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H.L. Mencken
I am guessing that someone has pulled together disparate quotes (or paraphrased some) to create this list. I've just re-read his A Mencken Chrestomathy - His Own Selection of his Choicest Writings and you might expect these phrases would turn up in a volume of what he cosidered some of his...- vonwotan
- Post #25
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What Are You Reading
I have been re-reading some of the books I've finally unpacked. My latest kick is reading Evelyn Waugh's novels in chronological order. After Decline and Fall and Vile Bodies I have just started Black Mischief.- vonwotan
- Post #2,958
- Forum: The Reading Room
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The Wall Bed....
We have a Murphy bed in our loft in Boston. We have been quite happy with it as our primary bed for three years. I bought it at the Murphy Bed Center in New York. They installed a model with book shelves and drawers on either side of the bed, overhead lights and a switch on the headboard...- vonwotan
- Post #8
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Milan Mania
RBH - Thank you. Unfortunately the photo doesn't do it justice. The color is a bit more golden in the daylight. -
Milan Mania
New from Optimo A bit late in the season for this year but, here's a new Milan from Graham at Optimo. I love the golden brown color of the Milan and the subtle flourish of the pleated ribbon. -
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The $100,000 hat
Have you seen this article or this hat by Simón Espinal for Brent Black? http://www.luxist.com/2009/08/10/the-classicist-the-100-000-panama-hat/ -
Who Does Without TV?
I spent many years without a television and I'm thinking about getting rid of it once again. I bought the TV and signed up for cable after much prompting by my visiting mother. I much prefer reading and, I finally started to take a more deliberate approach to book collecting. Narrowing my...- vonwotan
- Post #66
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Suit patterns from interbellum?
Thank you WH1 and Creeping Past. I was thrilled when Marc Chevalier and others posted the Apprel Arts images and others from period catalogs. These and many of the discussions in these fora have given me a fairly clear picture of what I want, down to the smallest details. Unfortunately, my... -
Suit patterns from interbellum?
Does anyone know a good source for men's suit patterns from the interbellum period? I would like to bring some illustrations to my tailor for a project I have been mulling over for some time. I believe I have a green light to move forward for my birthday so I need to get serious about the... -
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What Are You Reading
I nearly forgot my subway reading... Beacon Hill Confidential, A Francis Fallon Mystery by William F. McLaughlin.- vonwotan
- Post #2,843
- Forum: The Reading Room
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What Are You Reading
I am reading The Company by Robert Littell.- vonwotan
- Post #2,839
- Forum: The Reading Room
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Hatmaker in AARP commercial
What a let down. I thought I had found a good excuse for a long weekend... -
Hatmaker in AARP commercial
I wouldn't be surprised if they did have an actor stand it but I would love to visit the shop and workshop where they shot this commercial. -
Hatmaker in AARP commercial
Does anyone know the hatmaker in AARP's commercials? -
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
I watched An American in Paris over the weekend. Gershwin and Leslie Caron in Paris, what more could a young man want?- vonwotan
- Post #4,019
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Are You Reading
My latest is H.L. Mencken's A Mencken Chrestomathy.- vonwotan
- Post #2,799
- Forum: The Reading Room
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What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?
For a while it will be the Tatuaje Especiales long panatelas. I'll try a few other sizes others outside the Cabinet line but, I had forgot how much I like the smaller ring sizes...- vonwotan
- Post #2,758
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Milan Mania
Lefty, Thank you for the links. I think I will wait until I head out to Chicago this summer to make my purchase. -
Milan Mania
Did you visit Optimo for a fitting and to chose the ribbon before you ordered? I would like two Milans, one light and one dark and I love the interesting blue striped ribbon for the ligther straw. I have also been looking for someone to make something along the lines of the homburg posted in...
