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    USAF General and Chief of Staff visor hats

    Hi, I'm a new collector! Can anyone advise on the authenticity of the two items below:- USAF Air Force General Officer's Dress Cover Hat (260046474448) USAF Air Force Chief Of Staff Visor Hat Cap - Army Navy (130042736103) or does anyone have any reasons for thinking they are replicas?
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    US Air Force Chief of Staff and General Visor Hats

    Oops, posted to the wrong group! Sorry.
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    Waistcoat for DB Jacket - SB or DB?

    I understand that a 3-piece SB suit is regarded as more formal than a 2-piece DB suit, which in turn is regarded as more formal than a 2-piece SB suit. But the 3-piece DB suit is regarded as even more formal than the 3-piece SB suit. For the 3-piece DB suit, should the waistcoat be SB, or...
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    Cuffless trousers - snagging problem

    Cuffless trousers are supposed to have legs cut at the bottom sloping downwards from the front of the instep (the top part where the row of shoe lace eyelets are usually positioned) of the shoe to a point just above the heel of the shoe. As long as a person keeps still while standing up...
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    Business Jacket

    Should a proper jacket for a business suit have right-angled corners, similar to its older counterpart, the frock coat, or should it have rounded, or even slanted, corners, similar to those found on sports coats, and cutaways? Which corner style will enable one to project an image of a very...
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    DBs - Corresponding button holes

    Hi, all. It's that rule about functioning buttons again. But this time it's about the corresponding button holes for all the buttons of a double breasted jacket. For example, a 6-button DB jacket. Where should they be? I thought I had better ask now before having any DB suits...
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    Bally shoe - The Pedro

    My favourite shoe was a Bally shoe called the Pedro. Body-wise, it is similar to a plain Patent Leather Oxford shoe, such as the one sold by Brooks Brothers, except the normal black leather had to be waxed and polished for it to shine. Does anyone know whether this shoe is still available new?
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    Was it a Fedora?

    Many decades ago, my Dad owned a gray hat which he wore with his gray suit. As children, we used to play with it. I remember the hat looked much better when its centre top was depressed in the shape of a triangle. You could improve its look also by turning up one side of its brim. The brim...
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    Seer Sucker details

    I have yet to have the privilege of seeing a Seersucker Suit. Should a Seersucker suit have full lining? Should suspenders be used with Seersucker suits? A friend tells me no one wears a Seersucker jacket and a pair of Seersucker pants together. Is he correct? Can a Seersucker suit...
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    Unpadded shoulders

    The ideal American lounge (a.k.a., business) suit jacket is supposed to have no shoulder padding. No support of any kind? No interfacing? No canvas? Is that really true? I refer only to the shoulder area. Lining is acceptable, of course. I suppose that applies to American dinner...
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    White Tie - Double striped trousers

    Apparently the British formal dress pants for White Tie functions is double striped vs single stripe for the American equivalent. I understand the British distinguish between their double stripe White Tie pants and their single stripe Black Tie pants by referring only to the former pants as...
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    Suspenders - Contemporary trend

    Just watched the Second World War film "Sea Wolves", starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, Patrick McNee and Roger Moore. That film is several decades old. The British military officer uniforms with the across-the-chest revolver holster strap and belts plus the metalic buttons reminds me very...
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    Stroller - Morning Dress only?

    Should a Stroller jacket be worn during day-time only? What exactly is/are the difference/s between a Stroller jacket and a business suit jacket? Aren't their lengths the same?
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    White Tie - Bib bosom

    Some bibs on shirts specially for White Tie occassions have a bottom tag with a button hole to attach to a button behind the waistband of the trousers. The purpose of buttoning the bib to the trousers is to prevent a stiff bib from bellowing out (presumably the wearer has a well-endowed abdomen...
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    Tuxedo - Button holes on shawl lapels

    Hi, everyone, I'm new here. Many articles and books insist on a button hole on a dinner jacket lapel. So far, the examples I've seen are on peak lapels. Can and should shawl lapels have a button hole? If yes, where exactly should this button hole be located? And, if there is to be a...

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