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  1. Erich Johann

    WWII Flight Sims

    My first experience with flight sims was Flight Simulator 3.0 back in '91 ... Took a good five years before someone told me to press "W" to actually start the war in the combat ace part of the game ... SWOtL was great (got that game for cheap shortly thereafter).
  2. Erich Johann

    1920s suits

    Who knows when the clothing designers of today will jump on the 1920s (or the "Golden Age") in general ... And even then, it would only be an interpolation, a modern interpretation without the correct fabrics and construction details etc. pp. ... Sigh. Minus the "belt" on the back for me ;)
  3. Erich Johann

    Borsalino fedoras in Italy

    If you want to bash Borsalino, you can do that all you want in another thread--all I was trying to do is give some advice to anyone who might be travelling to Milan and thinks about getting a Borsalino there. Thanks.
  4. Erich Johann

    Borsalino fedoras in Italy

    Hope this is the right thread ... I was in Milan for a day last September and obtained a new Borsalino from their store in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. I had expected something like a two-story shop with humongous numbers and varieties of hats, but was a bit sobered when I finally found...
  5. Erich Johann

    Vintage German suit on Ebay for cheap

    I just recently watched Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1958) - lots of double-breasted black suits in a farewell dinner scene ...
  7. Erich Johann

    Widening trousers? A tip from the German Air Force

    I have not. I guess it depends, then, on the time and the place after all ;) I can only speak from what I read about the German armed forces. At least in WWII, it was desirable to have proper uniforms, or at least mend them, and to have a prim and proper appearance in general. (Of course in...
  8. Erich Johann

    Widening trousers? A tip from the German Air Force

    Isn't it that military fashion at times influences civilian fashion? ;) And of course vice versa. I guess it would be redundant to reiterate the claim that German soldiers' clothing of the time was to give quite a striking impression. And let's not talk about Hugo Boss making uniforms ... These...
  9. Erich Johann

    German & Austrian Hutmachers

    So I visited my town's Hutladen. They said I was lucky since they had just gotten winter season stock. When I asked for the old timey style, i.e. higher crown etc., they said it was not fashionable at the moment and so they do not have any hats in that direction (albeit the owner said she had...
  10. Erich Johann

    Hungarian Vass Shoes

    http://www.vass-cipo.hu/Index.html
  11. Erich Johann

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Are there any contemporary makers of longhair fedoras?
  13. Erich Johann

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Makes me want to get one of those long hair ones too ...
  14. Erich Johann

    The Great Beer Thread

    Unfortunately, I only like to drink beer but am quite unfamiliar with the variances in hops, malt, etc. that are used when brewing beer. I guess what I was trying to say is that I do not like beers that would be called a Biermischgetränk (which wikipedia translates as "shandy"), i.e. beers mixed...
  15. Erich Johann

    Chevignon

    All, I did a search and came only across a few hits hidden in some threads and therefore thought it might be worthwhile to open a new thread. I was wondering if anybody is familiar with the French brand Chevignon? I have seen that there is some "official" company history on German wikipedia...
  16. Erich Johann

    The Great Beer Thread

    Beer with any flavoring -- berry, pineapple, you name it.
  17. Erich Johann

    Vintage German suit on Ebay for cheap

    Thanks! The Sunday suit theory sounds viable.
  19. Erich Johann

    gebirgsjäger wind jacket

    Seems my post was confusing -- of course I know that LB is from the States and some of the best out there. I should have made the distinction clearer.
  20. Erich Johann

    Show Us Vintage GERMAN Suits

    Schiesser is actually a big German underwear manufacturer.
  21. Erich Johann

    Vintage German suit on Ebay for cheap

    Why the abundance of these similar-looking black double-breasted jackets in their eBay shop?
  22. Erich Johann

    Introduction

    Guess I should have introduced myself before posting in other threads, but oh well. My interest in this site? Stumbled across it when searching for information on 1930s/40s suits. Then came back to it for information on hats more or less from the same period. In general, I am a history buff...
  23. Erich Johann

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Reminds me that there is one in the fridge ...

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