Nobody epitomized quality men's fashion back in the 1930s like Esquire Magazine and the artists who graced it's pages with their illustrations. Names like Robert Goodman, George Hughes, Laurence Fellows and Leslie Saalburg rendered the latest in sartorial splendor for readers. Saalburg was probably the most prolific and also churned out advertising art for the leading men's clothiers of the day. Here's a sampling of his well-dressed gentlemen.
Nettleton Shoes, Date Unknown
Interwoven Socks, 1934
Talon Zippers, Date Unknown
Hart Schaffner Marx, 1939
Hart Schaffner & Marx, 1938
Interwoven Socks, 1938
Hart Schaffner Marx, 1940
Hiram Walker, 1940
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