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  1. Mid-fogey

    Kid's Observations on Traditional Dressing

    Hmm... ...Mine usually ride around in my pocket quite a while unused. It's a habit I picked up (and had drilled into me) as a young man. It was expected that a gentleman always had one. I'd say about 99+% of the time I give it clean to my wife, daughter, or someone else who has an...
  2. Mid-fogey

    Transgendered Hat & more...

    Wow... ...I wouldn't have known were to start. Where do you get the sweat bands and liners? They look really good. If you tell me you make those too....
  3. Mid-fogey

    Kid's Observations on Traditional Dressing

    My daughter is 10 and I sometimes get to hear some interesting comments from kids on classical/traditional dressing. I got "Why does you dad dress like Abraham Lincoln?" when I was is a sport coat and Federation. My daughter: "It's Indiana Jones, Lincoln wore a stovepipe hat." (Yay!)...
  4. Mid-fogey

    WHO made Johnny Depps hats for Public Enemies

    Getting... ...the costumes right is easier and cheaper than getting the cars right. Folks are also less apt to notice the gaffe. BTW. All we need now is a Young Fogey. I like the hats, and I'm sure I'll see the film. Someone commented earlier that there are a lot of golden era...
  5. Mid-fogey

    Whatever happened to "coat and tie required"?

    Part of it... ...probably is that southern Va is warm enough to make cloakrooms generally unnecessary. There aren't many at all, attended or unattended. I've left my hat in the few unattended rooms there are, but I generally don't like it.
  7. Mid-fogey

    Roll of the lapel?

    Wow... ...the level of detail here is staggering.
  8. Mid-fogey

    Whatever happened to "coat and tie required"?

    Try to find... ...a cloak room anymore. Those few that remain are unattended, and you take your chances. The only attended one I've seen in years is in a small, old restaurant in Dayton, OH. The place is very tight, with booths as seating, and I think they've kept an cloakroom because...
  9. Mid-fogey

    Alright Pipe Smokers. It's the question that has destroyed countless friendships.

    I use... ...a torch lighter and have for years and have never had any trouble with it. It allows me to quickly and effectively light my pipe. I can't imagine what the problem would be.
  10. Mid-fogey

    "City of Shadows" - Sydney Police Photography

    It's pretty... ...bad that golden era criminals looked better than modern day bankers. Oh, wait a minute...
  11. Mid-fogey

    Whatever happened to "coat and tie required"?

    "Coat and tie... ...required" was replaced by "your money still desired." Dress codes were in place to keep a certain clientèle out and a certain clientèle in. When that didn't work anymore, away it went.
  13. Mid-fogey

    Hat comeback

    While... ...I'm skeptical of a large scale dress hat resurgence, I do detect a weariness with the cargo shorts/t-shirt/jeans wardrobe. Don't get me wrong, I don't think those things are not going to disappear any time soon. They have become as much an ingrained pattern among some as the...
  14. Mid-fogey

    Bay Rum year round?

    Unless... ...you're trying to establish a signature scent, you may want to explore the wide world of possibilities. I've used Dominica. I like it. It's economical, but I find it loses its scent rather quickly. I've had better luck with Royall or St Johns. Both come in bay rum, lime or...
  15. Mid-fogey

    How to calculate the cost of things in the Golden Era

    Well... ...inflation calculators can only give you a rough feeling for magnitude of direction. The ratios between different items change and there has been a relative change in the proportion of society that is "middle class" (whatever that means). Also the effects of income taxes, health...
  16. Mid-fogey

    My first Fedora

    You... ...are on your way. In for a penny in for a pound. I see many, many more in your future.
  17. Mid-fogey

    Is there something you really want to wear but are chicken?

    Hmm... ...staw boater or bowler. Spectators. Mrs. Mid-fogey is firmly athwart such efforts.
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    How hard is it to find a nice DB suit these days???

    I picked a DB... ...online for $280, which included a second pair of pants. It needed some alterations, but looks pretty good now. I plan to wear it often.
  20. Mid-fogey

    How often do you dry clean?

    A simple... ...rule: if it looks clean and smells clean, it is clean. Brush your suit with a good clothes brush when you take it off and hang in on a good, shaped wooden hanger. It's usually being caught in a downpour or a bad spill that drives me to the cleaners. For example, I just...
  21. Mid-fogey

    We need a name for a hat style

    Dunno... ...Boonie hats?
  22. Mid-fogey

    Hat comeback

    I'm not... ...holding my breath for a return of dress hats. Men gave them up as they spent less and less time out in the weather. Prior to WWII, it was common for even professional men to ride streetcars, trolleys, etc, or even walk to work. Hats had a practical aspect for men that were...
  23. Mid-fogey

    Another One Bites the Dust

    I think... ...OB's point is that it's distressing to see the personal and unique replaced with the impersonal and homogenized. The why of it may be true, but that doesn't matter when the old place you enjoy goes away because not enough other people patronize it. We live in a time of...

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