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  1. stephen1965

    One reason why I would never buy from LOST WORLDS..

    Yes it is a dark humour but it doesn't seem that terrible when you read it on the actual LW site. I kind of got the feeling that he just gets a bit carried away and that he cares alot to the point of obsessiveness about his jackets. That's ok if they're really good. I don't own one. I was...
  2. stephen1965

    Does leather burn?

    I've lived in London all my life. There are so many people I bump into everyday who would, unfortunately, given half a chance, burn my jacket, burn my house, steal my car etc. Sometimes I think I'll just let it pass or I'd be fighting everyone or getting an ulcer/heart attack. Mostly I just...
  3. stephen1965

    Neckerchief

    Generally referred to as the hobo code I think: The Roma ("Gypsies") have been using a system of symbols to mark this kind of information for hundreds of years. In the Roman language, the markers are called patrin (which I think means "leaf"). Patrin were markers or signs or messages–often...
  4. stephen1965

    Neckerchief

    Thanks yoonie. Indeed I think you're right that they are a utility article but I had a conversation with a guy who had done a lot of research into this particular area and he claimed to have been told that there were a number of existing styles and colours that were like a kind of 'tinker's...
  5. stephen1965

    Neckerchief

    Hello. This might be a bit obscure but I wondered if anyone had knowledge of the meanings or derivations of rag-and-bone mens' neckerchiefs. (A rag and bone man is a scrap metal dealer or sometimes general second hand junk dealer. Sometimes called a tinker and sometimes associated with Romanys)...
  7. stephen1965

    Songs That Express Your Philosophy of Life

    I keep mine hidden Morrissey/Marr Starts with a whistle and makes me laugh.. "I KEEP MINE HIDDEN" Hate, love and war Force emotions to the fore But not for me, of course Of course I keep mine hidden Oh ... I keep mine hidden But it's so easy for you Because you let yours flail...
  8. stephen1965

    My new 1947 French army greatcoat

    Thanks a lot :)
  9. stephen1965

    You MUST choose. No waffling.

    1.Fleischer 2. Keaton
  10. stephen1965

    My new 1947 French army greatcoat

    Hey Luke that coat is looking real nice. Could you let us know what size you went for S. M L? I'm size 42 but do they come up big..? Thanks.
  11. stephen1965

    Hats, Sweatbands and Hair products

    I don't wish to be pedantic or schoolmasterly but I must be bold and say that surely you mean bald, like me?..
  13. stephen1965

    Show us your suits

    Thank you Baron. I appreciate the info re. the ebay site. Your description is v.accurate.
  14. stephen1965

    Show us your suits

    Looks thirties to me and the site you bought it from seem to know what they're talking about. I get the impression the seller was a tailor from having looked at a few of their auctions. Plus you have the makers name. Really nice suit IMO.
  15. stephen1965

    Suspenders and a belt?

    Safety first... Yes and it still is for people older than about 35. British (mainly English) culture has a self deprecating side to it (as well as many other sides), so that we make fun of ourselves or others who seem to be too cautious. We seem to be worried or concerned with being perceived...
  16. stephen1965

    Hi everyone

    Hi Rosielee. My girlfriend wears quite a few hats so I'll definitely let her and her friends know about your site etc. I haven't been going along to Spitalfields in past couple of years so much but Brick Lane really does have some good shops etc around the Cheshire Street area. (Labour and...
  17. stephen1965

    Are you a gentleman?

    class It's funny how people say 'classy' or 'you've got class' to mean style or stylish. Does money dictate 'taste'? Interesting how the New-Labour government hoped to convince people that there were no longer class divisions here(the UK). I think it was said by Tony Blair 'We're all middle...
  19. stephen1965

    Are you a gentleman?

    Perhaps we could say that there is a code of gentlemanly conduct: John Henry Cardinal Newman's description of the gentlemen (1852) says that "It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain . . . the true gentleman . . . carefully avoids whatever may cause...
  20. stephen1965

    The Elephant in the Room - Man Purse

    Michaelshane you own my ideal bags. :eusa_clap
  21. stephen1965

    The 50th Aniversary of "The Day The Music Died"

    Buddy Holly was also very big in the UK, although he never visited, and was very influential, (as someone mentioned before), to the English groups of the sixties. I reckon that while they seem like a breath of fresh air from some faraway sunny Texan town, some of his songs owe quite a bit to...
  22. stephen1965

    Are you a gentleman?

    Originally posted by Mr. Godfrey Oh yes,dear old dad's Army and the great Mr.Godfrey, a considerate man whose refinements were part of his considerate nature unlike the affectations of Captain Manwairing(sorry about spellling if incorrect). You are also right IMO about Mole and Ratty which...
  23. stephen1965

    The Elephant in the Room - Man Purse

    nice panniers Thanks Bourbon Guy, I think that site's a really interesting resource...hadn't come across it before. There seem to be some who aren't keen on the idea of 'field accessories' carried in the city. I think a canvas hunting/ fishing bag or a camera bag like Lefty's do a good job for...

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