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Tonak launches an e-shop
So, as I´ve written in the title, Tonak has started an e-shop on their website. There are two major disadvantages for the whole lounge: 1) It´s only in czech language 2) They only sell the hats to the Czech Republic and Slovakia Nevertheless, here is the link... -
Battledress - expanded
So I finally found an army shop in Prague where they sell these garments, we usually call "battledress" (I don´t know if it is the right name). It looks like this: It´s not really what I really wanted (german black panzer wrap tunic), but it´s good as well. I would buy it, but I don´t...- donCarlos
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with dating this hat
I just got this brown fedora in a very bad shape, made of very (I mean extremely) soft felt with velour feel to it. Crown is about 6 in. high, the brim is about 2 in. wide. It will need some serious care. It has no lining and there are these identification marks: So, how old can... -
Forming a "paper straw"
I just bought a very nice straw hat, made of something they call "paper straw". From the name, I guess it will be even more vulnerable to water than regular straw. Does anyone have any experience with this material? Why I need it? The hat is supposed to have snap brim, but the brim snaps... -
Lovely art deco furniture
I´m not sure this is worth its own thread, but maybe someone will find it interesting. I just found this website: http://www.modernista.cz/index.html It´s probably the most overpriced furniture I´ve ever seen, but it´s astonishingly beautiful.- donCarlos
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Czechoslovakian superhero!
Yes, that´s right! We had a superhero! His name was "Pérák" - "Springman" This cartoon is from 1946 and even though it´s not really funny, there are some moments... You´ll see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX5RuYVQxho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXErzTuSuTg No czech language is...- donCarlos
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Cicada club details
There was a thread about deco clubs around the world and I thought "it would be nice to have somethig like that in Prague". All I need to do is to make a plan, how it shall look and what´s realistic here. My main inspiration is nothin less than the famous Cicada club. I´m thinking about...- donCarlos
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Buttons on the other side?
There was a link to "mensitaly.com" site recently, I´m browsing their catalog now and I found this nice double-breasted suit: http://www.mensitaly.com/products.aspx?id=845 But the buttons are on the other side! In the world where men´s and women´s gamrnets are often distinguishable only by... -
Which suit for prom/ball?
I really hate to bring this up again, and I´m quite sure about your answers, but still, I need an advice. There is my old high school´s prom this thursday. The proms here are quite different from the american ones, judging from what I´ve seen in movies. They are supposed to be more traditional... -
Tie length - again and again
There´s already been written more than enough on this topic, but I just found an interesting inconsistency in all our theories on tie´s length. This is a screenshot I captured from a movie from 1937: And now what? The guy in the middle is very well dressed through the whole movie, so...- donCarlos
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Yesterday´s shopping experience
Yesterday, I decided that I need at least one more proper suit and that it´s the best time for buying it, because there are huge sales everywhere. First stop was a shop called "Blažek". They are normally quite expensive and too modern for my taste, but I gave it a try, because they had... -
Ike jackets - which?
I´ve always liked the so called ike jackets, but the replicas are too expensive and originals even more. There are some decent ones to be found on eBay (occasionally), but I don´t trust the measurments. So I gave it a try and looked for something like the ike jacket on the czech internet...- donCarlos
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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RAF accidents in 1917
I didn´t know where to put this, but I need to put it somewhere - it´s one of the funniest things I´ve seen in ages - RAF report on accidents during November 1917. (.pdf file) http://virtualskies.net/Accidents1917.pdf I especially like these sentences: "This improvement, no doubt, is the...- donCarlos
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Jaroslav Jezek
I was listening to slovakian big band Bratislava Hot Serenaders and one song was terribly familiar. I searched the lounge and yes, there is not even a word about one of the greatest (probably greatest) czech composers of the 20th century - Jaroslav Jezek His music is probably best known from... -
Grey top hat
I found a grey felt top hat for 30 dollars at one thrift store today. Can it be worth the money? I can´t imagine any usage (not even improper one). Maybe combining it with the goggles that lied next to it and creating a steampunk monster :) Please, help me with deciding and think of some usage... -
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Avia BH-5 flying to Belgium
"In the first half of the twenties in the twentieth century, one of the most popular air races in Europe was the “Prix de la roi Belgique” or the “Prize of the Belgium King”. The king, Albert I, was an avid sportsman and an enthusiastic pilot, who was very familiar with Czech pilots. One of...- donCarlos
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Pants again...
I must be cursed! I´ve found a second-hand shop, where they had a huge number of beatiful jackets, 4 USD each, I wanted to save all in my size, but I´m a little bit on a budget right now, so I took only the one I´m having trouble with now. The shop was great for jackets but there were absolutely... -
Interesting czech cars
I´ve always admired the american cars (the vintage ones :) ) for their design and style. Today, I made some research on the internet and I found some very, very interesting cars made here, in the former Czechoslovakia. One of the most interesting and stylish ones is Aero 50. Only seven of...- donCarlos
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Old military long coat
Maybe it´s a bit offtopic, but I have found a shop where they sell an "old" long double-breasted coat used by the east germany´s army. It´s made of 70% wool and 30% polyamid and they want only about 23USD for it, so I´m really considering buying it :) The question is - If I rip off the...- donCarlos
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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How to make a ribbon
I´ve decided to replace the narrow and brown ribbon on my straw hat for a wider and more colorful one (it´s spring and summer - time of the joy, so why should I be wearing a brown ribbon :) ). I have a plan how to remove the old one (it is glued to the hat) and how to attach the new one (I...
