Not super vintage (90s?) and I’m not entirely sure if I love it, but picked up this Polo Ralph Lauren 30s jacket replica at an antique mall recently. It’s fairly well done but it doesn’t wow me. Too interesting to pass up, though.
I thought the hats in Killers of the Flower Moon were a big letdown. Modern crappy felt a lot of the time, overly stiff and the creases reflected that. Weirdly bad shapes too, anachronistic just like a lot of the music they used.
I agree that their shirts can be cut very oddly. Obviously when you buy online you need to look at measurements closely, but it is kinda frustrating when bigger sizes don't seem to scale in the way you think they should.
What's odd is I find the Mister Freedom jackets cut too generously most of...
Two recent additions to my closet:
Black Chimayo vest that was a birthday present from my girlfriend. I replaced damaged buttons but other than that it was perfect:
And an eBay score: Buck Skein Joe flannel western shirt. It's an oldie, and these pockets are beautiful:
Just have to wait for...
I decided on a shape for the crown of my new hat:
Now I just need to decide if I want to keep the brim flat or curve it slightly on the sides. I’ll wear it as-is for awhile and see how it feels.
I’ve learned a lot about hats in the past decade, and since it’s all self directed there’s some...
My hat is on the way! Western in natural with sand ribbon. 4" brim after curl, tallest crown Michael can do. Can't wait to decide on a crown shape when it gets here.
My deluxe cedar brown Campdraft is also the best felt I've encountered on an Akubra - I have a deluxe silverbelly Campdraft and had 3 other Akubra hats that I've since sold. None were close to the brown felt, and I'm not sure why.
I’ve made my opinion known in this thread, but I’ve had the opposite experience.
Very bad quality control and customer service, items not matching stated measurements and unexplained delays. I would recommend shopping elsewhere.
I actually think the prices are pretty good if the quality was also good. I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt because I do wear the items I have more than any other modern brand.
It's not the end of the world to me if I'm sent the wrong size. When an item doesn't match a size...
To give an update on the jeans:
I finally received them after over 2 months of waiting.
These were the Brakeman jeans, the high waisted cinch back ones. The pair I received were 2” smaller than the size chart on the website (16.5” half waist as opposed to 17.5”) with a 2” shorter inseam (32” as...
Vintage wool Levi’s western that I picked up yesterday vs. LVC repro in cotton that I’ve had for years. I have to say, the LVC is a pretty darn good copy. Excited to find an old one in my size, though!
I'm hoping to get some impressions from others, but I've been buying from Simon James Cathcart/Cathcart London for years now and recently I have not had an order without a problem.
It first started with a shirt I bought that arrived with a big hole in it. They replaced it no questions asked, but...
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