Recent content by Anthony Jordan

I needed some cheering up yesterday, hence stroller and striped bags with mauve gingham shirt, white soft turndown detachable collar, green/mauve patterned tie and green carnation.

My Young Fogey heyday

Young fogeydom was still prevalent at Durham University in the late 1990s.

A small curiosity here, a vintage made-up bow tie by Horne Brothers, with special clips to hold the tie to the base of the detachable collar.

A nice, albeit rather small, shawl collar white pique dress waistcoat I picked up recently.

Many thanks all; I was going to work but also meeting a colleague's wife and new baby for the first time, and going out for lunch with two old colleagues, so thought I might push the boat out a bit. Glad you approve!

Unknown vintage bespoke suit jacket, 4x2 d/b in a dark grey material with pronounced diagonal rib, vintage grey fishtail back morning trousers, T.M.Lewin double-cuff tunic shirt with vintage Rocola spear point collar, Dogtooth check Polo tie, vintage MoP links, tie clip and collar studs...

The green hat has a perforated and stitched band and triple-stitched brim. The green satin and cellophane liner is detachable and the sweatband is roan leather. It is by Rheinhut, retailed by Hut-Dessau, Mülheim-Ruhr and came with one of those curious plastic crown forms. On the ticket inside it...

Two hats I picked up today, before and after brushing, steaming and reshaping: After:

Very, very nice!

As Robrinay said, a lot of makers made this style. I would say that the "cap" end is very reminiscent of Wahl and their "Eversharp" range but the clip is not the same. So I would say imitational Wahl, and stylistically probably 1930s.

That's very much the sort of fabric.

Thank Rodney, I agree, it does have that look and feel to it.

If it is permissible to deviate from the theme slightly, here is a chain I picked up recently: It appears to be made (from the hue) either of copper or brass with a high copper content. It is quite unusual in having a ring bolt instead of t-bar and integral fob. It isn't quite me, so I...

Yes, it's a poor photograph. I will try and take a better one when I get the slips back. In the meanitime, the ribbing is horizontal, the ribs being a little thicker than grosgrain,