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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    I finally bought a double breasted overcoat today for $20 at Value Village (the thrift stores don't sell them during the summer, otherwise I would've bought one back then), I can't post a photo right now. However, I CAN give a description. -Dark beige-ish color -Wool & cashmere blend...
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    Is this overcoat ok for a 1930's-40's impression?

    Yes, I was thinking the same thing, the lapels on 30's coats are a bit different. Well, what I mean by "instead of a uniform" is that I collect East German military uniforms, and I wanted one for my birthday. However, my parents don't understand, they think I will wear it in public (which I...
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    Ok, thanks. I'm considering buying it now. Sorry, I'm no professional on fedoras.
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    Is this overcoat ok for a 1930's-40's impression?

    Hi, my birthday's coming up soon and instead of a uniform I might just get some new coats and hats for my 1930's-style wardrobe. I came across this coat on Ebay, it's my size, it's double breasted, it's the color I like, and it's not outrageously expensive. Is it okay for a 1930's-40's...
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    Does this hat look very 1930's-40's? http://www.zootsuitstore.com/Shopping/Catalog/product_detail.asp?ProductCode=HB3482
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    What are you wearing today??

    I care a lot about "historical accuracy", so I try to dress as close to 1930s-40s style as possible. But, sometimes, I also dress in 1980's-90's style with my beige six-on-one double breasted suit and gray-green single breasted raincoat that's extremely long. I'll try to post up some photos of...
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    I own a Bailey's pork pie, but it's one size too small. We were staying in Niagara Falls for a few nights, then we went shopping in Buffalo, NY. It was from A.J. Wright's, for $15, but my mom wouldn't let me buy it. But I really wanted it, so the next day my parents went back to Buffalo and...
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    What are you wearing today??

    Hmm...right now I'm wearing a gray wool fedora, white dress shirt, dark blue tie with small red diagonal stripes, a silver parallelogram-shaped tie bar, and gray pants with sky blue and purple pinstripes (I know, it sounds vibrant, but it's really, really subtle and barely noticable when you see...
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    Thanks a lot! Now I'll consider something else. But I find my gray wool fedora, which I got on sale at Sears at $12.66, where its original price was $40, works great in cold weather. But in spring and summer, it is a bad idea to wear. That's why I'm looking for a fedora in another material...
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    Hi, I want this hat, called the "New Yorker", for my birthday this October; I want it in brown. But before I ask my parents to get it for me, I want to know, is it ok for a 1930's to 1940's impression? I think it is, but I'm no professional on fedoras, I'm only a pro on East German military...
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    Color of 1930s-40s dress shirts?

    Wow, where does everyone get these photos...? Anyways, so you folks are telling me it's okay to use my 1930's ensemble with a non-white dress shirt?
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    Color of 1930s-40s dress shirts?

    Hi all, I'm just wondering if any other colors of dress shirts were used in the 1930's to 1940's other than white, which is the only color I remember seeing in period movies, catalogues, and pictures. That's why I can only wear my 1930s look to school when my 3 white shirts are still clean...
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    Three piece suits

    I've observed that in suit stores, three-piece is a bit more common than my personal favorite, double-breasted, which I hope gets back in style sometime soon.
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    1930s-40s style double breasted suits?

    Oh, all my ties are brand new, except a couple that are from my dad. Wait, those ties he gave me are still modern. I find the ones at the thrift store far too tacky. I only wear either solid color ties, or ties that have a maximum of 3 colors (only primary colors or offshoots of these colors) on...
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    1930s-40s style double breasted suits?

    Oh, what do you know, I'ev found a picture from a 1935 catalogue showing a six-on-one suit. AWESOME!!!
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    Goodwill buys

    Hmm...none of my friends know that my old-fashioned clothes come from either Goodwill or Value Village...Well, anyways, as far as I know those are the only places I can find those types of clothes...I mean, what store in the mall sells double-breasted suits and/or double breasted overcoats? The...
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    YETI-Aren't the heavy wool ones called overcoats? By trenchcoats, I was referring to the gabardine ones used in the rain. Hal-Thanks, I never knew that! And would you happen to know why trench coats in this period were only beige or khaki? What did 1930's-40's raincoats look like? And about my...
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    1930s-40s style double breasted suits?

    Hmm...I WAS going to buy a four-on-one blue sportcoat today but then I changed my mind. You do have a good point about the button functionality though...Besides, I collect East German military uniforms and their formal jacket is in four-on-one arrangement. Except for the East German police...
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    Do you wear a fedora with your leather jacket?

    Sigh...my best friend's mom says I look like a Jew simply for wearing a knee-length black raincoat...even though I have the business apparel and all under it...
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    1930s-40s trench coat styles? Hi everyone (again), thanks for visiting my second thread! This time my questions are about trench coats. I've always loved that classic image of a private investigator with a fedora and beige trench coat, so when I started dressing in 30's style, a beige...

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