Recent content by rick54

jacket CBI, I'm glad to hear you love your jacket. I also have talked with JC, and have a jacket being made as we speak(should be close to being done). Mine is pattern 21996 also. When I first talked with John, I asked if he would send samples of his leather, which he did. Being unsure of my...

Razor My weapon of choice is the Dbl Duck Wonder Edge! Nothing better than the challenge of a steady hand and sharp blade to clear the head in the morning!

Personally, I'd like to suggest a dark gray homburg with a nice wide black ribbon to go with the coat you've described. Very tasteful. Since every funeral director I've encountered at the funeral home is wearing a suit with coat, thus my suggestion for the homburg, more formal than the fedora...

If you're doing some hat watching on the various Christmas programs, you might get the chance to see The Shop Around the Corner, starring Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, a 1940 production. You'll see the Homburg, Fedora and derby, along with some good hat etiquette. If you're into period...

Hammelby, you've checked with your local cleaners? I also use the detachable collars and have found that most folks in the dry cleaning business have no clue as to the cleaning and starching of these types of collars. Now if you approach them from a different angle, which is to put the question...

I have a derby coming from Graham Thompson next week that'll be an addition to my Optimo Hat Co. Homburg.

Actually Mr. Maltby, this is a restaurant within a 4 star hotel. The person at the entrance to the restaurant, who takes the names, does also do the coat and hat check. I have gently trained them in the proper handling of my hats. The young lady always welcomes us with a "good morning" and a...

My wife and I were out for breakfast this past Sunday at a local fine resturant. I checked my hat and our coats at the cloakroom. While we were sitting waiting to place our order, I notice a party of 6 being seated. There was a young man wearing a ball cap and a young lady wearing what appeared...

Well I'll chime in here as well. I recently picked up a Homburg from Optimo Hat Co. in Chicago while I was there for the opera. I have to say I'm very impressed with my Homburg. It's an eye catcher with the gents, and a second look with the ladies! I've already ordered a derby and this spring...

Mr. H commented:Didn't you see "Road to Perdition"?! This is a movie I just viewed two days ago, and yes, the hats were in a down pour of rain! Recently, I just picked up a hat from Optimo Hat Co. in Chicago, and the rain issue was a specific question I asked Mr. Thompson. His reply was that...

Thanks gents, all good points indeed! Speaking of hat clips, I remember as a small child seeing the clips on the back of pews in a Catholic church. Always got in trouble for snapping them! I don't like the idea of having to leave my hat in the car either, due to no safe place to put it once...

Restaurant storage Okay, I have to admit that we are of a minority, those of us, who wear a nice hat these days. Which also means there are even fewer folks who know how to properly handle or care for a hat. My wife and I recently had Sunday morning breakfast in a 4-Star/4-Diamond hotel. The...

The vintage glasses that you find in antique shops etc. come with glass lenses. First, I'd like to say that glass is more optically clear than plastic, and doesn't scratch like plastic. Now the problem you'll have is that most of those frames were rimless which meant that the glass lenses were...

acquaintance SinatraStyle, nice to make your acquaintance, I thought maybe Michigan had little representation on this forum! Undertaker, you make some good points, and maybe you'd be the only person that would be granted permission to retain your lid in place.

Thank you John, I did find and read the thread.