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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    Not quite feminine... In the Browline war, manufacturers had to find ways to differentiate their take on the frame from others'. Often this came down to simply altering the lens shape: Many vintage browlines differ from one another largely in the shape of the lens, and, occasionally, in the...
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    As an aficionado of browline glasses, this is a question that has stymied me for years. Douglas' browlines are quite unique, and not a major model offered by any of the big browline manufacturers from back in the day: Shuron, American Optical, Victory Optical, Art Craft Optical, Bausch and Lomb...
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    The frames suit your face just fine. The oval is a much maligned and misunderstood eyeglass frame shape; it's too closely associated with round frames, which are not universally flattering and recently have begun to carry the stigma of "Harry Potter glasses." Oval frames are flattering on a wide...
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    The two-screw model, like yours, was called the "Numont" (from "new mount") and was a later development. Earlier models had four screws-- two at the bridge and one at either temple. Removing the temple screws was supposedly a cosmetic enhancement and was also supposed to clear up peripheral...
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    Not at all. The style was generally unisex-- I've seen very few examples that are distinctly feminine, which I believe came along later and demonstrate more of the cateye shape associated with women's glasses of the late 1940s and 50s. The pair you have by no means "meant" for a woman at all...
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    I must respectfully disagree. I believe Windsor was used to refer to perfectly round metal glasses, often of the sort with zylo wrapped eyepieces-- think Harry Potter. Glasses like the pair in the photo were colloquially known as "Riding Glasses," from the "Riding Temple" (the cable temple)...
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    For trade for black porkpie: Dobbs Milan XL, et. al.

    I am looking for a black porkpie hat in XL. I'm going to be using this for nominally non-dress purposes so wool felt would be just fine. I'm not in the position to outright buy one right now, but do have a variety of articles of clothing that I would be happy to trade. What I thought would be...
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    Sears Made to Order catalog Fall & Winter 1939-1940

    The post about dollar amounts raises a question: How many suits did the average man own, and for how long did he use them? It's possible that 2.6% represents an important multi-year investment perhaps more akin to a modern car payment than a wardrobe item.
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    Vintage Sunglasses/Eyeglass Frames

    I recently won an eBay auction for a lot of vintage eyeglasses and sunglasses so that I could get my hands on a pair of Art-Craft Optical solid aluminum browlines to add to my collection. Most of the other frames in the lot were in some way damaged or broken, and many of them have since been...
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    Role of Brown Suits in the Golden Age

    This thread is really fascinating to me both as someone interested in modern vs. classic clothing trends/rules and as a brown suit aficionado. I've worked in a variety of environments over the years, and for those that called for business dress, I never encountered a brown suit stigma; though...
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    Glasses Opinion Needed

    Gentlemen I'm currently in the process of choosing a new pair of eyeglass frames, and am set on sticking with a pair of browline glasses. I have a somewhat large head, so vintage frames are largely out of the question (I also find the old style nosepads very uncomfortable). I've found a pair...
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    BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO) - Everything you wanted to bootleg about the Show!

    Shouldn't Capone already technically have it by this point? I thought his son's deafness was due in part to Capone's syphilis.
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    BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO) - Everything you wanted to bootleg about the Show!

    Aw, man. If every episode were like that, it'd be my favorite show on TV right now. Jeez... where have they been keeping it, and can they pull it out more often? As for Richard... man, I hope they don't kill him. I'm just afraid that the writers will off him to be "edgy"/unpredictable. And...
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    What TV shows were you GLAD were cancelled?

    Growing up watching All in the Family, I always preferred Archie to Michael. While I got that Archie's views were wrong, he still came across as the more sympathetic character between the two: Archie was caught in a world moving too quick for him and being forced to reexamine his values, while...
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    BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO) - Everything you wanted to bootleg about the Show!

    Bits and pieces of the first season strike me as almost coming from a completely different television show; as someone else noted, the pilot could very well be an episode from another series altogether (probably owing to Scorsese's more direct influence). Even by the end of the first season...
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    BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO) - Everything you wanted to bootleg about the Show!

    I'd personally love it if they just went ahead and made Richard the main character. I know it ain't happening, but still. Steve Buscemi is one of my all time favorite actors, but I just don't get a kick out of seeing him on a weekly basis the way I thought I would. I don't feel like I know...
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    6x1 double breasted suit on order

    I'm curious, why the 6x1? With DBs, usually people go for the 6x4 or 4x1, unless it's OTR and there's no other choice. What made this style stand out to you that you wanted it specifically for yourself? ETA: To clarify I don't think there's anything wrong with the 6x1; my best winter suit is a...
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    Shuron Ronsirs: Not What they Used to Be

    Got a response this morning. It's... not quite what I expected, but, something, I guess. I'm not sure what I expected, honestly, but, this isn't it.
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    Shuron Ronsirs: Not What they Used to Be

    Long story short, everyone I've been e-mailing has been getting my messages in their spam filter. I've had to create a new e-mail address, and will be using it to re-send my message to Shuron before the end of the day.
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    Shuron Ronsirs: Not What they Used to Be

    The Freeways feel like tough sons-of-guns. If not on par with Ray-Ban, then certainly just below them. I haven't got much hands-on experience with them, but they feel very solid. Absolutely no experience with any Saville Row products, so I cannot give any feedback.

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