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  1. TraderRic

    Show us your suits

    Habberdasher, I bought my current wing collar shirt in a tucked away men's store in Williamsburg, VA. It has a herringbone weave to it that is very nice. My old shirt was bought at a formal wear shop in Short Hills, NJ which is close to where I grew up. In fact I've had those boaters since...
  2. TraderRic

    Show us your suits

    Summer suits I purchased some new suits for the summer. Below is my new seersucker. I like the long squared-off coat. I wore this to my oldest Son's High School Graduation. [/IMG] I wore it with white trousers and saddle shoes instead of spectators on the 4th of July. [/IMG]...
  3. TraderRic

    What Are Your Favorite VINTAGE Song Lyrics?

    Thanks, Skyvue, I will.
  4. TraderRic

    Spats!

    I have a pair of grey spats that I wore quite frequently with various suits throughout High School and College. I lost them for many years due to moving around the world. They came back into my life two years ago with my last move. I've started wearing them again, but not nearly as much as I...
  5. TraderRic

    Rings

    This is the ring I wear on a daily basis (besides my wedding ring). It's subtle enough that it doesn't scream my organizational affiliation. If you know what you're looking at then you know. I think it has a vintage look to it. [/IMG]
  7. TraderRic

    CONTEST: Name my baby!

    Evelyn Winifred.
  8. TraderRic

    What Are Your Favorite VINTAGE Song Lyrics?

    More Cole Porter Since I left on a 7 month deployment I keep thinking about "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye". Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time we say goodbye I wonder why a little Why the Gods above me Who must be in the know Think so little of me They allow you to go...
  9. TraderRic

    Vintage Things that are Still in Common Use

    The morning shave... Shaving soap, mug and brush are still readily available in most stores that carry personal items. To a lesser extent straight razors are still available, though found in more in specialty cutlery shops (at least in the US). I still use all of these. I bought my straight...
  10. TraderRic

    That one thing that you need to feel like yourself

    The necessities... I need a hat on my head when I'm outside. I really feel uncomfortable without one. I also carry Chapstick in my pocket - year round. In close second are bow tie and monocle when not in uniform. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, three turrets of 16 inch guns!!! [/IMG]
  11. TraderRic

    Military experiences.

    Deployed Hello fellow Loungers! I've not posted is quite some time, but have lurked now and then. After college (BA in Music Ed and Performance) in 1992, I served in the Army Band as a Trombonist. My family and I were stationed in Germany; Berlin (1993-95) and Bamberg (1995-97). I traveled...
  13. TraderRic

    Bringing service back to Department Stores?

    Weston, Here's a golden era tip: instead of saying "can I help you", ask "may I be of assistance". It's much more pleasing to the ear. I must tell you about my salesman, Al, at my local Jos. A. Bank. He always greets me when I enter the store. If he is with another customer he will at...
  14. TraderRic

    Smoking Jackets

    Depending on the guest list I might imagine that guests brought their own smoking jackets and their valets took charge of them when not in use. I had a small dinner party a while back where I wore a silk dressing gown while socializing before dinner (I know, how very Noel Coward of me). I...
  15. TraderRic

    Jodhpurs / Breeches

    J.L. Powell, www.jlpowellusa.com, and British Sporting ltd., www.bsaltd.com, both carry them. Quite high end, though.
  16. TraderRic

    Classic Style Magazine

    Address update... Otium, I just updated my address with the subscriptions dept at CS last week. I let them know in my e-mail that I knew the fate of the magazine is "up in the air" right now. I just wanted to make sure the correct info was in their system. The e-mail address is...
  17. TraderRic

    What's the Funniest Things to happen to you in vintage?

    Mike, that's FANTASTIC! I can picture that guy standing there with absolutely NO IDEA what just happened.
  19. TraderRic

    Vintage Camping Equipment

    Vintage Tentage If you're looking for a pup-tent and going for 1941-42 why not get an old Army shelter half? It's basically two pieces of canvas that button down the ridge with two poles and ropes. Many original WWII ones can be had at surplus stores/catalogs and at gun shows for under $20...
  20. TraderRic

    What's the Funniest Things to happen to you in vintage?

    Swanky... When I was in college in the late 80's my friend and I went to Boston for a long weekend. We had dinner at the "top of the Hub" restaurant in the Prudential Tower. We both wore white dinner jackets. I had a plaid tie and cummberbund (something close to a dress Stewart) and sported a...
  21. TraderRic

    What are all the different options / styles for a double breasted suit?

    Pics of styles "My Custom Tailor" has pics of the different styled of DB suits and ow they're worn. Go to mycustomtailor.com and look in the men's suits section.
  22. TraderRic

    who belongs to a Lodge

    Traveling East I am a Freemason (at least 4th generation). My two oldest boys are DeMolay, my oldest girl is a Job's Daughter and my wife is petitioning our local Eastern Star chapter. Fraternal organizations saw a decline in the late 50's onward partially due to the fact that it was...
  23. TraderRic

    Facebook anybody?

    I just joined Facebook last night. I wanted to have some way of keeping in touch with old friends. I just joined the FL group, too! I'm there as Eric W. Sisco.

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