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  1. Zoukatron

    Got White?

    I normally prefer subtle, if possible invisible, stitching on hats, but I really like the style of the stitching on this one.
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    A couple of fashion pet peeves...

    I started wearing odd waistcoats a lot around eight years ago (not three piece suits - I usually wear separates). Some people looked at me oddly, but there were lots of compliments too. These days, I see a lot more waistcoats in London, not just odd ones being worn for fashion, but as part of...
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    A couple of fashion pet peeves...

    Classic is indeed a somewhat elastic term (and I certainly used in a loose way) - but I think most of us can probably agree that anything any of us would consider classic has a good fit to it, and this is what gets lost when manufacturers follow the fashions. Yes, it is true that they make...
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    A couple of fashion pet peeves...

    Ooh... they may well be. I'll check them out. Thanks!
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    What would you not be seen dead in?

    There's a lot of stuff I would not be caught dead in. Something that looks terrible that I definitely do wear, however, is socks and sandals. If it is hot enough for me to wear sandals, then it is hot enough for my feet to get really sweaty and develop a disgusting, dirty, sweaty layer under...
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    A couple of fashion pet peeves...

    My fashion pet peeve: the trickle-down effect the fashion industry has on (for want of a better term) not or less fashionable clothes. Classic styling pretty much has fit nailed. Whether we are talking about suits, formal shirts, chinos, whatever. Because fashion means moving away from the...
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    Why do you wear a fedora or cap?

    Hmm... The first real hat I bought was a cotton country hat down in the New Forest (southern England) in the 90s. I bought it kind of on a whim, but also because I was doing lots of outdoor stuff, so thought it would be useful (and although not waterproof, I did come to appreciate the little bit...
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    Wearing a top hat with a business suit and overcoat?

    I can't say I've often toyed with the idea of a low-crown topper, but I have definitely though about it. I think it absolutely would work with a shorter jacket, I would love to see that done (and not just within the context of modern dressage).
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    Wearing a top hat with a business suit and overcoat?

    I agree with Edward on this one, top hats just work better with the lines of tailcoats. I also agree about the long overcoat though, if it an overcoat that is long enough to theoretically cover a tailcoat or frock coat.
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    Seersucker At A Dance

    I'm going to have to agree with what GHT says about bringing plenty of spare t-shirts or the like. Whilst I don't have 60 years of experience, I have been a dance teacher for many years (now primarily just zouk/lambada). I would dearly love to be able to dress really nice for my dancing, but I...
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    List of different hats from more dressy to less dressy?

    I'm impressed you get to wear white tie at all, I've certainly never had the opportunity to, even living in London. Morning dress is a lot more common here - I always enjoy seeing people dressed up on their way to the Royal Ascot.
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    List of different hats from more dressy to less dressy?

    Are you saying formal and semi-formal in the traditional sense (i.e. formal = white tie, morning dress; semi-formal = black tie, stroller/black lounge) or in the more modern sense (i.e. formal = lounge suit and up; semi-formal = something like a sport coat and odd trousers)? I ask because I...
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    List of different hats from more dressy to less dressy?

    Black beret with black tie? Interesting take. I've worn a black ascot cap occasionally to black tie - I took it off once indoors, but I feel like if I went with a beret I might leave it on (I'm not a beret person though). With regards to the matter of how relevant the "rules" of formal dress...
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    List of different hats from more dressy to less dressy?

    I think some of these hats are very nation specific with regards to formality. Here in the UK, bowlers/derbies are very definitely at the formal end (below toppers and on par with homburgs) - they were worn until relatively recently primarily by bankers and the like in London. Images of a sea of...
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    Lock & Co Sale

    I noticed they had a sale on and was very tempted by exactly the same hat. Just a shame for me it's just the burgundy one on sale, I would have wanted the navy.
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    Formulae for hat proportions

    Thanks for that link carouselvic. Clearly not something that has ever been clearly ground down. I know I have my own tastes, which I'm fine and happy with, but I do wonder if there are some clear figures that could be worked out. Would be very very complex though.
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    Formulae for hat proportions

    Hello people, I tried to search for something like this on the forums, but couldn't find what I was looking for. So... we all know the advice that a hat's proportions should be matched to our own bodies (whether face shape, shoulder breadth, total height or whatever) if we want a hat to look as...
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    Akubra makes shopping hard!

    It would be so sensible if all colours of all models were sold through all the different distributors wouldn't it. :/ My understanding is that some colour/model combinations are made specifically for specific retailers. Happens all the time with so many products. Christy's for example, make some...
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    This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim

    When you say the hats were 1/2 a size too small for you, do you mean that you're a size 7 1/2 and the hats were a size 7 (for example), or do you mean the hats were halfway off in size between a 7 and a 7 1/8?
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    This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim

    Thanks guys. I think I'll take it along to a hatter and get their opinion, I might then try it, I might not.

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