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New Spectators, courtesy of Adrian Herring, made by Cheaney in Northampton. Navy suede and chestnut calf. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

New Spectators, courtesy of Adrian Herring, made by Cheaney in Northampton. Navy suede and chestnut calf. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Marks & Spencer do very reasonably priced MTM which you could customise with short sleeves and a higher collar. Google them.

I tried all three. Ended up ebaying the Fedora and Knightsbridge. Both were too tapered and too low a crown for me. The Adventurer is excellent, but as a tip, I recommend trimming the brim if you like a slightly smarter (IMHO) look, similar (if you'll forgive the pop art reference!) to the...

Long afternoon and evening. Montechristo No.5 R&J Corona

Christy Adventurer in Light Sable Sorry, I was too excited to do a pic before I did a rough bash! Comments welcome: I have quite a square face, so the crown is as high as it can be for me. Quality is good. Contrast the colour to the Bessemer. I had a Burma in the same...

Christy Adventurer in Bessemer, with my first attempt at an open crown bash.

And our favourite - the bathroom

The master bedroom. Inspired to some extend by the Normandie and Queen Mary's staterooms.

Guys Thought you might want to see our decorating efforts. An 1870 house, but some rather later room schemes! The man room, master bedroom, and bathroom. All decorated by us. First, the "man room." A man needs shoes... And socks

Not sure if it's in both of the English universities. ;)

And not just the gown. Full academic dress: black suit, white shirt, white bow tie, gown, hoods where appropriate. Although I remember wearing my cap only once! Carried it the rest of the time. The white fur is used to trim Oxford undergraduate hoods, with the higher degrees in silk...

My great-great-great uncle (that's the easiest way to describe the family tree) was a US Senator from Pennsylvania, having emigrated from the South Wales valleys in the late 1800s and become a union organiser, then Secretary of Labor. And the family had very mixed views: proud of his success...