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Donegal Tweed Cloth?
Found this thread, and thought I would restart it, on account of not wanting to start a new one unnecessarily. Looking for advice here: my grandfather used to wear tweed jackets a lot, in what you might call a semi Donegal type of weave. It looked like fish scales. The cloth was not particularly...- PeterB
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Aurochs rebirth. A Nazi fantasy lives on.
Fascinating post. This forum never ceases to amaze me. -
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Very depressing posts, above. Vintage things that have disappeared in my lifetime? Filing cabinets made of wood, wood office chairs, and black rotary phones. ALso the concertina arm with the phone on it that you could push back to the wall and pull out.- PeterB
- Post #4,143
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Trouser break on shoes
That's a great illustration. Hard to achieve all the time, as pants move up and down the waist when one walks, sits, stands, etc But I would strive for a break like that.- PeterB
- Post #34
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
It Came from Outer Space is a good film. Effects do not look as good today as they did when it was released, but still a good film. The last film that I watched was Hell Drivers, late 50s with Stanley Baker, about British truck drivers. Last one before that was Sapphire, 1959, with Nigel...- PeterB
- Post #20,206
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What was the last TV show you watched?
The last TV show I watched, apart from History Channel, was Four Start Players, with Dick Powell. Before that, a B/W Dragnet episode. I try to make it a rule never to watch anything made after 1970, but sometimes slip. Old Mannix episodes sometimes.- PeterB
- Post #11,036
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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How many suits do you own?
Guys, the question of how many suits one should own, as opposed to how many one does own, is for most of us a question of economics. That said, owning more than about 20 suits brings challenges, e.g., storage. FWIW, I would recommend enough suits so that one does not have to wear the same one... -
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The Thread to Display Your 1940s Suits
The maker did some good pattern matching on the side pockets, Eddie. Quite a find. And the material has a beautiful weave in it. -
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BOTH SIDES OF THE TWEED! - Show us your tweed suits, sport coats and pants
Wear it in peace, and long may you enjoy it. Good old jackets kind of grow on you, don't they? -
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How many suits do you own?
Seb, I think it is something to do with the way purchases are made. If you get suits made by a tailor, as many used to, you have to think about it, plan the purchase, the purchase itself takes time, and you are less likely to buy something on impulse. Also, those well made suits such as you... -
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How many suits do you own?
Seb, that's interesting. If you consider what prosperity meant in the 20s, it was quite different from what prosperity means today, or even what it meant in the 80s. My mother's father, who was born in 91, had about three suits and a few jackets, which he wore for about 30 years when I remember... -
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How many suits do you own?
Eddie, I would, but can't get around to it. Would have to ask the better half to take the pictures, and one would need a couple of days for her to finish laughing at the idea. -
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BOTH SIDES OF THE TWEED! - Show us your tweed suits, sport coats and pants
Great find, Esteban. Do you call that a Gun Club check? -
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What are you wearing today??
Beautiful car, Moe. And great Spectators.- PeterB
- Post #23,208
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Vintage Picking and Road Tripping with Dinerman
Wow. America is a treasure house, isn't it?- PeterB
- Post #43
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Hello from Oliver Cabell (pleased to meet you).
Good luck with the brand and keeping costs down. Sounds like a great idea. Speaking truth to power, as they say. -
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What are you wearing today??
Eddie, shoes are great. What's the car?- PeterB
- Post #23,205
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show us your 'vintage inspired' suits ....
Rabbit, thanks for the info. The navy British suit has a very deep waistband, doesn't it? The hem width I note is one inch less than the knee, and the rise front and back look just like mine. From thigh downwards we have a two inch narrowing, which looks right, to avoid the flare appearance. I... -
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Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.
HBK, wish I had space for some more. Four suit lengths waiting to be made up, and more on the way. Good luck, as it would be a treat to get five metres of the genuine article. Good luck selling it, though I don't suppose it will be around for long. -
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Show us your British suits
Eddie, keep it for the collection. You may have a grandson one day, and who will teach him about the golden age, if not you?
