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  1. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    This isn't really a yachting cap, more of a chauffeur's cap. Actually, it is from Harley-Davidson. Bought it in 1981 and wore it riding my bike (It will stay on even at speeds in excess of 100 mph!) :eek: It was my trademark for years until I started wearing a helmet. I'm still looking for...
  2. Orvil Newton

    Where did your user name come from??

    Orvil Newton was the American cowboy character played by Stuart Whitman in the 1965 film "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes". I am a pilot and this is one of my favorite movies. I wanted to use Terry Thomas' character, Sir...
  3. Orvil Newton

    The Other Open Roads.....

    Resistol "Dalworth" Here is the hat I bought on eBay last year for $11. It is a 1960s vintage, cattleman's crease. It is marked "Hand creased" and "Style - Dalworth" inside the band. I have asked before and no one seems to have heard of this style from Resistol but the markings are quite...
  4. Orvil Newton

    WWII Khaki Trousers - Originals and Reproductions

    As luck would have it, right after I made that last post I dumped a glass of wine on my computer and fried the motherboard :eusa_doh: Anyway, I got my new Latitude today so I'm catching up. One reason it may be hard to find wide-leg original post-war khaki pants is that in the sixties it was...
  5. Orvil Newton

    Blazer

    I may have committed a fashion faux pas but I had buttons made for my blazer to replace the cheap looking brass ones it came with. The new buttons are of fossilized walrus ivory scrimshawed with a fouled anchor design. If nothing else it is unique. I wear it with or without a tie over khaki...
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    WWII Khaki Trousers - Originals and Reproductions

    I'm glad this thread has been revived. It's almost summer and I'm down to one pair of Bill's M1s and one pair of Dockers K-1 khakis. I refuse to buy from Bill's since they decided they could make more money by selling only pants that are pre-worn out and adding $100 to the price. I didn't...
  8. Orvil Newton

    Traditional 50's style Leather Biker Jackets

    Vanson is the best, IMO. I have a couple of their jackets and the wife had a full leather road racing suit (She used to race 600 class). They make a couple of variations of the "Rocker" Style and a very nice A-2 with one piece back. Mine is almost exactly like an original right down to the...
  9. Orvil Newton

    Wool sweater shrinkage

    Thanks, I'll give it a try. Pity. It is a beautiful sweater; soft and warm. Obviously a very good quality wool.
  10. Orvil Newton

    Wool sweater shrinkage

    I've spent about twenty minutes searching the forum with no luck on this so I hope a new thread is not inappropriate. I love wool sweaters and by happy circumstance they are cheap and easy to find around here in second hand stores. Even better, they are sometimes available for nothing at...
  11. Orvil Newton

    Guns and shooting advice?

    Good work Kitty! My wife's choice: My choice: :D
  13. Orvil Newton

    Do you eat vintage?

    Watching the Burns and Allen show last night (DVD) I noticed a commercial for Carnation condensed milk. Harry Von Zell, the announcer was going on about the recipe you could get for something called crispy tuna puffs. Sounded pretty good. Wish I knew were to get the recipe.
  14. Orvil Newton

    I now have a "lid"

    How true. I get many compliments on my cheapo Pendleton wool fedora.
  15. Orvil Newton

    How things change...

    One thing is for certain: In the next five years we are going to get far more change than anyone could have imagined five years ago. I anticipate a very exciting (Scary) time ahead.
  16. Orvil Newton

    Election Night Watch Party--What's your drink of choice?

    I once spent three months searching for the best Mai Tai in Honolulu. I started at the Banyan Tree bar on the beach at the Royal Hawaiian hotel then went to Trader Vic's (It was still open then) and every likely bar in town including the piano bar at the Tahitian Lanai. I finally found it at a...
  17. Orvil Newton

    Election Night Watch Party--What's your drink of choice?

    Rushes into the room disheveled and sweating.... Give me a drink! Please! Someone! Anything will do: a little Knob Creek or Bookers, even Beam's Choice - straight up please. That's better. Thank heaven for the Fedora Lounge! The flying and sailing forums are awash in political vitriol...
  19. Orvil Newton

    Fedora without a suit advice

    No. Grow up, get some long-sleeved button down shirts and learn to tie a Windsor knot. "Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man" ;)
  20. Orvil Newton

    Baseball cap cloth

    On baseball caps Fitted only. No adjustable caps. Wool is the traditional and, IMO, best material. I like the New Era 59/Fifty, the official Major League Baseball on-field game cap, but they have recently stopped making them in wool. Now they are a polyester material that looks and...
  21. Orvil Newton

    One Hat

    Thanks Lefty. The camo model looks like just the ticket to complete my usual all-season outfit of dress blues, shower shoes and a light coat of oil.
  22. Orvil Newton

    One Hat

    What I need is one hat for all weather conditions.
  23. Orvil Newton

    Rain, rain, go away....

    I've been wondering what to do about the cold, wet winters here in the Pacific Northwest. I have a wool felt fedora by Pendleton that I bought last year. It's supposed to be water resistant and I suppose I'll wear it most of the time. It is warm and comfortable if not very stylish. I am...

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