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    Serious about a straw Stetson Stratoliner

    I'm very hesitant about trying to stretch straw hats. Also, you're always better off going slightly large than slightly small. A leather sweatband will often shrink, but I've never seen one grow. Get the larger one: if need be use a spacer, and soon the hat will fit you fine. I have two or three...
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    Banished Lounger?

    Thanks. I got a laugh out of this one. I was attacked in the Outerwear forum not too long ago in the kind of overtly political way (attacking my lack of rabid nationalism) that I thought was strictly taboo, and I was annoyed that nothing was done about it. I think i responded in an appropriate...
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    Banished Lounger?

    I was a bartender (in a real bar) in an earlier incarnation, and whenever this subject comes up it reminds me of those days. I didn't know why Bob got 86'd, but it sounds justifiable. If a bartender asks you to cease and desist, well, you know what happens if you don't. One thing I absolutely...
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Not a bad "same old thing." I guess that means the same as "go-to jacket".
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    Brando's Wild One Hat

    Yes, I figured it probably wasn't an exact replica, but I remember some members here expressing interest in the style in the past. It is kind of a cool little cap.
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    Brando's Wild One Hat

    I see that JJ's Hat Center is now offering a version of Brando's cap in their New Arrivals section. $150, but I think there might be a discount just now.
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    Aero Premier Sea Biscuit, Battered Tan Horse Hide, size 40

    I love this design (did Aero stop making them?) and this one would probably fit me perfectly, but I just can't justify the cost under the circumstances we find ourselves in today. Last night I watched the film for the first time and was really struck by the great job the costume designer did on...
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    Hoodies, history

    Yes, I remember them as primarily athletic wear back in the '50s and '60s, and I distinctly remember them on the Princeton athletic field during a football practice session when I was in the boy scouts. You often saw them with college names printed on the front. No way they would have been worn...
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    Photos of cool jackets owned by others (non-brand specific)

    I had one once and I absolutely hated it, particularly in warm weather or in a warm club. I think it was a Schott CR that a friend had owned before me: all I remember was my skin sweating into the damp, rough side of the leather. Plus, as HD mentioned, it was a bitch at times getting on or off...
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    How often do you wear your hat?

    There was one day last year I didn't wear a hat: actually, I did, but I had to leave it in the car because of the wind. My office is just a half-block from the harbor in downtown Miami and sometimes we get gales right off the sea. As Charles Dickens said, there's nothing so entirely comical as a...
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    The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

    As I was just now noticing that some of the kids in these photos weren't wearing shoes, I remembered my dad telling me that, when he first arrived at USMC boot camp at Parris Island in 1941, a good many of the enlistees were just receiving their first pairs of shoes.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Love the color of that jacket.
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    Help with first leatherjacket!

    Also, keep in mind that many of the jackets we see in this forum are form-fitting and not meant to be worn with anything but a shirt underneath it. You could get a good idea of this by looking at the range of styles on Aero's homepage and the differences in fit: it might be a place to get a...
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    Recommendation on Leather Jacket (Diamond Dave vs Aero)

    Has anyone here ordered a Hercules? They don't look bad at all, and it's nice to see somebody giving this a shot at an affordable price. If I could see one in the wild I might take a chance.
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    Recent Wested Quality?

    Anyone have one of their Snake Plissken jackets? I've been considering one for some time.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I'd thought that the 59'er was a much trimmer jacket, but that looks very comfortable. How do you like the fit?
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    Biltmore black fedora size 7 3/4 or 62cm

    Thought I'd take a look, but yeah, it's a bit on the short side. Nice hat, though.
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    Old Aero A2 leather jacket.

    What he said ^
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    My grail jacket. The shop that sold the jacket to Einstein is still there. It's called Hilton's and is on Witherspoon Street. Einstein would have walked past it on his way to the University from his house. It's a small storefront but goes way into the back and sells jeans, boots, sweatshirts...
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Love that jacket. If you ever want to move that one on, just lat me know. The Connolly HB and I have become best buddies.

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