Here is a photo of me in my Stetson silverbelly "Open Road" set up as a fedora, center dent, pinched. Maybe 1950's - I haven't determined the date yet. Open crown, nice soft felt. Originally sold by Joske's of Texas, which was still in business when I last lived there, but I believe is gone...
Same thing happened to my Uncle Peck Capelli. The car Uncle Peck was found in was his. A really fancy big black Packard. Wish I still had it! Peck was a driver for one of the NY "families." Of course, in the Golden Era, nobody talked, so the whole story of Uncle Peck's demise never did come out...
Among the things I inherited from my father-in-law were several collars of various shapes, all white, except for the following (click for a larger display):
Inside the collar it says, "Town Club Collar." So I was wondering whether this collar was intended to be worn on a white shirt, a blue...
I just found this old shot of me in my beaver top hat - an old Filene's hat from Boston, here paired with a frock coat, though it looks pretty good with tails, too. I've since had it restored a bit. Replaced the ribbon.
Yes, I was much younger then. Better not to mention it.
WARNING! The following pictures may offend somebody!
My Homburg (complete with tie and pocket square):
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My Borsalino "Colombo" (sorry, dressed casually, even wearing (gasp!) blue jeans, view at your own risk)...
You might want to check out the online exhibition from the Library of Congress of color photos from the 1930's and 1940's at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/boundforglory/glory-exhibit.html.
I think the book from which they come (Bound for Glory: America in Color, 1939-43 ) has been mentioned here...
I thought I would post here the results of some correspondence I had recently, with the help of Riccardo, who also posts here from time to time, I believe, regarding a recently acquired Boraslino "Colombo" hat, the one with the picture of the sailing ship in the lining of the crown. I first...
I'll be in Venice and Vienna late in the Fall, and I was wondering if anyone knows of any hat shops worth visiting in either place. It's been decades since I was last in Italy, and that was in full summer, but even with the heat and sun I didn't see many men wearing hats. Are Italians or...
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