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  1. KILO NOVEMBER

    The Dobbs Diner...

    Humphrey Bogart in a 1948 Dobbs! Fred C. Dobbs, that is. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1453168640/ch0012238 :p
  2. KILO NOVEMBER

    Handkerchiefs and Pocket Squares

    Great PDFs on folding pocket squares This is my favorite set of folding instructions. http://www.lordwhimsy.com/trifles/tutorials.html. The site provides a nice set of downloadable PDF files showing how to fold each type of square. My favorites are #1 and #3. I buy cheap cotton handkerchiefs...
  3. KILO NOVEMBER

    Male Facial Hair Care

    Make up your mind! Here's my beef, the Yasser Arafat look. Next it was picked up by pop stars, exempli gratis, George Michael: Now I see it everywhere and it looks like (expletive deleted)! Hey! Buy a razor! Make the commitment to grow a beard! When I see guys with this "grooming", I...
  4. KILO NOVEMBER

    Mad Hatters

    I see that mercury was finally banished from felting in 1941, at least that's what one on-line encyclopedia stated. To those of you who wear hats from years earlier than that, do you have any idea how much mercury leaks from your hats to your heads? I don't, and in general I disdain...
  5. KILO NOVEMBER

    Post New Hats Here!

    Resizing boundaries? I have a large head, 7 3/4 long oval. I have read from time to time that posters have had old hats resized. I see attractive hats on eBay, but the better nutrition of us baby boomers as compared to our father's generation means that hats my size are rare, particularly in...
  7. KILO NOVEMBER

    Unusual Spectator shoe option

    Black and gray spectator I have two pairs of spectators from AllenEdmonds. The black and white is no longer offered in that particular model and the bone and oxblood pair is the McClain model, not offered in that combination as a stock item at present. The McClain model is now offered in...
  8. KILO NOVEMBER

    If You Could Keep But Only One Of Your Lids...

    How did you get the curl in the rear of the brim? That hat's general shape is like one worn by William Powell in "The Kennel Murder Case". I asked Art Fawcett to make one for me, which he did. It is a faithful reproduction but for the curl in the rear of the hat. Art didn't have the correct...
  9. KILO NOVEMBER

    corsets for men?

    Do you want a back brace? The word "corset" conjures up images of Victorian "French" post cards. You may find what you are looking for if you search for "back brace" such as this one: http://www.healthyback.com/products/obus-forme/obusforme-unisex-back-belt/288. I often see deliverymen wearing...
  10. KILO NOVEMBER

    Who makes the best Panama hat for $100?

    One hundred dollars is a dead zone One hundred dollars is a dead zone in prices for Panama hats. You can get a decent hat from Panama Bob, aka Panama Hat Works of Montecristi, on eBay with opening bids starting at around US$40.00. For a really fine hat, Bob will also sell you one outright...
  11. KILO NOVEMBER

    Needing advice from dapper dudes...

    Bad kitty! The favorable exchange rate prevailing between the Australian and US currencies make the Akubra a very attractive deal. I recently ordered one (not yet arrived) and the cost including shipping was $102.00. Try this link...
  13. KILO NOVEMBER

    "Bash." Not a hatter's term?

    Young's Hat Shops advertisements I'd love to, where can I see them?
  14. KILO NOVEMBER

    Help with Houndstooth?

    White or off-white and burgundy knit tie? Go with white, unless you are dead certain that the off-white won't look like you tried very hard to match the light color in the jacket, but came up short. Burgundy tie, OK, but once again, you'll need to lay it on the jacket to see if it is noticeably...
  15. KILO NOVEMBER

    Help with Houndstooth?

    Houndstooth go-withs Navy slacks and a reddish tie with a small pattern like this one Red tie with white pin dot pattern
  16. KILO NOVEMBER

    How hard is it to find a nice DB suit these days???

    Double-breasted suits in the UK? Try my guys. While my tailors are inexpensive, they are not quite at the 100 pound range, you can get something nice under £200. On the other hand they do make great clothing and the difference in price between one suit and another is the fabric. A further...
  17. KILO NOVEMBER

    Anyone wearing s Fez these days?

    You can get a fez without a logo on it Ataturk may have banned them in the modern Republic of Turkey, but the broader Ottoman Empire was out of his reach and the wearing of the fez continued. A few years back a friend of Lebanese background told me he was going to visit his parents who...
  19. KILO NOVEMBER

    1970's Movies

    Zardoz! Who made the hyrdogen sulfide in chem class?! Whew! What a stinker! If Sean Connery took his acting career seriously, he'd be embarrassed by that one. I remember seeing it in college. The attractive naked girls got my interest, the rest was cringe-inducing. It was the first time I...
  20. KILO NOVEMBER

    hat shops in DC

    No hat shops in DC When I came to Washington nearly 40 years ago, there were a number of hat stores in the neighborhood bounded by 12th Street on the east and 15th Street on the west and Pennsylvania Avenue on the south and New York Avenue on the north. But the crash in hat wearing that started...
  21. KILO NOVEMBER

    Necktie Knots

    http://www.lordwhimsy.com/trifles/tutorials.html There are 16 different knots illustrated here, and pocket square folds as well. They range from the quotidian to the recherche. The line drawing illustrations are very good. I thought the Brooks Brothers photographs were dark and lacking good...
  22. KILO NOVEMBER

    Panama Hat Thread

    Panama Bob Cuenca Hats I have bought two inexpensive cuencas from Bob. You can't beat the price and the hats are a good value. Of course, they are not of the quality of the montecristis, but on the other hand, Bob will happily sell you a montecristi for ten times the cuenca price.
  23. KILO NOVEMBER

    Tweed for a Wedding Suit?

    This is a public event Unless things are very different on your side of the pond, weddings (the public, ceremonial EVENT) are the province of the bride. It's very likely that since your intended was a tot, she and her friends have been dressing up and playing the bride. It's likely that she has...

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