Recent content by RobStC

Agree with all that HBK says. The lapels have a suggestion of 70's about them, plus no button hole on the lapel (as far as I can see). Trouser waist band and pocket innards certainly look later than '47 to me, and are very similar to suits I have from later 60's into the early 70's. There do...

Very nice indeed :eusa_clap (and well worth a second look.....) And a belated welcome back, too!

Mmm..... If I could skate well enough to guarantee not falling over and looking like a prat, then I'd give it a go!:D

The thing about altering the balance of the shoe seems to hold true, as far as I can see, only as long as the original heel is still intact. If you add a rubber half sole, then you should add a rubber heel layer and adjust the height of the leather heel to compensate for the change. And as for...

And one more time..... VERY NICE!!!! (But then I do have a weakness for light grey Borsos :D )

Looking good, Patrick. Nice that you can take 'a little piece of Paris' back to Hawaii with you.

Nice hat and a great price for whoever got it - just wonder why it took so long to find a buyer :rolleyes:

:eeek: :eeek:..... :eusa_doh:

Now that is NICE!!!

Don't normally get too excited about black hats, but this one just works so well for you. Great look!

That looks absolutely nothing like the more 'usual' (anticipated) Stetson Playboy..... Weird that they took an iconic name/hat and turned it into an Alpine!

Jeff, that is a wonderful looking hat, and it would be great to get someone like Art to recreate as closely as possible. But it is a real pain that Mode Edges/Cav Edges etc etc are not available, isn't it?. It's probably my favourite sort of edge. Cheers, RobStC

Corrosive ink?!!

Sorry, duplicated post.

Probably the middle letter is just 'c.', short for 'con' (as in 'with'), and the model name is just what it looks like, i.e. Borsalino model name jibberish.....! Nice looking hat, congrats.