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  1. Sebastien Basset

    Show us your TIES

    The latest addition to my tie collection, and my first tie from the 1940s. Silk/rayon blend, no label.
  2. Sebastien Basset

    Post New Hats Here!

    My first Stetson, my first "real" fedora--an early Christmas present to myself. The Grand Central Royal De Luxe in silverbelly. Size 7 1/4, with a 2 3/8 inch brim. Purchased from DelMonico Hatter and I could not be more content.
  3. Sebastien Basset

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    Hello all, Wanted to know what the ideal fit is for a fedora (tightness, how it sits on the head, etc.) as well as the best way to accurately measure the head w/ a tape measure for good fit. Thanks.
  4. Sebastien Basset

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    Hello all, I've been looking into getting a new (and proper) 30s/40s-style fedora, and I found the Grand Central from Stetson. It comes open crown (though I will likely crease it with a teardrop crown). For whatever reason, I can't seem to find any good images or information on this hat. As far...
  5. Sebastien Basset

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    Thanks for the suggestions, Bob. I've come to see those kinds of specifications as probably my best choice, I guess I am just looking for some corroboration on my self-assessment.
  7. Sebastien Basset

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    Hey there y'all, I own a couple of cheapo fedoras (sacrilege, I know) and they don't look quite right on me, pretty serious taper on both, not very tall, one teardrop crown and the other center dent, but I've been thinking about getting a good and proper one and I've been trying to figure out...
  8. Sebastien Basset

    1940s Clothing Patterns/Approach to Sewing

    Hello ladies (and any gentlemen that may be reading) I can sew fairly well and would love to start making myself some 1940s clothes but don't really know where to start, I know that vintage patterns exist online (both for download and purchase), but I was wondering where a novice like myself...
  9. Sebastien Basset

    1930s/1940s Casual Color Coordination

    Thank you! I watched some clips from the films you've mentioned and looked through some old catalogs and I have a very good idea of what color combinations work for the era. I've been trying to plan out a new wardrobe and have been trying to nail down staples of casual and semi-formal fashion...
  10. Sebastien Basset

    1930s/1940s Casual Color Coordination

    I'm going to throw out a bunch of more general style questions in a row in regards to 1930s and 40s color coordination. What are good choices when it comes to trouser colors, colors that work well in most situations, work well with tweed sport coats, work well with brown or black brogues (or...
  11. Sebastien Basset

    Where to Get 1940s-Style Trousers?

    Just read through that now. Must've missed it at first. (I'm on my phone and not everything loads properly.) That thread certainly gives me a better idea of where to start, so I think I may be set as far as what direction I want to go in.
  13. Sebastien Basset

    Where to Get 1940s-Style Trousers?

    Thanks for the advice everyone! I suppose, perhaps, a better question to ask is what can I get as a good base to a post-war men's wardrobe? What staples are a good start and work to mix and match a few different ensembles for everyday wear? I already have a pair of wingtip sspectators, and since...
  14. Sebastien Basset

    Where to Get 1940s-Style Trousers?

    I've been trying to get myself some good old fashioned 1940s-style pleated, cuffed pants (among other things) and I find that no pairs of modern pants have a cut with a high enough waist, they're all hip huggers. I may be out of luck trying to find extremely affordably priced trousers (tight...
  15. Sebastien Basset

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    Perhaps a follow-up would be to ask if I should look into straight crown fedoras as opposed to (A?) tapered crown fedoras? I may have ventured too far out of my 1930s/1940s comfort zone looking for something a little stingier-brimmed, I far prefer the 1940s aesthetic as opposed to the 1950s/60s...
  16. Sebastien Basset

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    After some looking, I am beginning to agree, a hat with little or no taper and a 2" brim might well work better for me, I have been enthralled by the Stetson Mercury, but I can't seem to find a good picture of it from the front to see if the taper (or lack thereof) is to my liking, from what I...
  17. Sebastien Basset

    Stetson Surplus

    Stetson Mercury Fedora, yes or no? I can't seem to find any good pictures of someone wearing one and I want to compare it to the Cavanagh that Sinatra wore in the '50s. (A bit of an extension of my question in the hat question thread).
  19. Sebastien Basset

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    I figured I was probably just looking at it wrong. Do you think a 2" brim one would still work given my facial/cranial proportions (I really like some of them I'm seeing online)? I find that this fedora works better with my double-breasted suit and I'd like to try and get something that can be a...
  20. Sebastien Basset

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    That is my dilemma. Before purchasing my current fedora, I looked into the shape/width/et cetera that would work for my head/face, and went with the 2 1/2" brim, yet the hat just looks so wide on me. Here's a picture of me wearing it so I can get some expert opinions (perhaps my analysis of my...
  21. Sebastien Basset

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    Thanks! My "entry" into fedoras began with my Gray Sterkowski Fur Felt Fedora which has a 2 1/2" brim, and I find it looks very wide on me (I have a round face with small ears that tend to protrude a bit from my head). The fit is just right (I have a big head so finding vintage hats in my size...
  22. Sebastien Basset

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    Question: I see a lot of pictures of Frank Sinatra with his signature fedora and was wondering what style/brim size he has as I am trying to get one of the same myself. Thanks!
  23. Sebastien Basset

    1960s Necktie Question

    I've been recovering from the end of Mad Men and while doing so I began to think about purchasing a tie from the era. My question pertains mainly to the width of a tie that would most commonly be seen in the early-mid 1960s. I know that the tie width often was no wider than the widest portion of...

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