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Kid's Observations on Traditional Dressing
My daughter is 10 and I sometimes get to hear some interesting comments from kids on classical/traditional dressing. I got "Why does you dad dress like Abraham Lincoln?" when I was is a sport coat and Federation. My daughter: "It's Indiana Jones, Lincoln wore a stovepipe hat." (Yay!)...- Mid-fogey
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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In praise of non-vintage classics
I love reading about and seeing all the vintage items here. The posts are fascinating and well written. I can't tell you all how much I've learned. However, there is something to be said for new things made in the classic style. My wardrobe is 100% new, as practically everything we have...- Mid-fogey
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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A question of...
...brims. I'm sure there must have been a discussion of this before. Does anyone else have wear different fedoras with the brim up or down depending on the hat? I have a Borso that begs to have the brim left up all the way around. It curls a bit much and just seems better that way. By... -
A suprise for vintage shavers...
...at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Our local B3 has been reworked and has a toiletries section. In it I found three brands of safety razor blades and Palmolive in the tube. The carried the Wilkinson Sword blades made in Germany (probably by Mercur). They also carried the drug store quality...- Mid-fogey
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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'30s Vintage German Homburg, non-Homburg and Fedora
Very... ...nice. I wish Homburgs were as acceptable to wear as fedoras. -
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American Gangster
Expect a bump in hats and classic cuts in suits.- Mid-fogey
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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My Federation is Finally Here!
After what seems like quite a while my new Akubra Federation is here!! I ordered one in size 60, and it turned out to be too big. I sent it back, but 59s in tawny brown were back ordered. Overall, this was about a 6-plus week process. Impressions: I like it. It's pretty stiff at this... -
Trixie Belden
I'm reading the books to my daughter a chapter at a time. Do any of you gals have fond memories of the Trixter?- Mid-fogey
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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September 9th Parade...
...has an "In Step With" interview with Terrence Howard. Note the suit. I've seen that a number of high profile "with it" types have adopted suits sans ties. I also see a number of homburgs and fedoras, usually with the brim up.
