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1930's/40's Six Button Waistcoat in Great Fabric Sz M (eBay)
"I see the term " Steampunk" used alot on ebay and Etsy. Along with mad men. What are the meanings for there use?" I think they mean "I want to sell this quickly and profitably, so I'll throw in some common and vaguely related search terms."- Doc Smith
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- Forum: Classifieds
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Going to work in vintage apparal
I'm a lecturer in aerospace engineering. Most of my colleagues tend to wear slacks and a dress shirt, sometimes with a tie or a sports jacket (rarely both). Doing the full vintage thing would be disruptive (and difficult with my current wardrobe), but I try to approximate the style of 1940s...- Doc Smith
- Post #31
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What gives you that vintage feeling?
Hearing the sound of multiple radial engines, slightly out of sync, and tipping back my fedora to search the skies for Yankee Lady, our local flight-worthy B-17.- Doc Smith
- Post #60
- Forum: The Golden Era
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How old is your house?
My wife and I bought our 1915 bungalow in 2001, and have spent the last decade (and a significant amount of money) restoring and renovating it. It was never very fancy, but it was well-made by modern standards. Most of the original plaster and woodwork is still in place, and the multiple...- Doc Smith
- Post #85
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Home movies from Los Alamos, c. 1945
It was top secret at the time, but everybody now knows of the community of physicists located on a New Mexico mesa called Los Alamos. Not everybody, though, knows that Hugh Bradner, one of the physicists there, got permission to film home movies during those years. Selections of these are...- Doc Smith
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Most depressing song you know?
"Kilkelly, Ireland," written by Steven and Peter Jones. You can find Robbie O'Connell's rendition on YouTube. Always good for a lump in the throat or three. -
Most Depressing movies you've seen?
Fail Safe. Essentially, Dr. Strangelove--but with absolutely no sense of humor. The last ten seconds of the movie are absolutely terrifying, but only by implication; it's wonderfully self-censoring that way. Anyone who's old enough to be horrified would be old enough to be ready for it.- Doc Smith
- Post #57
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Lapel pins and buttons
I don't see any problem with lapel pins. My AIAA senior member pin gets moved between my lighter-weight sport coats; my bronze eagle (for 10 years of Federal service) stays on the winter-weight blazer, while the Red Cross 6-gallon pin will stay on the PoW check suit until I've earned my...- Doc Smith
- Post #70
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Who Did You Just See Live?
Max Raabe and the Palast Orchestra at the University of Michigan Hill Auditorium. It was exactly the sort of magnificent show I've come to expect from the YouTube videos, and I'd have been delighted if they'd played a much longer set. The University Musical Society encouraged people to wear... -
The Artist
My wife and I saw it at Ann Arbor's beautifully-restored 1920s movie palace, the Michigan Theater. We spent our post-movie dinner enthusing at each other about the clothing, the architectural details, the homages to classic movie tropes, the cinematographer's tricks that made different scenes...- Doc Smith
- Post #52
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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"Vintage" Plane Ride
Nevil Shute Norway, the founder of Airspeed, was also Nevil Shute, one of the bestselling novelists of the 40s through the 60s. Even if you haven't read his novels (which are still entirely worth reading), you may have seen movies based off his stories: "On the Beach," "A Town Like Alice," and...- Doc Smith
- Post #22
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Any Loungers from Virginia?
I grew up in Northern Virginia (by the west gate of Mount Vernon) and in Newport News, went to the University at Charlottesville, and spent about 7 years living in Reston and working just across the Potomac in Bethesda. I still miss the Blue Ridge and hiking sections of the Appalachian Trail.- Doc Smith
- Post #5
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Military experiences.
I was in the USAF from 1984-1986, stateside the whole time (McGuire AFB in NJ after basic and advanced training). Learned a trade (aircraft machinist), a little discipline, and that people who wouldn't settle down to doing problem sets and studying for exams could end up cold and/or bored for...- Doc Smith
- Post #173
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Jos Bank Suit, suitable for interview or not?
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Space: end of an era?
Too true. Many mistakes have to be repeated as older hands leave for better jobs, or are laid off, or retire, or worse. It's a commonplace in more fields than just aerospace. On the other hand, some of those veterans are going (or have already gone) to the "new space" companies like SpaceX...- Doc Smith
- Post #27
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Make Your Own Vanity Plates
A good point, sir. In some states, placing a license plate that you made on a car could end up with you making license plates for other people's cars, for a term determined by sentencing guidelines.- Doc Smith
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Johnny Depp told to drop the hats by Vanessa Paradis
I have to admit that there's a certain careless style to having a beater Borsalino. Still, ditching all those hats would be a great idea. Especially if they're 7-1/8 long ovals, and going cheap.... -
Elbow patches on linen sportcoats
And so have I. Thanks for the pointer! -
Elbow patches on linen sportcoats
Tomasso, Thanks! Those photos do look nice. Now, all I have to do is find a source for light gray linen elbow patches.... -
Has anyone here bought from DressMonkey?
I've been looking over the blazers from www.dressmonkey.com, and haven't figured out the catch yet. Like a lot of online companies, they sell inexpensive made-to-measure sportcoats (they call them blazers) and trousers. What's odd about their jackets is that you can choose number of buttons...
