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    The Perfect Plain White T-Shirt

    It seems that finding a perfect, classic-cut plain white t-shirt is harder than it would seem... some are too long; others are too short. Some fit in the body but don't in the sleeve. Some are too light weight... I'm sure you know what I'm talking about! Where can I find a well-priced...
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    The Gentlemen of Bacongo

    A stocking filler book for the sartorially-inclined - The Gentlemen of Bacongo! http://www.trolleybooks.com/bookSingle.php?bookId=118 I'd read about these guys a while back (http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/24/cloth_cult_why_congo.html and...
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    "Dandy, King's Road, Chelsea"

    Perhas a little beyond FL's usual date range, but does anyone know much at all about "Dandy, King's Road"? I picked up a gorgeous double-breasted, grey, peaked-lapel suit in as-new condition from a charity shop for £10 and was trying to date it as it was in such perfect condition I figured it...
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    WTB: Brown 1930s / 1940s Suit ~ 38R

    I keep searching, and searching in vain, for a good quality 1930s or 40s plain brown suit. They seem to be much harder to come by than black and blue ones! Anyone have one lurking at the back of their closets they'd be willing to let go to a good home? - DB or SB - 38 Jacket - 30 - 31...
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    Japanese Uniform

    Quick question to all you uniform buffs. What is the strapping / binding round the calves in these Japanese WW2 field uniforms (and repros)?
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    SEEKING: High-waisted brown trousers

    ...like these: I have some vintage dark blue and black trousers in a similar fit, but finding brown ones is proving really, really and frustratingly difficult. Any time a suit with trousers in this cut come up on Ebay, I'm always outbid... Anyone know where I can source a good...
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    Plaid Hunting Breeks

    OK, I just won these ridiculous things - a pair of red plaid hunting breeks! :) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260462538631&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT What on earth can I wear them with?
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    Loop-collar shirts

    Can anyone reccommend a good source for repro 50s-style loop-collar shirts? I can so rarely find ones in my size on Ebay (small) in the colours I'm after - and it seems no late 40s or 50s casual look is complete without a loop-collar!
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    USN Pullover / Sweater Repros

    Dear Loungers, I'm sure some of you can help. I recently stumbled across some pictures of a WW2 navy sweater repro made by one of the Toyo brands, Mister Freedom. The sweater's been discontinued at the one online retailer I've found who carried it, Selfedge. It is, apparently...
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    "The world's most stylish eightyear-old"

    Via The Sunday Best comes this tale from GQ heart-warming tale of a precociously-dressed kid. Kid looks amazing, but I wonder how he copes in the cruel environs of the playground!
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    Newsboys for Sale

    2 Newsboys for Sale, to someone who will wear these impeccable hats more often than I do: 1) Khaki-brown 100% pure silk Stetson "Hatteras" newsboy, size 57. (Type 264015, color 366). My camera isn't working, but this is the style/cut: (from...
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    Michael Jackson's Stuff

    Michael Jackson is having an auction of a huge amount of stuff in April. The catalogues for the furniture and antiques sections of the sale are online and it turns out that Mr. Jackson has really, really good taste (if a little eccentric, obviously)! If the estimates are to be believed, you...
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    This Forum is really hard to use

    I don't know whether it's because TPTB are not using the latest implentation of vBulletin, or just whether it's not been configured as well as it can be in the back-end, but I just find this place really, really hard to use compared to the other vBulletin-engined places I frequent. For...
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    What to look for in a tailor?

    So, I'm looking for a tailor. There doesn't seem to be any in my town (Reading, UK), so I might need to travel. Thing is, I have no idea how to tell a good tailor from a bad one other than giving them a suit and risking them mucking it up royally. Do they have portfolios, or anything like...
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    Modern Designers

    I'm all too partial to a large portion of Vivienne Westwood's more classic stuff: and my girlfriend is a sucker for Karen Millen. Whilst we all love vintage, of course, which of the current crop of contemporary designers float your sartorial boats?
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    Rounded-collar shirts

    Do you all approve of round collar shirts? I really like the unusual look of them, but can never quite place them chronologically. That one above is from a 60's repro store, but I've seen rounded collars paired with 30s outfits as well...
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    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

    What a great movie - a slow-boiled, smart, tense, character-driven drama, with excellent hats. What type of hat is Brad Pitt wearing? It looked too low a crown to be a derby, but the wrong shape to be a fedora or homburg...
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    Inspirations

    Who do you all rate as your style inspirations? For me, the one man who really inspired me to push from dabbling with suits into trying to wear them often was this guy, a colleague of mine in the art history department I work at. I can never quite live up to his sartorial excellence, but...
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    What do you all think of these?

    I'm a lover and budding collector of vintage suits, from the 30s through to the 60s. I just snagged a couple of pretty interesting ones from Ebay and wanted to garner some learned opinions from the gallery. Do you like them? Hate them? Did I get a decent deal or did I pay over the odds? What...

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