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Dress coats
Grousing (ouch!) In recent years I've noticed a fair number of besuited New Yorkers have swapped out their long coats for shooting jackets, Barbour jackets and similar. Not as nice as a true wool overcoat, but definitely better than a puffy ski jacket. Sardou- Sardou
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Hats in Venice and Vienna
In Vienna . . . Try these: Nagy Schottengasse 3 Wien, 1010 Tel: +43 1 405 66 29-0 Fax: +43 1 405 66 29 12 Collins H?ºte Opernpassage 5-6 Wien, 1010 Tel: +43 1 587 13 05 Fax: +43 1 523 24 91 Nagy has several branches sprinkled throughout the city. Collins is located in the... -
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What Is A "Dinner Jacket?"
Maybe not even that. Looking back over the plates that have appeared in this thread, no one is wearing tails with a flower of any kind. Aren't boutonnieres mostly a daytime thing anyway? But I agree with the main point. Tails really are a "uniform". If you want to get creative with... -
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Ancestor hat pics
My Avatar . . . is actually my great-great-grandfather, sitting in his lawn chair on Great Cranberry Island, Maine. He died in 1929, so the picture is probably from the mid 1920s. -
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The B-3 appreciation society …
Fitting a Shearling/Sheepskin I'm intrigued by several sheepskin coats on ebay, but need to know how much "extra room" one should allow for in the chest measurement (ie, how much room does the fleece take up?). I'm more or less a 42L (actually 41L). I see that nominally size 42 sheepskins on...- Sardou
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Bespoke Hats in NYC?
Tony's A/C Bill? Tony, you've nailed that 19th century German industrialist look! It's terrific! But just how often do you wear that coat in Southern California?? Sardou -
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Seer Sucker details
Quite the opposite. Throughout the 70s and 80s (and perhaps still) the only people in the Northeast who could be reliably counted on to own a seersucker suit were "old money", together with those aspiring to look the part. See Hem's description of churchgoers, above. No matter how... -
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The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard
Curt, your choice of avatar makes that comeback especially convincing!! Sardou -
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Ahoy, matey! A Just for Fun hat
Pirates were a slovenly bunch (apart from the Wall Street types). Pour a pint of dark rum over the crown, add a few powder stains, and adjust the bash having just eaten a Philly cheese steak (and without washing your hands) and presto: you're there! Sardou -
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A Difficult Decision to Make
Let it grow on you (or you on it) . . . Sad to say, most of us guys don't grow more gaunt with time. My 43rd birthday brought both reading glasses and a jump in my shirt size from 15.5 to 16. And the trend continues. . . People wait decades for a great wine to come into its own. Surely... -
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What is it about Racing? Brit/Oz Help Needed
Look at the descriptions of the Sandown and the Wetherby by Lock (and perhaps the Haydock as well) http://www.jameslock.co.uk/prod1.taf?catuid=100005&_UserReference=43B2CC6883AE9C024513BDB9 And the descriptions of the Fedora and the Flemington by Akubra... -
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Montecristi Ultrafino hats on EBAY?
Pushing the Point . . . PBob, Some follow-ups, if I might: Are Cuencas woven from Paja Toquilla grown locally? Paja Toquilla trucked up from the coast? Something else? (if so, what?) Will the Cuenca I have on order from you be White White White? (:eek: :eek: ) What enables... -
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Fall/Winter Coat
Duffle Coat? You love 'em or you hate 'em, but a duffle coat is a classic that goes with everything from torn jeans with a holey sweater to a banker's suit (being something of a statement in the latter case).* Tomasso's link, above, will show you some. Mine (from J.Press two years ago) is...- Sardou
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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OpenRoad??
Post, Schmost Now, Douglas: Which Saturday in October had you planned to invite over all the NYC area loungers to admire your collection in person? I'm looking forward to it! Sardou ;) ;) ;) -
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Pelushe
2% Knowledge . . . As I understand it, a "Peluche" finish isn't just furry, it's distinctly hairy. As noted earlier, "Velour" is velvety. A "Suede" finish is a bit longer/furrier than standard felt, but less so than Velour, thereby looking like, well, suede. A "Silk" finish has a distinctly... -
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Another masterpiece
While we're at it. . . As long as we're on the subject of the great people one finds hanging out in the Lounge: Living in Brooklyn, I am a regular and happy customer of both Bencrafts, but earlier today I had the pleasure of finally meeting Besdor face-to-face. He was kind enough to take... -
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Panamas: What are the benefits of quality?
I've read the material on Panama Bob's excellent site, as well as the stuff on Brent Black's. So I think I get some idea as to WHAT constitutes quality in the world of Panamas. But as among Montecristis, WHY should one want to go for a better quality hat over a lesser one? Will it last... -
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HAH! One Midnight blue Borsalino to go, please!
Let's ask Besdor! Hey Besdor, What is the story behind Borsalino/Trionfo and Borsalino/Vanzina? Are those designations unique for Bencraft? I haven't seen them anywhere else. By the way, I like the box that's coming with Pilgrim's hat. Any chance of a limited run for the retro... -
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windy day in boston
True . . . But a brush, a spritz and a squirt of goo will redo a "Do" as good as new. A lost hat is a wound that will never heal. [sob] Sardou -
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Panama hat ventilation
Ladies' Calada WOW. Thanks for resurrecting this thread. In addition to being lovely, we'd save a bundle in not having to have highlights added to my wife's hair from time to time. Sardou
