Recent content by delectans

Outstanding in every aspect. A huge congratulations…it was meant to be yours!

Thanks for the nod, HD, handymike, Jeff, theundeadkennedy. Great looking jacket(and lid)...and good eye, Jeff!;) I only wish Mark could source more of this terrific American horsehide. Mark designed these collars to be easily worn turned-up if desired, as was commonly done...

It bears keeping in mind that there is no single, iconic "Cossack" jacket design. All manner of collar styles, lengths, tailoring, and materials were seen, in a variety of different applications. See Spencer's excellent treatise on the evolution of leather jackets in the 1920s, and his...

Mark Fisher-NorShor Cossack Prototype For additional reference, Mark's prototype 'Cossack', in mid-weight American horsehide. Close-fitting design with a beautifully executed shawl collar. Extremely labor intensive but wonderfully detailed buttonholes.

My deepest respect and sincere gratitude for your kind words and supportive comments.

Thank you, my friend.

Thank you for your comment. I enjoyed your great photos from the weekend and today.

Impossible for me to follow the rationale, Rusty, or NOT to feel singled out. You felt that my photos from today were more appropriate to be placed in the FEDORAS AFIELD thread so said thread was eliminated such that all similar posts can be 'consolidated' in WHAYWT? I greatly respect your...

Eliminating FEDORAS AFIELD as a stand-alone thread and incorporating it with the 6,000+ page WHAYWT thread in effect destroys its content. I cannot see or agree with how this would enhance the quality of the HATS Forum.

Thank you, Perry. An unusual but no less glorious Summer it has been! Thanks for your kind words, and a belated welcome! Lydia and I spent three wonderful years at the other end of the Mississippi, in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, so I know just how pleasant August weather can...

Temperatures dipped into the 50s by Labor Day morning as we headed to breakfast. OPTIMO Montecristi. Back to the flea market for the old 'Air-Way' boater, a tad too large for this little kid but a bit too snug for the big kid. Sitting down for our evening meal at the Mystic Lake...

Sic Transit Gloria At the Minnesota State Fair Saturday morning. OPTIMO Montecristi. There is something comforting in our annual indulgence in fair food. Dole Whip We were back at the State Fair for the second time in a week, not for the food or myriad activities and events, but rather...

A remarkable and bountiful weekend of hatted adventures, Gentlemen. :yo: to all!

Thanks! :essen: Agree, Eric, and beautiful Milan today. Have a great time when you and your wife go to the State Fair this week. We have to go back on Saturday as well. Amazing how many familiar faces we bump into in a sea of Minnesotans. Thanks, Manfred. Looks like you had a busy...

Summer's Sweet Revenge...Or...Monte Cristos, Dragons, and "Bullets" On A Stick! Getting off the train at the Minnesota State Fair Saturday morning. OPTIMO Montecristi. The Royal American Shows Pullman is actually part of a collection of rolling stock at the State Fairgrounds. The record...