Nice medium weight British made fedora, labelled 'The Kingsway'. Slate grey, size 7 1/4US (7 1/8 UK).
Very good condition, 2 3/16" brim, 1" ribbon, un-lined. Currently bashed to 4 1/2" front, 3 1/2" rear, gentle C-crown. No moths at all. Nothing fancy, just a nice, very clean and simple...
FS: Disney Fifteen Oxford, mid grey, size 7 1/8 US.
Cav. edge 2 1/2" brim, 2" petrol blue ribbon, currently bashed in a gentle diamond, 4 1/2" sides and 3 3/4" rear. Lovely substantial felt and general construction. Wind trolley.
Very good condition, no mothing at all, very clean inside...
A cynical view of why, but probably not too far from the truth:
Cars..... central heating..... and they twigged to the fact that if they made them lighter, then they'd wear out faster. Planned obsolescence [huh]. And also because they could sell the lighter weight cloth as somehow...
At the risk of going slightly away from the topic of VS's :eek:, I have to say that I have been incredibly impressed with the pictures that are possible with a Lumix DMC-TZ8 that I started to use recently. I had decades of using a Contax RTS, and, within its limitations, the little Panasonic is...
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Borsalino 'Feather'. Very lightweight felt, Punti 5 (US 7 1/8). Colour is 'Averla' (light brown).
Good condition, all original, with corrugated front to sweat and all sweat stitching intact and strong.
Lightweight liner. 2 9/16" brim, with thin bound edge. 1" ribbon. Currently...
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