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    Become Clark Gable or Vivien Leigh!

    Upload a picture of yourself and become magically transformed into either Rhett Butler or Scarlett O'Hara (with the dialogue updated just a litle bit.) Click here and then click "Become a Star" at the bottom of the frame.
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    What pants to wear with an odd navy pinstripe jacket?

    Is it possible to match an odd pinstripe jacket with a non-matching pair of pants? Specifically, what can be worn with a navy pinstripe double-breasted peak lapel wool suit jacket? I seem to recall hearing somewhere that pinstripes should never be worn with anything other than a matching suit...
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    Peter O'Toole - a great quote from a great man

    I was watching TCM this morning and between movies they played an excerpt of an interview with the prodigiously talented Peter O'Toole. I thought this comment, in regards to his work ethic, was wonderful: “Many years ago I sent an old, beloved jacket to a cleaner, the Sycamore Cleaners. It...
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    Your thoughts on pant cuffs, if you would be so kind?

    For an upcoming event I ordered a new suit from an online source. Three-piece, six button, three flapped besom waist pockets, double breasted with peak lapels (both jacket and waistcoat), single welt chest pocket, side vents, center back pleat, double-pleated wide leg trousers, in navy tonal...
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    Can we get some love for wool fedoras?

    I have worn only wool hats until very recently due mostly to a lack of funds, and the recent acquisition of my first high-quality (read "valuable") felt hat has caused an unexpected and unfortunate side effect: paranoia. I am afraid to touch it with dirty hands. I think twice before leaving it...
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    Gents, the gods have smiled upon me!

    I never thought I would be saying this but I am the proud owner of a custom-made hat. One of my co-workers has taken notice of my appreciation of hats. It turns out that he himself has a large collection as his step-father is a hatmaker. He told me that his step-father had started a hat for...
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    Looking for a dove grey waistcoat

    I am attempting to put together a suit that is an homage to the stroller and the morning suit. I want it be something that I can wear to the office without it appearing too formal, and to that end certain adjustments will be made. The coat of course cannot be a peak lapel single button cutaway...
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    Please help me find a comfortable grey Derby

    I am searching for a grey derby to buy. The problem is I cannot abide hats with a stiff interior band. For instance, the fedoras that I wear are Broner Litefelt because they are very soft, with a fabric headband. They happen to be "crushable," which is not a requirement per se but it does mean...
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    Twilight Zone 4th of July marathon on SciFi

    Here in the states, the SciFi channel is running a two-day marathon of the original series of the Twilight Zone, and being a Certified Government Cog, I'm getting holiday pay to sit on my couch and watch the whole thing. Surely this is what my forefathers fought for. The series ran from...
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    The Last Samurai - can anyone get a screencap?

    There is a beautiful suit in the movie The Last Samurai that I would love to get a better look at. I'm watching the movie on AMC and the scene it is in went by much too quickly. Fairly early in the movie, Tom Cruise's character Nathan Algren is training Japanese conscripts to use rifles, and a...
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    Help with this cigar tool, please

    This is advertised as a "cigar piercing tool," but I can't figure out exactly what it is intended to do. There does not appear to be any blade for cutting the cap of the cigar, and the piercing part would not enter the length of the cigar as with traditional reaming tools but rather it would...
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    Women's hats are back?

    Movies have always had a huge impact on popular fashion, and it's being reported that the new Sex & the City movie, along with celebrity trend-setters who have already jumped on the bandwagon, will influence more women to wear fancy hats again in the near future. This should be an interesting...
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    Stiffening a soft hat's brim?

    I recently purchased a few Broner "crushable" wool fedoras. The fabric is extremely soft and comfortable, which I greatly appreciate. However, I would like to know if there is a way to treat the brim to stiffen it so that I am not constantly snapping it down when I don one. Of course it's not...
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    Wearing a hat at the office

    I've read the Hat Etiquette threads and, while I have learned much from them, I have not found anything that specifically addresses the issue of wearing a hat at the office. I work in a government building assisting members of the public. I do not have a private office or cubicle, but rather...

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