Well, I ordered a "Bailey Curtis low-profile pinch front fedora", in the "serpent" color.
I know, it's wool.
It was $44, and I think it looks pretty good. I only have time to snap this one pic and then jet for the day, but I'll post more if anyone's interested.
I see that there's apparently no "standard" way in which a double-breasted jacket is closed...
By this I mean (and I may have trouble explaining this) that some close "right over left" and others are "left over right", in regards to the front of the jacket.
Can anyone (provided you have a...
Well, I stumbled across this with 2 minutes to go and made a snap decision.
It's my size... I love the look, and it had zero bids.
Who knows if it's fake or what, but... it just caught my eye.
So, I bid, and I won.
I hope this was a good purchase... [huh]...
Found this on the 'bay with a $12.80 Buy-It-Now and thought it was a great find.
June, 1943. LIFE Magazine; Captain Joe Foss, USMC Ace.
Just wanted to share a pic of the cover... I think it's phenomenal.
Here's a wonderful link with a bit of Captain Foss' history...
I was just looking at the Crush Cap from flightjacket.com, and I'm curious about the colors; it's available in olive drab and tan... what's the significance between colors?
Well, here's my first ever hat purchase... and I managed for it to be vintage. It's listed as a Stetson, "3x Beaver Quality" (can someone help me with what that means? I assume beaver refers to the felt...), late 40's or early 50's.
Anyways, here are the auction pics from Ebay. When I...
Greetings, everyone!
So, I'm looking for an authentic, 30's-era vintage suit.
However, I'm rather short. I stand 5'6" or so, but I'm rather stocky at 170lbs. Last I recall, I wear a 38 short.
Edit - Live auction links are not allowed.
The measurements seem to be in order and... I'll...
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