Recent content by dr greg

every design point says pre-war to me, what a beautiful thing, there are leather preparations that don't darken the patina, and if they slightly do, it goes away, however i dunno what brands you have over there, that is a treasure fo sho

$100 for the pair at a local opshop...not cheap but worth doin them up, a Numac from Sydney and a Nice from the UK...you can get lucky!

The lining is exactly the same as what we used to call 'coastwatcher coats' that were ankle length leather issued to soldiers on winter submarine lookouts on the australian coastline in WW2..very common in the 70's, never see em now

got this recently for $20 with no buttons, which made me think military origin because why else remove em? anyway luckily i have a few buttons up my sleeve…:

I've been selling vintage clothes at local markets for over 40 years so I've seen trends come and go, but what's really interesting is the utter lack of interest in classic hats since the plague...dunno why, but not only have I not sold one this year, but no-one tries em on anymore, no gaggle of...

I picked up a pair of cone mills Tellasons recently, as new, exactly my size, $1....no-one knew what they were, pockets a bit low at the back is my only complaint, i might be old but i still have an actual arse..

just an update, i put in on ebay with a description in Kanji, it went for north of US$1000 to someone in Tokyo...

It left me a bit flat too, dunno why, it looks FANTASTIC, and some top-notch actors in minor parts meant a lot of love went into it, maybe the lack of a supernatural element meant del Toro was not on familiar ground and just didn't know how to handle classic noir, which is what it...

contacted LL and they don't do spare parts except zips, so it stays as is I spose

contacted LL and they don't do spare parts except zips, so it stays as is I spose

I have a farm, i do physical work out in the sun, and in summer I WEAR A WHITE HAT! :)

It's painted of course, but it always seemed odd to me that the whole idea of a light woven hat was to keep your had cool, and this seems designed to do the opposite...

there's a lot of wisdom in the saying 'opposites attract', my missus hates 90% of my music too, but after 30 years things balance out!

actually i just got the kettle out, you could, but it's a lot firmer than any other hat i own

you couldn't shape this with a hour of steam