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It looks like a pair of trousers that went with a tailcoat. The two braids covering up the side seams of the trousers are found on a white tie ensemble.

I have both cuffed and uncuffed, but I'm leaning toward uncuffed for all my future purchases since I'm only average height. I guess if I were taller, I'd probably go with some cuffs.

Waistband a bit above the navel. I think it refers to where the waistband is, not where the pants crotch is. It'd be called "low-dip" instead of "high-rise" if it referred to where the crotch is. :)

Probably not, for the following reasons: 1) The market for hat lovers who are also animal protectionists is probably not large enough to invest so much in improving wool felt quality. 2) Most people that have an interest in improving felt (of any kind) quality are probably the ones that...

Thanks! Although this area's kind of more like South New York than Florida...except the weather. Doh. :eusa_doh: I have the 2004 version (17th Edition). That must be what's wrong! :mad: Off to find the 1937 version!

I'm a big bow tie fan too. Bow ties and ascots are really all the neckwear I wear. 1. Bow ties are cheaper than four-in-hands and you can use either side. 2. When worn, more of the bow tie is showing, compared to four-in-hands that are mostly hidden by the jacket or waistcoat. 3. Bow...

When tipping one's hat, one lifts it by its crown. But handling hats by their crowns is bad. What are we to do? What do you do? I notice some cases of bending the brim down as a sign of acknowledgment, but that's not as polite as tipping the hat, is it? What does bending the brim down...

If these are still available, I'd be interested in them.