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  1. David Conwill

    Gaga for Bungalow / Craftsman / Mission

    I’ve long wanted a Bungalow or a Foursquare. Preferably something in the style of the Aladdin Company’s Brunswick or Hudson. The Marsden is nice too. Alas, while the sales literature is well preserved (mostly at my alma mater, Central Michigan University), the blueprints were apparently...
  2. David Conwill

    Stars And Their Cars

    I’ve seen at least one picture of him getting out of a ‘55 Chevy sedan. But I do seem to recall reading that a famous hot rodder (just whom escapes me right now - Gene Winfield, maybe?) was following him to the track the day he died, and he may have been driving a wagon. -Dave
  3. David Conwill

    Golden Era Passtimes / Hobbies

    It's not really golden era unless you are around a campfire with other hobos, making mulligan stew. ;) -Dave
  4. David Conwill

    Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom

    Just don’t run yourself out of time to contest the credit card charge. -Dave
  5. David Conwill

    Bow Ties

    I’m not familiar with Southern Proper or R Hanuer; but I would recommend the Brooks Brothers “346" bows to anybody who was thinking about starting. They’re more expensive than the first ties I bought, but they tie up very well. -Dave
  7. David Conwill

    Formal Wear Primer

    By that logic, shouldn’t any divorced-and-remarried fellow be an expert on black tie, given that he’s probably worn it to both his weddings? I still say this is at least partially calculated (possibly by their handlers - remember how the President was cited as a fedora-wearer back when he was...
  8. David Conwill

    Formal Wear Primer

    I wonder how much of that may be calculated? Most politicians typically campaign on a populist platform, regardless of what they're actually selling once elected. -Dave
  9. David Conwill

    Modern Products with Vintage Style Packaging

    It's been so long since I've had mainstream pop from a glass bottle, that I'd forgotten that, but I remeber it distinctly from when they stopped bottling apple juice in glass. I really haven't felt the same about the stuff since. -Dave
  10. David Conwill

    Formal Wear Primer

    They are Americans, nobody has worn it in their family for generations - if ever. To most of us, white tie is a costume that we'll never wear in our lifetime, so we don't look at ease in it, and we're not good at making better choices as to trouser rise, etcetera than we are for a lounge suit...
  11. David Conwill

    seersucker suits

    I bought both mine at Jos. A. Banks last fall. I'm very pleased with them. -Dave
  13. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    The video still didn't work for me. For the record, here's a 1929 Essex: The words "street rod" make me nervous. I think of monochrome pastel paint, billet wheels, and tweed bucket seats. I hope you just mean "street-driven hot rod". Did you ever check the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane...
  14. David Conwill

    Boater faction!

    Looking very good, Edward. And I must say that even with international shipping, the Olney from Tails and the Unexpected does seem to be quite the bargain. -Dave
  15. David Conwill

    Show us your vehicles

    About a '28 Lincoln? Good looking car. Like a giant Model A Ford (I know, I know, it's technically the other way around...). -Dave
  16. David Conwill

    The Lee Lounge

    Looks great on you. I hope you adjust to it. -Dave
  17. David Conwill

    Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom

    Fresh from mowing the lawn. -Dave
  19. David Conwill

    Seersucker Suit Question

    Don't be so quick to take offense, please. I thought it was worth spelling out for later readers and folks less familiar with sartorial tradition. Plus, it helped as I fleshed out my own position. I'm certainly not accusing you of ignorance. -Dave
  20. David Conwill

    The Lee Lounge

    Oops! And for the record, I am a frequent bow tie wearer, just not on the day that photo was taken. -Dave
  21. David Conwill

    The Lee Lounge

    All these Lees, and not a single straw? Allow me to add my boater - all the way from Waltham, Mass. to Bay City, Mich. It was being marketed as 1920s vintage, but I really have no idea. All I know is that it's really nice and was cheaper than a new one. It's the first vintage hat I've...
  22. David Conwill

    Seersucker Suit Question

    You've hinted at, but left out, the third factor by which some of us are guided - geography. I nod to historic U.S. Army regulations, which permitted the white uniform only during certain months when in the United States, but year round in tropical regions abroad. For my part the guidelines...
  23. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    The baking soda doesn't surprise me. My wife swears by it as a mild abraisive around the house. -Dave
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