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  1. David Conwill

    Getting some brim 'cupping out?

    My first thought exactly. -Dave
  2. David Conwill

    Hat Norms?

    My rule of thumb is the more intimate the setting, the more likely you remove your headgear. Practical considerations may dictate otherwise, however. Thus - you keep your hat on in hallways, entry chambers, elevators, the grocery store, the train station, etc. But when in close proximity...
  3. David Conwill

    You Sears Catalog hoarders, got one from 1920-1935?

    My wife is the same way! I always tell her it just means she recognizes quality no matter what the era. Alas, the 1920s home we were looking at had serious structural problems and we've moved on. We're still looking for old houses, though. I do appreciate everyone sharing their catalog...
  4. David Conwill

    Opie/Cowboys and Indians

    Insurgents and GIs? I think the myth of the west has been too severely debunked for cowboys and indians to ever come back as kids play. In fact, the world may have gotten just too cynical for anything of that nature to make a comeback, it's too hard to find shades of gray where we used to...
  5. David Conwill

    favorite cars of the golden era

    Actually, that's not Caddy inspired, that's a copy of a '55 Packard. I don't know about the '62 Chaika, but some 1950s Zil limos actually were made with old Packard toolings that had been sold to the Russians. As for the Gaz, they were part of a cooperative effort Henry Ford made with the...
  7. David Conwill

    crosley radios

    Actually, Powell Crosley was marketing his car even before WWII. I think the first models were 1939s. I know a fellow near my inlaws that has a vintage riding lawnmower with the complete running gear from a '52 Crosley. I wouldn't mind owning one of the little buggers, they're cheap enough...
  8. David Conwill

    Start 'em Young

    Funny, somewhere I have a picture of my daughter in nearly that exact hat. Only, watch out, she pulled the lining out of mine! -Dave
  9. David Conwill

    My Frankenjacket has arrived

    I couldn't get it to open, but I think I know what you're talking about. They are pretty readily available around here at various discount clothing stores. Most of them have a very 1980s baggy-and-padded look to them, but I suspect that in the right design they could be alright looking. The...
  10. David Conwill

    At a store near you!

    Gosh, if I didn't shop modern, I'd be naked most of the time! -Dave
  11. David Conwill

    You Sears Catalog hoarders, got one from 1920-1935?

    I've never seen a Montgomery Wards catalog. I'd be very interested in seeing it, if you've got a scanner and some free time. -Dave
  13. David Conwill

    You Sears Catalog hoarders, got one from 1920-1935?

    My wife and I are looking for home decor ideas from the 1920s and first half of the '30s. Unfortunately, the only thing one finds on the internet is "Arts & Crafts" or "Bungalow" style, with a smattering of Art Deco/Streamline Moderne. Nice styles, to be sure, but we're interested in the more...
  14. David Conwill

    Florsheim Shoes

    I think I own your exact shoes, they're my only pair of leather-soled dress shoes at the moment. Mine have held up quite nicely to approximately weekly use for two or three years. In fact, I like them so well I'm always surprised by how poorly everyone thinks of "Floor Shines." All I can...
  15. David Conwill

    At a store near you!

    Walmart is the devil, but the fact is that in many areas of the country it's one of the few places left to shop. My in-laws, for example, can either shop at their local Walmart or drive 45 minutes to the nearest town large enough to support something else. As a consequence, I have a few...
  16. David Conwill

    Show us your vintage home!

    The wife and I both agreed - the two fabrics together looks the best. I can't speak to era appropriateness, however. We're in the negotiations to buy a c. 1920 American Foursquare ourselves. It will be our first house. Here's hoping the inspection doesn't turn up anything catastrophic (or...
  17. David Conwill

    Stetson "Nostalgia"? (now with pics)

    New Stetson Whippet? What's all this about a new Whippet? Did I miss a thread? Is it a reproduction of the old one? -David
  19. David Conwill

    So, what happened with the bound-edge Nostalgia?

    I'm glad to know Stetson is going to ride it out. Not that I'm in a position to buy a brand-new car at the moment, but even if I could, I'd be waiting for GM to build a Camaro convertible. However, the fear is that they might kill the Camaro again for lack of sales, or alternately not...
  20. David Conwill

    Ideological and Historical Roots of anti-Suit Hatred

    I'm a wannabe weasel, so maybe my worldview is also skewed, but I thought I'd chime in, since I'm also one of the aforementioned "2000 Generation" (I must say, I like that considerably better than Generation Y/Why). I do think that people my age are starting to take more of an interest in...
  21. David Conwill

    Let's See Your Watches! The Vintage Watch Thread.

    Those watch fobs are swell. Where did you find them? -Dave
  22. David Conwill

    A "time capsule" of sorts disovered in the former DDR

    Let me sum up the article: "Wow, look at this untouched piece of history that we redeveloped into nothingness." You'd think it was the United States, not Europe, except that Germans seem to be very fond of forgetting the dark parts of their own history. -David
  23. David Conwill

    Building a 1950's Wardrobe: The Basics FOR MEN?

    Wow, I've never felt quite so deconstructed. :D I actually did mean that I thought the image (aside from the lapels, I guess, but I never was good at noticing lapel width) looked more like 1954 or earlier than nearly 1960. When I think of 1959 I think of stingy brims and shark-skin 2-piece...

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