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Question for the tailors: Where to get worsted twill yardage?
Tough twills made of worsted, such as whipcord and serge, have been square on my radar for a couple of years now but, finding yardage of it available to people in the USA has been a challenge. Well, the only example I've come up with is an 11oz dark green whipcord from Johnson Woolen Mills...- Nyah
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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A boonie hat which follows the 'vintage fedora' sensibility?
Does anyone fashion boonie hats to fit more like fedoras and less like caps? By that, I mean that the crown is not meant to rest on the top of your head. And I don't mean having the crown treated with lots of stiffener. HannaHats specializes in bucket hats which have interior piping that... -
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Hanging thin-ribbon hat on wall hook: ribbon end gets wrinkled.
I'd been hanging my hats on wall hooks, until I got my first hat with the classic thin ribbon (Stratoliner, Campdraft, etc) layout. When I hang this hat on the hook, the forward end of the ribbon gets pulled away from the brim via gravity, giving it a wrinkled look after it falls back. If... -
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Do milans provide enough protection for baldies?
By "protection", I mean from the sun. I'm on my way to chrome-dome-dom and need some wearable shade. -
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What's the reed for?
What's the reed for? As a LongOval/Extra-LongOval, I haven't had much love for the reed and would prefer that hats didn't have them. What is the reason for this component of hats? -
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ID this nylon jacket from just a description.
So during the '90s, I used to wear a field-green nylon bomber jacket. It had storm cuffs, adjustment tabs/buttons (forgot which) at the back/waist, some kind of wool or poly-felt lining that was the same color as the nylon, a fold-over collar, one of the most substantial zippers I've ever seen...- Nyah
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Adding an edge-curl to a snap-brim?
I was thinking of getting an Akubra Campdraft but might want the brim width to be 2.5" rather than the 2&7/8" that it comes with. What might be the result if I had an old-time professional hatter put a 1/4" curl on the brim? Would the ability for it to snap be gone? If I have to have it... -
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Re-blocking to Long Oval.
Would it be a good idea to order a hat with a dimensional brim (e.g. Akubra Fed IV) but, have the retailer reblock it to a Long Oval? I recently received my first panama. The retailer specially blocked it as Long Oval at my request. That made the brim shorter in front/back by approx .25". So... -
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Is there a name for this brim edge curl?
On a typical homburg, I've heard the upturned edge of the brim referred to as a pencil curl. What about when the edge is truly curled, where it looks like it really was molded around a torus (aka doughnut) shape? I've seen this mostly on panama and other woven hat types, on instances when the... -
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Headwear for hot, rainy weather?
Common opinion is that straw hats aren't a good choice for the rain. Without much straw hat experience though, I don't know the reasons for that. Where I live it's not uncommon, during the Summer, for the weather to change from hot to rainy in the same outing. What type of hat would be... -
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Double-vent winter coats?
Any guys have experience with these? I'd like to get one that's windproof, made of either wool, alpaca, llama or camel (or similar) fiber and, would appreciate advice on what's good amongst currently available examples. Bonus if it has a peacoat-style (or maybe an ulster-style) collar...- Nyah
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Is this button pack on Amazon, optimal for braces/suspenders?
Anyone familiar with this button pack? It's for 144 buttons but, the cost is like $10 when shipping is factored in. I don't want to pay that if the buttons are not optimal for use with braces/suspenders (in which case, I wouldn't bother with the purchase at all). Buttons 27L / Suspender - Black- Nyah
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are my choices for vintage-style wool jackets?
I love wool, especially the melton type and have been spending a lot of time, looking online for a single-breasted wool coat that's not a mackinaw, full-length topcoat, or varsity jacket. I actually do like various aspects of those first two styles but, other traits make them not quite optimal...- Nyah
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Shapeable homburg other than Akubra's?
I love the idea behind the Akubra homburg but, its brim curls on the sides more than what I'm looking for. Are there any companies offering an open-crown (shapeable) homburg with a flatter brim than the Akubra's? I don't think I want a totally flat brim either. Something like the brim on...
