Recent content by An Uptown Dandy

Hi all, I've owned Borsalino straws and a few caps, but this is my first felt fedora. I looked at a few in person in NYC at J&J, but I thought the crowns were a bit stumpy and found the felt to be not particularly substantive. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, J&J stopped carrying the brand entirely...

In conjunction with the premiere this week of TNT's new 1940s noire Mob City, Ignacio Quiles and Pamela Moore of QP & Monty will be curating/managing Mickey's Haberdashery at the Chelsea Market from December 2-4. The pop-up shop is a nod to Cohen's real-life sartorial flair - he owned a...

Hi Herringbone, Here's a link to the preview that should allow you to see one or two. The dustjacket cover has Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll - Coll grew a moustache and dyed his hair black to elude the police manhunt that ensued after he wounded several Italian children (killing one) who were playing...

Its been some time since I posted here - but I used to frequent this thread for the great images of golden age screen icons, and so just wanted to share the news about a book that I've released that may be of some interest to others who also enjoy this thread. The Best Dressed Man In The Room...

As real hat aficionados, I'm sure lounge members in the NYC area know all about this shop. I dropped by yesterday - my father was looking for some new hats. A real gem of a store. Very friendly and the salesman all seemed quite knowledgable...

I posted some photos of Vincent Coll looking well put together at the line-up and subsequent trial, at least for a 24 year old on trial for murder back in 1931. I guess just another example of how society as a whole was just better dressed in the old days. Feel free to ignore my ramblings...

These just went on the 'Bay for $56. Florsheims Spectators. Not mine. wow . . . very nice!

Spectators! In a continuing thread on spectators, I just added some pics of my Ralph Lauren Purple Label Whitakers. Basically a tan captoe with white suede. I also included a pic there and link to my previous post on my other pair of full brogue specs, the Hutton - also by Edward Green for...

Cufflinks Galore at The Missing Link I'm sure many of you probably already know about this little shop, but I wrote a brief post on my blog about a small cufflink shop in the flatiron district here in Manhattan. Lots of vintage art deco stuff and plenty of whimsical novelty stuff as well...

I'm not sure if many of you already know about this little shop (and apologies if this is in the wrong section), but I wrote a brief post on my blog about a small cufflink shop in the flatiron district here in Manhattan. Lots of vintage art deco stuff and plenty of whimsical novelty stuff as...

I recently added a post on my blog about gang leader Joe Bernstein of Detroit's Purple Gang - during Prohibition and up until the late 1930s, the Purple Gang controlled much of the illegal activity in Detroit. I recently came across a book with some excellent photos of Bernstein all decked out...

Wow that is awesome! I work across the street from Radio City Music Hall but the Rivoli is certainly impressive in its own right.

Located under City Hall Park is the world's most beautiful former subway station. It is located at the south edge of the loop that turns Lexington Avenue IRT locals (#6) around to the south of the Brooklyn Bridge station. It's been closed to the public since 1945. It can be seen by staying on...

I'm not sure if you guys are into comic books like I am :o, but I posted on my blog about an old spanish book titled Torpedo 1936. . . great attention to detail by the writer and artist with respect to 1930s era style: http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-were-reading-torpedo-1936.html

Hadley, you raise a good point lol And real nice pics by the way! I think, in my original poston my blog, I mentioned that we're talking about an era where the average man wore a single or doublebreasted suit with hat as a matter of course. So I guess the standard was probably higher for...