| Men's Summer Golf Apparel (Vanity Fair Magazine, 1918)
Attached you will find some kind words promoting brown linen as the preferred fabric for summer golf, yet what is most striking is the accompanying photo of a young rake in his period golf apparel sporting a pair of putees for his time upon the links. It is rare that one finds a photograph of a golfer in putees and one might get the sense that the look never really caught on. The Action-Back Jacket for the Golfing Man (Vanity Fair Magazine, 1916)Those young bucks who golfed and participated in other field and blood-sports during the early Twentieth Century were the lads who benefited most from the tailor's craft. Pictured here are details of the pivot-sleeve (later to be called the 'action-back'): a four button, deep-vented, self-belted, pleated golf jacket with matching knickers.
Also featured is a terribly natty English cheviot golf hat. Top-Drawer Golf Accessories (Vanity Fair Magazine, 1916)A quick look at some of the golf shoe offerings from the spring of 1916. Ties for the sport are also pictured, as is a portable ash-tray for use on the links. Sporty Golfing Pants: Pleated Knickers (Magazine Ad, 1922)These pleated golf knickers anticipated the full-cut trouser craze of the thirties, however, soon many golfers (both on and off the field) would be wearing the very full-cut pleated knickers known in the day as "plus-fours". Plus-fours were one of any number of men's fashion trends which originated with the masculine fashion-muse the Edward VIII (1894 - 1972). A Look for the Autumn Golfer (Magazine Ad, 1915)A fine look for the golfing man, not likely to be seen on the green any time soon: a two piece, tweed golf suit with leather buttons, tweed cap, knit tie and wool knee socks. Shopping for the Well-Dressed Golfer (Vanity Fair Magazine, 1916) While so many European men were suffering on the Somme and at Verdun, some American fellows were having a swelligant time on the golf links; beautifully attired in linen golf clothes that are pictured in the accompanying attachment. | 
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