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  1. drcube01

    List of Reproduction Vintage Clothing

    Not really our era, but for completeness I thought I should mention Townsends. They're more 18th Century and Regency era, and all "living history" supplies, not just clothes (so barrels, axes, dishes, eyeglasses, etc). But if you want a cocked hat and breeches, that's the place to go. Also...
  2. drcube01

    Trying different knots on Neckties.

    I really dislike the big knots for some reason, but I'm glad others are experimenting. I wore Windsor knots in the Army the few times we had to wear our "Class A" uniform, but lately I've been 100% four-in-hand. Small and asymmetrical is right up my alley right now. Dude below looks cool (Dr...
  3. drcube01

    The Golden Age of the Streetcar

    Memphis still has a street car line downtown (strike that -- Apparently it was reinstated in the 90s, and there was an accident in 2014, and they're planning to put them back into service this year). St. Louis tore all theirs out in the 60s, but just reinstalled a new line which will open to the...
  4. drcube01

    Button suspenders and messy shirt

    What helped, when I had this problem in the past, was to start tucking my undershirt into my underwear. I always thought that was a dumb, nerdy way to do things, but once I started wearing nicer clothes all the time, I found it really made a difference. Something about a loose undershirt makes...
  5. drcube01

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I was always a Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplain fan, but I recently watched a few Harold Lloyd pictures on the Youtube last weekend (including 1922's Grandma's Boy), and I was mighty impressed. I had never gotten around to watching Lloyd for some reason. That's surprising given the fact that...
  7. drcube01

    Fur felt types?

    Off topic, but I once had a salesman tell me that it is impossible to make a navy suit without blending the wool with polyester. I had wanted pure wool, and he just wanted to complete the sale after I found out it was 20% polyester. I wonder if it was a similar issue with the "hats must be...
  8. drcube01

    Did they try to promote Smoking in old movies? they sure smoked a lot

    Anything 50% of the population partakes in will be well represented in the movies regardless. But it is known that RJ Reynolds and Phillip Morris and the like paid movie studios to show cool, sexy people smoking, and they also got the US military to go along with it, too, making cigarettes part...
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    Pictures of different bashes

    I tend to use "bash" as the verb and "crease" as the noun, but I think I might be alone on this board in making that distinction. Not sure where I got it to begin with.
  10. drcube01

    Well, style you can not buy, style must have

    One doesn't have style, one has a style. Whether you consider someone else to be stylish usually depends on how close their style is to your style.
  11. drcube01

    Akubra Advice

    I haven't bit the bullet yet on a custom hat, but as I understand it, $150 is about where they start. So going custom is only a small step up from the Akubra range. There's also vintage, the real deal, and you can find some good deals and a lot of them will still be better hats than you can...
  13. drcube01

    First Aero custom jacket, some thoughts and anything to look out for?

    That holster is cool. But it's just an extra pocket, essentially, and one you don't need when wearing a jacket with many pockets. Does it snap off? Or is it affixed to your belt? It seems the best method would be to keep your holster, with your stuff in it, wearing it on your belt in the...
  14. drcube01

    Akubra Advice

    I'd assume a tawny fawn Fed will still get you some Indy comments, being brown. I suggest moonstone. I just recently got my moonstone Fed IV and while I never got Indiana Jones comments with my tawny fawn, it just feels more "professional" and less "adventure-y". Though I suppose then you have...
  15. drcube01

    Suspenders

    Historically, suspender buttons were on the outside, for suit pants as well. (Not that it mattered, the waistband was covered up by the vest.) Now that everyone has switched to belts, suspender buttons are often attached to the inside so they won't get in the way of your belt or belt loops...
  16. drcube01

    Tying neckties

    Not according to this article. Or my lying eyes. :) Not trying to get political here, but Trump does look very sloppy for a guy who wears multi-thousand-dollar suits every day.
  17. drcube01

    Tying neckties

    Not only vests, but people wore their pants much higher back in the day. They still wore ties at belt length, but the belt was up on their belly button, so the tie was much shorter.
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    whats the closest thing to Traveling back in Time? to get a feel of times past?

    Surprised nobody has mentioned the French Quarter yet. New Orleans, if it isn't clear. You can walk down gaslit cobblestone streets with no cars in sight. Every building is over 100 years old and in many cases much older. The occasional horse drawn carriage if you can ignore the bright orange...
  20. drcube01

    Bow tie problem

    Tying a bow tie is easy. It's just like tying your shoes. The hard part is adjusting it, tightening it, and arranging it so it looks nice. Your bow tie looks like it could be tighter (just pull the bows harder, and then the tails to even them up, etc, until it's both tight and even). And the...
  21. drcube01

    New to this - Looking for advice

    My advice is to buy a cheap, possibly used suit to get used to wearing one. Then you have the experience to know what you want when you decide to shell out more money. You'll find that your idea of different fabrics will change as you get experience wearing them. Nothing beats pure wool for your...
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    The Mighty Eighth: New $500M HBO series from Spielberg/Hanks

    Looks great. We also need a more absurdist miniseries about the fighting 256th (that's 2 to the fighting 8th power) squadron out of Pianosa. Captain Yossarian the bombardier needs to be on screen again.
  23. drcube01

    Disco: The last dying gasp of the Golden Era?

    Last gasp of the three piece suit as normal pop culture attire was in the 70s. Suspenders, too, though they were mostly clip on by then. Both of those trends crept into the early 80s, but then again, so did disco.

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