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    Tropical weather suit

    Waistcoat would be the hottest, followed by double-breasted. Coolest way to cover your waist would be to wear a single-breasted two-piece with a pirate sash. :p
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    Travel vests

    Ahoy gents, I find myself in need of travel vests. I'd like to find a summer cotton and a winter wool model that would fit into a 1930s-style wardrobe. I'm looking for something for both road trips and hiking or other long walks away from civilization, with enough pockets for any gear I might...
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    Dynafelt Bogart Fedora - Anyone Have One?

    I would strongly recommend starting with a fur felt hat. Wool is junk in the rain. Even when you move up to a better hat in the future, you'll want a beater that holds up in the rain. For $88 shipped, you can get a Jaxon Bogart with a free hat brush. That's the lowest price I could find for pure...
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    Corduroy Sports Coats and Ties?

    Yes, go for it. A sport coat always looks better with a tie, since they add color, echo the lapels, and shirt plackets aren't designed to look elegant.
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    1930s sweater rules

    Ahoy gents, One of the obvious differences between the sartorial rules for sweaters in the 1930s and more recent times is that you often see them tucked into the pants. I've only seen photos of this being done with pullovers. A cardigan wouldn't be tucked. It would be treated exactly like...
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    Recommendations on some pants, er, trousers...

    When you say "to wear with jackets like Aero", how authentic do you require? The most widely available trousers based on the original US Army pattern are Bill's Khakis M1. The "Authentic" has some more correct details like the button fly, but there are also more faithful replicas out there...
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    Cowboy Boots

    LEUII, that's great news for me! I'm eying the smooth ostrich ropers in black and black cherry for daily rotation.
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    Grey flannels

    So can anyone educate us on whether colored flannels are vintage? Usually you hear of greys and white. My current flannels are the washable L.L. Bean model. The rise will just cover the navel, which I'm content with. Sure wish they offered more than one shade of grey, though. The others are...
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    Cowboy Boots

    Anyone have any experience with boots for feet with narrow heels? I'd like to spring for some Lucchese Classics as every day boots. I'm concerned that, fitting correctly for the ball of my foot (~3.75"), they'll be too loose at the heel (~2.5") for the slippage of a new boot to reduce with wear...
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    Traditional footwear for duck feet

    Yep, it's definitely all about the last. AE 3 and 4 come closest to fitting me (8 is too deep because it's an orthopedic; my feet aren't sensitive, just broad in front). The problem is, the company won't sell me anything in those lasts except a split toe blucher (Walton), a bicycle toe blucher...
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    Traditional footwear for duck feet

    Greetings gents, In the last few years, I've learned to dress in Golden Era styles for comfort. A wide-brimmed fedora keeps the sun and Oregon rain off vastly better than a baseball cap, flannel trousers with suspenders feel like pajamas in cooler weather, as do Bill's poplin in summer, while...
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    Braces without Waistcoat

    But they don't consider the shirt underneath to be underwear? So braces are underwear that go on the outside. I feel like Superman.
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    Braces without Waistcoat

    Braces go over the shirt. I feel comfortable exposing my shirt in public. Ergo, I feel comfortable exposing braces in public. If you consider shirts underwear to be hidden, then it's different.
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    Brim Width and Head Size

    Thanks for the feedback, everyone. Stand out, for sure. I think that's inevitable when dressing appropriately for the weather these days. Here's my typical look outdoors October to May (the rainy season): So looking flashy is no matter. I just want a hat to be functional, dapper, and not...
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    Brim Width and Head Size

    4"+ brim and face shapes Hey ladies and gents, I've been wearing Akubra's Fed IV and CEO for some months after starting out a couple of years ago with a Jaxon Bogart (2 3/8" brim). The CEO is the broadest of my three with a 2 3/4" brim. I think it suits my head: A lid is first and...
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    Bonnie bunny brands (a felt quality query)

    The Jaxon Bogart is fur. When I decided to get a hat, I did my homework and quickly found that wool felt isn't durable. Village Hat Shop had free shipping and a few Jaxons at the lowest price I could find for fur lids, so being a poor student, that was for me. In terms of factory hats... but...
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    Bonnie bunny brands (a felt quality query)

    Ahoy gents, I've been wearing a gray Jaxon Bogart since starting college (I'm a senior now). A couple months ago, an opportunity arose to expand my wardrobe and I grabbed a couple of Akubras before the Australian dollar could get any stronger, namely a tawny Federation IV and a fern CEO. I've...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Hi there ladies and gents. I'm Michael, a senior at the University of Oregon majoring in journalism. When I started here, I realized that since it rains so often in the Pacific Northwet, I oughta have a wide-brimmed felt hat and a calf-length raincoat. So I asked myself, "Self, what are the most...

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