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    Watch Chains

    In regards to only the top button being buttoned, I just found this at gentlemansemporium.com, in their Victorian Fashion Guide. "Many men even wore their coats buttoned only with the top button, thereby allowing more of their vest to be seen."
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    New vintage collars

    I just looked for a shirt at Goodwill that was a band collar with the outer flap added. A band collar shirt would have saved me a step, but I did not find one in my size. I pulled the stitches on the collar and then resewed it as a band collar. I removed the top button and added a button hole...
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    looking for a inexpensive fedora

    Have you tried Burlington Coat Factory?
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    Flashlights?

    My EDC is a River Rock 1AA light. I keep a NightStar CS shake light in my auto emergency kit.
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    Cruise formal attire

    This may help with what to wear, A digital copy of the 1922 Emily Post, Chapter on Traveling at Home and Abroad. Line 34 begins the section on "Dress on the Steamer." http://www.bartleby.com/95/37.html
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    Vests

    Google Translate seems to work well for Rakuten.
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    Satchel bar

    You could probably JB Weld a hinge and latch onto a standard ice bucket. You could also look into a soup or food thermos. They are wider and shorter than a standard thermos. Someone makes a "travel" ice bucket, but it looks like it may not even have a lid. http://www.gorgeous.com.tw/travel.htm
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    Satchel bar

    You could make the dividers out of hardboard/masonite. Use the pre-finished edge for the top. Make your own padded inserts with open-cell foam. Cut a rectangle of foam for the height of the dividers. Rough fit it in the insert and cut it to fit. Put rubber cement on the ends and allow it to...
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    Collar Stud Conundrum

    This site looks to have a short/long combo for $6.95, but they are not solid metal. http://www.danceshopper.com/dance-supplies.Collar_Stud
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    SELF-TAILORING FOR THE WILLING GENTLEMAN.

    The complication I faced was insufficient material. Also, the way mine was cut the tip of the foldover is the widest point. I had to seam to the narrowest points and then cut off the excess. To get the foldover the sleeve would have had to end up much smaller in diameter.
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    Briefcases

    If you are up to a bit of DIY, "How to Make Leather Cases vol. 2" by Al Stohlman (Tandy Leather 61941-02) has instructions for an accordian gusset brief case. There are no straps, but adding them would not be too difficult.
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    SELF-TAILORING FOR THE WILLING GENTLEMAN.

    I have the same problem. Extending jacket sleeves is no small task. There is the afore mentioned lining extension and if it has a faux buttoned cuff you will likely have to remove it and convert the sleeve to just seamed. The inside is also more complex than you might expect. Also...
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    Show Us Your Purchases....GUYS !

    USAF wool overcoat
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    Guys: How Many Shoes?

    Black Boots-daily Brown Walking shoes-occasionally Black "Mickey Mouse" boots-when weather requires it Black cap toe-rarely Ratty tennis shoes-exceedingly rarely (When I don't want to destroy another pair of shoes) Clean tennis shoes-I don't know when I last wore them
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    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    Yes, but the only one that is vintage is a Cub Scout pocketknife.
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    Wanted: Men's military grooming brush

    Just one or a matched set? My local Sally has a reinforced one, but it looks to be synthetic augmented by natural more than a reinforced natural bristle. I can try to find out when they are getting more of the natural bristle ones or if you want to try the p/n for the Firm Military Boar...
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    The Umbrella

    I use an Eddie Bauer vented umbrella. It has only inverted on me once, and that was when I was trying to catch the wind with it to test the venting.
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    color blind tricks o'the trade?!

    I have heard of having tags with shapes added to garments to indicate their color or what coordinates with what.
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    Entering Day Two without sleep, or how I learned to hate being post grad

    I'm studying Applied Communication. I too wait until the last minute to begin working on papers. I just cannot focus on them without sufficient stress. [huh]
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    Winter Weather - First Snow-

    We finally got our first snow in Northern Arizona.

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