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  1. KILO NOVEMBER

    HOLY GRAIL? /What fedoras are you pining for?

    Didn't Ed Norton wind up with this hat?
  2. KILO NOVEMBER

    Biggest head?

    I feel like a pin head at 7 3/4! OK, I won't complain about the paucity of hats for me anymore. Maybe I'll audition if someone does a remake of Freaks.
  3. KILO NOVEMBER

    Coat arm holes, how high is high?

    The experiment has begun! I visited the tailor today and ordered a new suit. The fabric is a heavy wool in light gray with a light blue chalk stripe. I brought a suit he had made for me earlier for comparison (the one I'm wearing in the photo to the left), and photos from the Jimmy Cagney...
  4. KILO NOVEMBER

    Coat arm holes, how high is high?

    Thanks for the descriptions so far Thanks to both of you for replying. As qualitative descriptions, your answers work. Still, I have to believe that someone, somewhere, at some time has developed a quantitative definition of high arm holes. I remember seeing the pictures of Cagney's suit...
  5. KILO NOVEMBER

    Coat arm holes, how high is high?

    My peripatetic tailors are coming to town this weekend. I have followed the discussions of "high arm holes" here over the past few months. So far I understand that high is good and low is bad, but I need some quantitative guidelines if I am going to talk to them about raising the arm holes on a...
  7. KILO NOVEMBER

    William Hopper, sharp dresser

    Perry Mason Duds on the way ... I'll screen some shows over the next few days, capturing some stills. I'll post soon.
  8. KILO NOVEMBER

    William Hopper, sharp dresser

    When I was in college in the early to mid 1970's I always watched Perry Mason re-runs at 11:30. I watched the originals as a child because my mother is/was a big fan of the show. Because I liked them so much I have bought the shows on DVD when I could find them. As I have become more style...
  9. KILO NOVEMBER

    Ricky Jackets

    How old Sky king's niece Penny is today That would be 76 years, her birthday is November 28, 1932.
  10. KILO NOVEMBER

    Proper wearing of a belt?

    Low potential as a sucessful criminal Oh, I don't know anything of his character. I had never seen him before, and if I am lucky, I won't see him again. But I don't imagine he was a purse snatcher or anything along that criminal line. After all, how fast could he run with those pants belted...
  11. KILO NOVEMBER

    Proper wearing of a belt?

    Anyone here wear his belt this way? On Sunday I went to the supermarket. Standing out in front of the store was a young man wearing a belt in a way I had never seen. He was wearing those long short pants (or are they short long pants?), you know the kind where the waist is lower than normal...
  13. KILO NOVEMBER

    what's wrong with this tie?

    I am old ... I am old, so I've got no problem with a tie that makes me look that way. PM me and I'll send your wife the address where she can ship the tie.
  14. KILO NOVEMBER

    Classic Hat Makers List

    Woodward & Lothrop, retailer Until about ten years ago, Woodward & Lothrop was a department store. I used to manage shopping centers and the was a "Woodies" anchor in two of them. There were an east coast company. It's hard to imagine that they actually manufactured anything.
  15. KILO NOVEMBER

    Help a guy out - what's a good Akubra?

    I third the Campdraft I bought one last Spring. It's a really nice hat for the money. I think it meets your "everyday wear" criterion. Classy-looking without being too dressy.
  16. KILO NOVEMBER

    Who Makes Scout Hat Cleaner?

    Manufacturer of Scout hat cleaner According the label on my bottle, it is "Made in the USA for: Western Products Inc. 1303 Holiday Drive Sulphur Springs, TX 75482"
  17. KILO NOVEMBER

    Snazzy shoes on Army Chief of Staff, 1938

    Balmoral The way the part of the instep where the shoes lace looks defines these as Balmoral, at least that's the term we use in the U.S. The type of shoe that has, well, for lack of a better term "flaps" where the laces are are called Blucher in the U.S. and Derby in the U.K. Here are...
  19. KILO NOVEMBER

    Mad Men alco-accuracy

    Russian Vodka in the US in the early 1960's? Hard to imagine. Although I couldn't buy alcohol until the early-to-mid 1970's (depending on the jurisdiction), I do clearly remember the "Cuban missile crisis" from my childhood. It's very hard for me to imagine importers bringing Russian vodka to...
  20. KILO NOVEMBER

    Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom

    I'd love to have one, but at 7 3/4, I can't get one I'd love to have one, but at 7 3/4, I can't get one. I had one of the style shown in the pictures of these posts when I was a boy. I must have got it at an army surplus store. I watched a lot of old Tarzan movies on TV on Saturdays. What I'd...
  21. KILO NOVEMBER

    Film Noir?

    Farewell My Lovely, with Robert Mitchum Here's my favorite, "Farewell My Lovely", a remake starring Robert Mitchum from 1975. I've read the book, seen the Dick Powell version, but there's something about the aging Mitchum that just nails the character for me. The fact that the co-star in...
  22. KILO NOVEMBER

    Cigar Smokers: Cutters and Lighters

    Thanks for correcting the spelling
  23. KILO NOVEMBER

    Capped-toe brown shoes - thois should be easy...

    Source for sturdy brown cap-toe oxfords I generally buy my shoes from Sherman Brothers. You can easily find their web site. I favor AllenEdmonds, but some of the Alden shoes look good as well. They are not cheap, but if you are looking for good-looking, well-crafted shoes of quality material...
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