Recent content by Matthew S.

Here is a picture taken of me today that I though I'd share. I am wearing a "Palm Beach" tweed jacket and trousers, Disney (not Walt) skimmer, "Polo by Ralph Lauren" bowtie, Barker's "Classic" collar, and Darcy's Cream/Gold shirt.

I was wondering who this Mortimer Seymour was myself, as I did not find anything concrete before posting this thread, but I did some more digging after you asked and found that he was very likely a she: Rae Mortimer Seymour. This is based on the publication (a show journal with material slanted...

Could this statement apply in the present day, and could it find support from members of this Lounge? It is, regardless of agreement, no new sentiment, for it closed an article from June, 1913, in Bit & Spur, by Mortimer Seymour (see embedded in full below). When considered in retrospect, over...

With the start of straw hat season, I present this new-to-me Copley of New York skimmer. I believe it is from the 1930s, though I can't definitely say. The straw is golden and matched with an aubergine band.

It looks pretty rough, though I don't see holes so maybe there's hope. I'd be wary that the brim was warped. Regarding the inside, I was dissuaded from replacing the sweatband on one of my boaters by McLaughlin & Hayes of Milwaukee (referred by Salmagundi of Boston), as they said it was a...

Here I have a topical song to share in light of today. As the days are getting longer in the Northern Hemisphere, we have now returned to Daylight Saving Time here in the United States. I myself welcome it. But with long days and short nights ahead, maybe "There Ought to Be a Moonlight Saving...

Here's a great song sung by Lee Morse. I'd say that it's my favorite rendition of "If You Want the Rainbow" as Miss Morse's soulful voice and the tender accompaniment combine to create such a powerful and emotionally evocative work.

I'm an advocate of detachable collars and would like to show a very serviceable vintage example: an "IdeLuxe" (Wilshire) by George P. Ide Co. Dating to the late 1920s (patented in 1926), the "IdeLuxe" brand was marked as a compromise between stiff and soft collars by Geo. P. Ide Co. of Troy, N...

Thank you for your compliments on yesterday's outfit. Here's a picture showing me today in a garden scene. With increased heat, I decided to go without a vest and accordingly swapped suspenders for a belt. I'll also note that I'm wearing another one of my boaters and switched yesterday's...

My first post in this thread: here I am after a day of strolling around the town and shore of Beverly, Mass., as well as an evening visit to the Salem Willows. Please forgive the lighting for I wasn't able to get to a self-portrait until twilight. Out of the pictures I took, I found that I...

Beverly Evening Times, May 15, 1923, page 4, column 5, https://beverly.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?t=34729&i=t&by=1923&bdd=1920&bm=5&bd=15&d=05151923-05151923&fn=beverly_evening_times_usa_massachusetts_beverly_19230515_english_4&df=1&dt=8&cid=2730. From one hundred years ago to today...