Raymond Loewy Fabrics  

Loewy was a genius...
and a hero of mine, but his taste in his own neck tie sucked.

VERY
lounge lizard in his "look".

I don't see why not. Pretty...
I don't see why not. Pretty difficult to find vintage fabric. In general, I appreciate most of his designs. A design icon without a doubt! His dinnerware for Rosenthal is collectible, and quite nice IMO.
Lets discuss...Cigar anyone?

I always wondered what cohort...
GH actually appealed to? It had to be sizeable for him to have been able to debase himself for so long. Did he tap into a sizeable cohort of persons who find themselves handsome, rich, tan, tacky and modestly talented? Or did he tap into a cohort who dislike (and enjoy making fun of) handsome, rich, tan, tacky and modestly talented persons? Whatever, Liz was part of the cohort, and GH carved out a profitable niche. Cynical perhaps, but hardly stupid.

Regarding the Loewy picture above...
He reminds me a great deal of certain tailors servicing the stars in Hollywood during that time. It is a look that filtered down to the car salesman and endured for well into the 1980s. I have always hoped Quentin Tarrantino would focus in on this look. He appropriated the old 1970s cars for his low lifes in the late 80s early 90s, but he never really appropriated the clothing. Gene Hackman nailed not only the look, but the demeanor, in "Get Shorty." But I really believe that lurking inside Quentin T is an historical treatment of this time yet to come. After working the present as most young film makers do in their early career, he has begun the inevitable grappling with history in the Pitt Pic, Inglorious Basterds. We can expect him, sooner or later, to work his way forward to the 70s--perhaps his most impressionable years as a youth.

Tarantino
Has never been one to do "period pieces" per se. He will incorporate aesthetics from multiple eras and shamelessly bite scenes, vignettes, techniques, etc. from other films (his "inspirations") under the guise of paying homage... That is his "style".

woodywood...
Two words: "Inglorious Basterds."
I would have agreed with you until now.
But he's just entered his phase of historical exploration.
The homage here is Sam Wood.

Don't worry
I do plan to check it out, either in the theater or on DVD, since I have seen most of his films to date. 🙂