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    Steed's Bowler- Herbert Johnson

    I've been wondering for a long time who made John Steed's bowler, but now I found this picture: From the liner, it's an HJ. HJ still sells a black and a light grey bowler: http://swaineadeney.co.uk//perl2/v2.cgi?page=/catalogue/details.html&productid=416&sectiontoken=herbert-johnson-hats
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    The Herbert Johnson Poet

    It's well known as the Indy hat, but its story goes beyond just Indy. I think everybody knows the story of how Ford and Spielberg walked into the HJ shop in London to get a hat for the character, and how the staff at HJ recomended the Poet, because it was their oldest hat model still in...
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    The Death of the Gentleman

    The gentleman is dead. A man in a suit, tie, leather-soled shoes, overcoat, hat, gloves, umbrella etc., which would have been described as a gentleman not so long ago, is seen today as an oddity and is not encountered on a regular basis anywhere. In any city around the world, at all social...
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    Cirrus-Impressions?

    I'm eyeing a sheepskin long coat from Cirrus. Has anybody dealt with them before? What is the quality of their product?
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    Hats of the 30's

    The hat type that is most popular today is without a doubt the snap brim fedora. However, when looking at Esquire illustrations, I realized that there were many other popular hat types, which have mostly dissapeared today. Take for example two hats that I like very much, and I can't find them...
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    Glove-Quest has ended

    I found the perfect place for gloves:http://www.chesterjefferies.co.uk/index.htm It's an English manufacturing company. The site doesn't say much, but if you e-mail them your address, they will send you a brochure, and you can have any gloves you can dream of custom-made for you. They even...
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    SBPL Harris Tweed Suit from J Press

    A spectacular suit from J Press. It's a 2-button, light brown herringbone Harris Tweed with slanted pockets, a ticket pocket and peaked lapels. The lapels are great, because they are wide and balanced. At first, I thought it was a sportscoat, but when I received the catalogue, I realized it's...
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    The Victory of Communism!

    A reply seen on Ask Andy prompted me to put this up for discussion here. The reply is: I know that there are of course economic and social classes, but is this what people like to think, especially this part? Is that true? Because if it is, that is communism, and people seem to be...
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    Hideki Okisaka new website

    I hope that it's just a beginning, and he will add an English site, and most of all, online ordering. That would be really something, to be able to order online an MTM suit from him! There's not much on the website now, but take a look, he also has some interesting shirts and ties under "other...
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    Question for the Brits-Marc Wallace

    Anyone who has an opinion on Marc Wallace suits? Has anyone seen a Marc Wallace suit in person? I would like to know how you rate them. http://www.marcwallace.com/main.htm
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    Mezlan Spectators

    Mezlan, a good leather-soled shoe company from Spain, makes this spectator: on sale at STP: http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/386,77163_MEZLAN-SQUIRE-SPECTATOR-DRESS-SHOES-For-Men.html
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    Sven Hassel

    Anybody read his books? They're the best books to read about WW2. Mostly about the Eastern front, with some notable exceptions, like Monte Cassino. Sven Hassel is a Dane, who was drafted into the German Army and fought in a tank unit on all European theatres. He is still alive, and has a...
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    Submachineguns

    WW2 was the first war that saw the widespread use of individual automatic weapons among infantry. Along with the uniform worn, the submachinegun became a piece of equipment that would instantly identify a soldier's country. Each country had its own design, but these four were the most widely...
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    Royal Deluxe Stetson

    Can a hat get any better than this? Congratulations to the winner! (Unfortunately, not me) http://cgi.ebay.com/Mens-Royal-Deluxe-Stetson-Fedora-Aviator-style_W0QQitemZ8394469388QQcategoryZ14065QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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    Lock & Co.

    Could anyone comment on the quality of Lock's hats? There's only one model that has the right look, in my opinion, and that's the "Chelsea". Has anyone examined these hats from up close? Are they worth the 160 pounds that they're asking...
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    Suede Dress Gloves

    Yellow Suede Gloves Does anybody know where to find yellow suede gloves like these? They are gauntlet-type gloves, and cover the shirt cuffs.
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    March 8, International Women's Day

    It's International Women's day, and on occasions like this, there's always talk about abused women, inequality, etc., all negative things. I think March 8 should be about flowers:
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    Toys

    Anybody else here likes the products of this company? There is a shop in my town that sells the entire collection, and I can spend hours just looking at the window display. http://www.kingandcountry.com Very well made and accurate, reasonable prices. I got this desert Afrika Korps Panzer...
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    Summit Meeting

    August 1914, the Savoy Hotel, London. The Chancelor of the Exchequer is dining with the Fist Lord of the Admiralty. The Chancelor: Lloyd George, future British Prime Minister. The Fist Lord: Winston Chruchill, future British Prime Minister. And the Waiter? Ho Chi Minh, an undergraduate...
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    suede shoes

    Lately, I've become very fond of suede shoes. When I look at Apparel Arts/Esquire illustrations, it seems that half the time suede shoes were worn with suits in daytime. So here are some I like: This is my favourite, from Pakeman. Not too much punching and the right color: This is an...

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