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HPG, I've sent an email via your web site. Pending agreement on logistics, the CS issues are yours. Anybody for Men's Vogue? It always seems a shame to recycle something that says "Premier Issue" . . . . but I can be ruthless. And Marc, thanks for the kind welcome.

Purging the bookshelves. Two now defunct (collectible?) periodicals: Classic Style: first four (only four?) issues, from 2007. Michael Key's noble effort to defy the economics of print publishing. Featuring, among other things, several pieces by Manton's elusive friend Antongiavanni as well...

Thanks, J! Will a hat with this velour or doeskin finish respond well to steam as other finishes do? This one has obviously been stored rolled for a long time and the nap is a bit flattened in spots. The brim is a bit wavy in places for the same reason. The sweat band is quite thin and...

Velour: directional hair, or short velvet-like nap? Gents, I recently won this Borsalino http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8273704223 carrying the grade designation "marque grand luxe" and XXXXXX. Presumably it's from the early 60s, give or take a few years. As the...

Eulan Bayer Gents, My first post here. Thanks to all for your knowledge and generosity. I recently won this Borsalino http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8273704223 which appears, from besdor's mention of the Eulan Bayer size tag, to be late 50s to mid-70s. I too was curious...