Recent content by Sebastien Basset

The latest addition to my tie collection, and my first tie from the 1940s. Silk/rayon blend, no label.

My first Stetson, my first "real" fedora--an early Christmas present to myself. The Grand Central Royal De Luxe in silverbelly. Size 7 1/4, with a 2 3/8 inch brim. Purchased from DelMonico Hatter and I could not be more content.

Hello all, Wanted to know what the ideal fit is for a fedora (tightness, how it sits on the head, etc.) as well as the best way to accurately measure the head w/ a tape measure for good fit. Thanks.

Hello all, I've been looking into getting a new (and proper) 30s/40s-style fedora, and I found the Grand Central from Stetson. It comes open crown (though I will likely crease it with a teardrop crown). For whatever reason, I can't seem to find any good images or information on this hat. As far...

Thanks for the suggestions, Bob. I've come to see those kinds of specifications as probably my best choice, I guess I am just looking for some corroboration on my self-assessment.

Hey there y'all, I own a couple of cheapo fedoras (sacrilege, I know) and they don't look quite right on me, pretty serious taper on both, not very tall, one teardrop crown and the other center dent, but I've been thinking about getting a good and proper one and I've been trying to figure out...

Hello ladies (and any gentlemen that may be reading) I can sew fairly well and would love to start making myself some 1940s clothes but don't really know where to start, I know that vintage patterns exist online (both for download and purchase), but I was wondering where a novice like myself...

Thank you! I watched some clips from the films you've mentioned and looked through some old catalogs and I have a very good idea of what color combinations work for the era. I've been trying to plan out a new wardrobe and have been trying to nail down staples of casual and semi-formal fashion...

I'm going to throw out a bunch of more general style questions in a row in regards to 1930s and 40s color coordination. What are good choices when it comes to trouser colors, colors that work well in most situations, work well with tweed sport coats, work well with brown or black brogues (or...

Just read through that now. Must've missed it at first. (I'm on my phone and not everything loads properly.) That thread certainly gives me a better idea of where to start, so I think I may be set as far as what direction I want to go in.

Thanks for the advice everyone! I suppose, perhaps, a better question to ask is what can I get as a good base to a post-war men's wardrobe? What staples are a good start and work to mix and match a few different ensembles for everyday wear? I already have a pair of wingtip sspectators, and since...

I've been trying to get myself some good old fashioned 1940s-style pleated, cuffed pants (among other things) and I find that no pairs of modern pants have a cut with a high enough waist, they're all hip huggers. I may be out of luck trying to find extremely affordably priced trousers (tight...

Perhaps a follow-up would be to ask if I should look into straight crown fedoras as opposed to (A?) tapered crown fedoras? I may have ventured too far out of my 1930s/1940s comfort zone looking for something a little stingier-brimmed, I far prefer the 1940s aesthetic as opposed to the 1950s/60s...

After some looking, I am beginning to agree, a hat with little or no taper and a 2" brim might well work better for me, I have been enthralled by the Stetson Mercury, but I can't seem to find a good picture of it from the front to see if the taper (or lack thereof) is to my liking, from what I...

Stetson Mercury Fedora, yes or no? I can't seem to find any good pictures of someone wearing one and I want to compare it to the Cavanagh that Sinatra wore in the '50s. (A bit of an extension of my question in the hat question thread).