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A canvas/leather combination from Marks & Spencer; at £70 for a goodyear welted shoe, a real bargain.

Lincoln Bennett hats Hello! An old thread, but worth commenting I think... I collect British hats from the 1920s - 1950s. Your Bowler is 1930s, Your snap brim (the proper English name for a "Fedora" or "Trilby" is mid to late 1930s. Indeed, the frayed ribbon is a mark of quality and is...

Fortunately for me, 7 1/8! I find it hard to get hats to fit me, 7 3/8 - must be impossible!:eek:

Hello, I will certainly take some photos of the fabric for you. RE: buckled below the knee, these are 'plus-twos, not 'plus-fours' - my understanding was that these are supposed to buckle at the ankle - please correct me if I'm wrong? FYI: they are a full trouser leg length (and high waisted of...

Hey guys, I'm sure you've seen them all before, just in case, plenty of 40's ties! I confess I have more too! ;)

That is such an amazing suit! I have a "plus-twos" suit from the 1930s, no tailors label but HEAVY harris! It also has a pair of regular trousers too. Jacket is not a belt-back unfortunately...

Here are a few of mine; I've been waiting for a nice day to photograph them. This group are from my main snap brim and homburg collection: Back Row: Blue Lock & Co 252 shape (1930s) Blue G. A. Dunn & Co (1930s) Black Battersby Diplomat (1950s) Black ‘Finest Quality’ English Velour...

A day of Boater weather here in thr UK! teamed with flannels and a boating blazer, what else!

CC41 WWII suits Hello, Some great British suits on here! This is a CC41 Hepworths suit that I wear quite often for gigs and work. Style on rations! Fantastic, hard wearing fabric, even the moths won't eat it! I have five of these 1940s suits in total. I love the blue pinstripe...

CC41 Mersley Hi, Here is a coat I picked up about a year ago; £10 in a charity shop! real wartime classic! A few moth holes but I love this coat! :D

Glad you like our little band! Thank you for your kind comment. I've usually played in big bands, this is a new project! In case any other loungers like 1940s swing trio stuff (I'm sure there must be!), you can see a clip of us here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d5ndsPkvII Will

Thanks Ed! Best wishes, Will

Hello everyone, Been a while since I visited the lounge; I don't know why I've been away so long! Thought I would share my new musical project with you while resurrecting an old post. http://www.bevinboys.com Only demos at the moment, but a nice Nat King Cole meets Sam Gaillard thing...

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Dating hats Two bits of advice: 1) Hats that come boxed often have postage marks dating when they were shipped from the shop to customer; providing the make/model match on the box and hat, one can 'assume' this to be reliable. 2)Research on census, companies house (UK), local councils...