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    Where can I buy a lapel cord?

    That's what I was thinking of doing on a brown fedora. Given I wear it in the wind and rain a cord would be useful. I haven't quite given up my search for the right colour elastic yet, though.
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    Where can I buy a lapel cord?

    They're easy to make, but I've only seen black or white elastic for sale - this has limited the number I've added to hats. Using pre-covered buttons, made for dinner jackets, makes it quicker.
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    English-style blazer

    I can quite see why turning the lounge into a strictly grammatical fascist state (with Fowler as il Duce) might quickly pall - not because good grammar and spelling are elitist, but because it would soon become boring. So I shall say no more on the subject.
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    English-style blazer

    Surely correct punctuation is never off topic! This is though - which university are you based at, Alan? The Queens' blazer Alan referred to can be seen at http://www.aeclothier.co.uk/sport.html.
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    English-style blazer

    Oxford has 'the Queen's college', founded in honour of Queen Phillipa, wife of Edward III; Cambridge's Queens' college was founded repeatedly, by Andrew Dockett, by Henry VI, by Margaret of Anjou (now we're on to the Queens) and by Elizabeth Woodville. Richard III was allegedly about to give it...
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    English-style blazer

    It's a pain in the neck, isn't it? It's doubly confusing as the full name of the college is 'the Queen's college of Saint Margaret and Saint Bernard in the University of Cambridge'.
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    English-style blazer

    Tut tut. It's Queens' College.
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    Detachable collars

    Anthony, thanks for the advice, especially re: studs. The Moville Clothing Company price range certainly seems to be preferable to that of the London legal outfitters (of which Stanley Ley seems the most reasonable); it's a shame that their range of pure cotton colours is so small, and that I...
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    Detachable collars

    I have been thinking about buying a few shirts with seperate (soft) collars, and thought I'd ask here for advice. Any helpful hints? I'd especially like to know about the pros and cons of different types of collar studs. I have also been contemplating a stiff fronted, or boiled front, evening...
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    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    Is there anywhere (in the UK) that shawl collar jumpers are for sale that is not prohibitively expensive? I hardly ever see them for sale.
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    They Say Em' From the Golden Era - Slang & Memorable Phrases

    While that derevation makes sense, the OED believes that the term 'loo' is somehow derived from 'lavatory' or from 'Waterloo' (station) as slang for Water Closet (W.C.).
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    They Say Em' From the Golden Era - Slang & Memorable Phrases

    I've not heard a W.C. called a 'bog' for ages; I think it might be a schoolboy word. 'Loo' is more common, but both are more characteristically 'working class' words in England than 'lavatory' or 'toilet'. Since both 'lavatory' and 'toilet' are places/processes of washing rather than...
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    Too much polishing?

    Definately not. You can tell a lot about someone's attention to detail by whether they care for their shoes.
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    Wanted: UK 7 or US 7 1/8

    That's a nice hat. Unfortunately experience tells me that a 2 1/2" brim is the minimum I can get away with without feeling self-concious. Someone else should take it off your hands though.
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    Wanted: UK 7 or US 7 1/8

    Well, I've been looking on ebay and seen a few nice hats, but the majority have smaller brims than I'd like; the occasional hat which suits my profile either is sold by someone unwilling to ship to the UK, or is justly popular with other people too!
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    Panama Hat Thread

    I'm a big fan of panamas. If only I had a camera I'd post pictures of mine: a slightly bashed about one I wore through the middle east 2 years ago, a Pachacuti rollable fedora that I've put a thicker ribbon and windcord on, and a Christy's optimo with the top squared off. The Pachacuti is...
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    Wanted: UK 7 or US 7 1/8

    Can anyone help me with the need for a couple of decent hats, before I end up blowing far more than I can afford on a couple of new akubras?
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    Travel in style (Sucess on the horizon...?)

    Well I'm certainly interested in finding out about the fit! As someone 6' 2" with a 40" chest, in theory that should fit me. But I've a vague suspicion that they might not be very slim at the waist, as I (for the moment) am. If you wanted to PM me measurements that would be nice. Thanks
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    Travel in style (Sucess on the horizon...?)

    This is an intriguing thread, as I've long been tempted by the Orvis rhinohide type jackets. They did also have a drill cloth jacket that looked quite good, but this seems to have been discontinued. Mojave Jack, did you have any luck producing a more tailored fit on your jacket?
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    What's a wind trolley?

    What if it's also tipping it down with rain?

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