom Collection, $6.95. Worsted Dacron slacks, Hagger, $10.95. Give him a hat certificate for Father's day, from: Champ, Disney, Dobbs, Knox, Lee, Mallory, Resistol, Stetson

 

Real refreshers: Nothing like new toiletries to make a man feel and look fresh. Shulton's Old Spice set with Electric Shave lotion to condition skin before shaving, after-shave lotion, skin-tone talcum, $3. Shavex transformer switches AC to DC, $7.95. Yardley's pre-shaving lotion, $1. Suave hairdressing for men, $1. Courtley's after-shave cologne in a masculine scent, which has a bottle-shaped pocket blotter to retain scent $2. Preferred Stock, cologne for men, Coty, $1.50

 

 

World-around fashions in sports shirts: Washable short-sleeved shirt in novelty-print lawn fabric, short-point collar, $8.95, from Manhattan Shirt Co. Mitered-stripe shirt with short sleeves in cool cotton chambray, soft tone, $3.95, from TruVal. Popular Far east print-pattern spots shirt with short sleeves in lightweight cotton, $7.95, designed by Marlboro Shirts. The last shirt is another of the popular Far East patterns; it is from India, in cool cotton batiste; around $4.95, Jayson Shirts

 

Meticulous details: Do-it-yourself motif on cuff links and tie-bar set, $5, Swank. Mint-green shirt with short point collar, $3.95. co-ordinated silk tie, $2.50, green handkerchief, 55c, all Arrow. Monte Carlo jewelry set from Port-of-Call collection, $7.50, Anson. Pin-dot batiste shirt, short-point collar, $3.95, Wings. Solid-color silk tie, $3.50, from the Bachrach Co. Good-grooming essentials with a pleasing masculine scent, the set, consists of shaving lotion and cologne, $3.75, from the Sportsman.

 

The little things that count: Oval cuff-link and tie-bar set, $6, Shields. Jewelry set with blue stones, $3.50, Pioneer. Golden Armor watch band, $10.95, Jacoby-Bender. Bottom row, left: leather wallet, $7.50 Meeker. Mahogany-tone wallet, $5, Prince Gardner. Leather-trim watch band, $12.95, Speidel. Pull-out wallet, $5 Rolfs. Cuff-link and tie-bar set, $3.50, Hickok. The wallet at the extreme right comes in a soft leather in an ivy green; it is called "the convertible" $5, Buxton.