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    A couple questions from a new guy...

    Stingy brim -- and the crown (on older models, at least) can be shaped to suit. I have an old black Cavanagh stingy sitting around, that I refuse to wear. What size are you?
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    Need a little advice about Fountain Pen Hospital

    And then there are those of us who will do it as a favor to a fellow Lounger, for the price of the ink sac ($3.50) and postage. Let me know if I can help.
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    Three piece suits

    I LOVE 3-piece suits! Haven't posted in ages, but simply had to brag: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=320706597323&si=01z2TvrsLlphHk1fOq1BB5NGb%252B0%253D&viewitem= Just received this Brooks Brothers, black pinstriped three-piece --...
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    Suit-shirt colour combinations

    Anything IMHO, any color shirt will go with a blue suit (except black, and you should be careful with blue), as long as the hat/pocket square/necktie ties everything together.
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    Sometime you jest get LUCKY!

    I don't like to brag, but I took a shot on this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320318803096&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D320318803096%2509%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1 Arrived today -- an Oxxford suit...
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    Suspender Buttons: Inside or Outside?

    I wear 'em on the outside, but the only slacks with which I used suspenders are loose enough that (a) they need suspenders, and (b) there's plenty of room for the buttons! On tighter slacks, I remove the buttons, because yes, they are annoying!
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    Resize

    Take out the sweatband - and you're already up to 7-1/4! Charlie
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    Hat ribbon

    Old cotton/rayon ribbon I have some in a light grayish blue. Give me your address and I'll donate a yard or so. Make your OWN ribbon -- it's frustrating, but fun and educational, and you can tailor it to get exactly what you like! Charlie
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    Hatband Opinion Needed

    As I've shared before, I find the crown of the Open Roads too high for myself, so I've replaced the bands on a couple of 'em with wider (2 to 2-1/4") bands, and am very pleased with the results.
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    The Open Road Guild

    Ditto - Akubras are GREAT! I have a Federation, and, awhile back I glommed two NOS Campdrafts on eBay (one was old enough to bear the Stetson Open Road label and liner, and somewhat softer felt!). Apologies to the thin-ribbon crowd, but I replaced 'em with wider ones . . . The problem...
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    The Open Road Guild

    PhilS - As long as it doesn't have the brim pushed up all around, and a cattleman's bash, the Open Road is perfect for midtown! Just WEAR it! I do!
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    Cheap Monte Optimo High WPSI?

    Hey, for $20, I figured it was worth a shot. Will report further when it arrives.
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    Akubra Campdraft

    WIDE ribbon Put a reddish-brown 2-1/4 ribbon (from an old Adam's hat) on a light tan "Open Road" (old stock Akubra) -- and have received quite a few compliments on it. Also put a 2" brown ribbon on a light brown Campdraft. In both cases, the wider ribbon (a) makes the hat look more thirties...
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    Single-venters flare open when I button 'em

    When I was at my heaviest, the only way I could alleviate the vent problem (OTR) was by wearing portly suits. In any event, whatever my weight, I have always found that some brands/designers fit me, and some simply do not. I haven't bothered trying to have a tailor re-shape a jacket to...
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    Let's See Your Watches! The Vintage Watch Thread.

    Rude? Seems to me that the concept of "rude" is somewhat antiquated, no? How often do we see mens wearing their hats -- or more often, caps -- indoors, or screaming into cellphones, etc . . . But then again, I'm over fifty, too -- and so are my watches!
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    How many own a vintage suit?

    Some months ago I scored a HickeyFreeman charcoal gray on eBay. skeletal lining, forward-facing pleats, dropped belt loops, pants watch pocket, HIGH armhholes, and thick, bullet-proof flannel fabric -- I can 't wait for the fall temperatures to hit NY already, so I can wear the darned thing!
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    The nicest comment I ever heard

    On the Train One of the conductors did a double take when he saw me the other day, remarking that he didn't recognize me without a hat (went to work hatless so I could wear, rather than carry, an eBay hat home from work) -- he always has nice things to say about my headgear, the last and best...
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    My new Borsalino.....

    That's the Europan size 5 -- equates to a US size 7. And those dents can be removed with no effort at all -- the hats so soft no bash will be permanent unless steamed in and rubbed, or tightly folded. And yes, the hat can be folded or rolled like a panama.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Dinner at Eight Recently saw it again on TCM -- it reminded me, yet again, of what movies were like before special effects were used as a substitute for presence and talent!
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I'm watching "Miller's Crossing" now -- haven't seen it since it was in the movies. Excellent costuming, and a great amalgam of Hammett's "Red Harvest" and "Glass Key"!

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