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    a lapel cord

    I bought some thin elastic and a button, and did it all myself.
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    a lapel cord

    If you're not wearing a jacket, and the button of the trolley is too large for a shirt button hole, then you can push a loop of the elastic through the shirt button hole (from the inside), bring it back round (to the inside again), and slip the loop created over the button. When pulled tight...
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    Wanted: UK 7 or US 7 1/8

    That's odd. They were working the other day. I'll email you later this morning.
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    Wanted: UK 7 or US 7 1/8

    Oh, and should anyone have a size 7 1/4 tilley T5 or TH5 they would like to get rid of, I'm after one of those too.
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    Wanted: UK 7 or US 7 1/8

    Does anyone have any hats in UK 7 (US 7 1/8) that they would like to sell? Ideally, I'd like a darkish brown (and/or) grey fedora with a brim of at least 2 1/2", and a reasonably high crown (not low crowns, anyway) in good quality fur felt. I know it's asking a lot, but if you can help, let...
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    Can Anybody Suggest a Good Source for Ivy Caps?

    There are indeed places that sell hats - a couple of university outfitters sell boaters and panamas (and touristy 'Cambridge University' baseball caps), Marks and Spencer, Debenhams and John Lewis sell small ranges of various headgear, and there is usually a stall in the market that sells all...
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    Can Anybody Suggest a Good Source for Ivy Caps?

    Oh, and I'd agree with Davidson about wanting at least one waterproof hat when in England: if only to protect my panama from the inevitable effect of wearing it in muggy weather, swiftly followed by rain.
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    Can Anybody Suggest a Good Source for Ivy Caps?

    I've travelled with a panama before - the rolling ones really do travel well and easily. I'm not a professor - if only! I'm but a humble research student.
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    My first custom-made fedora!

    I agree - in the picture the brim looks a little small for my taste, but on your head it's perfectly proportioned.
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    Can Anybody Suggest a Good Source for Ivy Caps?

    Predictions are that this summer will be rather warm (for England), so you might be a bit warm with even one felt hat! Perhaps a panama might be a suitable second hat, being light and, to my mind, smarter than a flat cap.
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    Lagomarsino hats

    Thanks! There's a mine of helpful information here.
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    Dinner Suits Formal Attire etc

    Well, I've seen non-bespoke versions of this style in the windows of ede and ravenscroft et al. You could do what I did and get the jacket and trousers as a 'suit', and find a matching waistcoat elsewhere - military mess dress waistcoats can be similar, highland dress commonly comes with a low...
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    Lagomarsino hats

    Thanks for the information. I'm still not quite sure whether to go ahead and get a fedora from them - their communication isn't marvellous, so I'm not sure about the crown height and various other things I have asked them, but not recieved a reply about.
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    Dinner Suits Formal Attire etc

    In my (old fashioned) opinion, dinner jackets should be as simple and traditional as possible. So I favour a sb peak lapel jacket, with one button and a low-cut black waistcoat. By happy co-incidence, the gorge of the jacket and waistcoat are the same height, so they meet rather than...
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    Where to get hat ribbon?

    That's a useful link. I've replaced ribbons on a panama (a nice thick black one) and a black fedora (the same ribbon, but folded and ironed in half to make a thin one) using that method, with the bow tacked on top.
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    Lagomarsino hats

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    More than one hat of the same style?

    Well, I find that you always need a spare hat in case something should happen to your favourite one; and of course it should look a lot like your favourite, to stop you feeling too deprived when not wearing it. I think a darker brown version of the above would look rather good.
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    Federation or The Deluxe ???

    Well, I'm still definately interested. I've got used to assuming that my head is smaller than almost anyone I know, which is why I assumed a UK 7 wouldn't be much use to Bruno's friend. I hope he likes his new hat all the same.
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    Antique shop find: Imperial Stetson

    That's a lovely hat.
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    You can tell a lot by a man's shoes!

    Stephen Fry would, I'm sure, agree with the general sentiment: there is a bit in his autobiography ("Moab is my washpot") detailing his teenage thefts and arrest. He was caught when checking into a good hotel with someone else's credit card, because the receptioness noticed he was wearing...

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