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  1. Mid-fogey

    Comfort and dress shoes

    I think... ...you'll find the heels go round on you long before you get through the rubber sole saver. I have had a few cases where the toe of the sole saver peeled away, but that hasn't happened for a long time and they needed a new heel by then anyway. I take a walk every day, so these...
  2. Mid-fogey

    1932 Pic

    Once again... ...I'm reminded that the past isn't what is used to be. When you see a candid shot like that it really shows what many people really wore -- and it's much more casual than is generally remembered.
  3. Mid-fogey

    It's 1987 & the AF is to reissue the A-2. What would YOU do?

    Well... ...the guys still wear them, but slowly all sorts of "unworthies" started to get them authorized. Since most of the AF has been in BDUs/ABUs or flight suits since 9/11, the real aircrews have gone to wearing the green Nomex flight jacket -- the one they really fly in. Since those are...
  4. Mid-fogey

    Johnston and Murphy

    Doesn't... ...suprise me. It's consistent with what I've seen overseas. Let's hope they aren't just a few years behind us in killing all their high end domestic shoe makers and outsourcing.
  5. Mid-fogey

    Suits are out for professionals?

    Things used... ...to be so simple. Every man with a clean, professional job wore a suit. Period, dot. You never had to worry about what to wear. A day alone in the office, a customer call, a conference, a trip to the White House -- it didn't matter -- you just wore a suit. I liked it...
  7. Mid-fogey

    Shopping in Japan

    Consider yourself... ...Lucky. I wish folks did that here.
  8. Mid-fogey

    Getting by during the Great Depression

    I asked my... ...wife's friendly, talkative grandfather how it was in Athens Ga. during the depression once. All he would say is "it was hard" and then he clammed up.
  9. Mid-fogey

    Comfort and dress shoes

    I think I've... ...mentioned sole savers on another thread. If you have a pair you want to last, get sole savers on them when new or recently re-soled. I've been doing that for years and haven't worn out a pair since I started. I have shoes that are 20 years old that I wear once or twice a...
  10. Mid-fogey

    School songs

    Oh yes... ...we had a school song at El Cid. Really, every college has one -- even if the students don't know about it. Of course having a screaming squad corporal making sure you learned it sure helped.
  11. Mid-fogey

    New Akubra color "brown olive"...

    I've got... ...an olive Baily that looks good with either brown or green jackets. I agree with an earlier poster that they are very versatile.
  13. Mid-fogey

    The bowler and casual dress, yes?

    I put... ...the bowler in with the straw boater as a hat that should have transitioned better to the modern era than it did. With it's small brim it works better with head rests, and it has in a way, sort of a modern look despite it's vintage. Maybe it's so far out it's ready to come back...
  14. Mid-fogey

    Tell me about Harris Tweed?

    I Guess... ...with fewer and fewer men wearing coat and tie, it's somewhat inevitable.
  15. Mid-fogey

    Cologne and perfume

    Bay Rum Lasting... ...Agree with some, but Royal Bay Rum seems to last all day. Their lime scent doesn't seem to.
  16. Mid-fogey

    The Labor Day Rule

    Well... ...Mrs. Mid-Fogey won't let me wear straws, or seersucker after Labor Day. In southern Virginia it would be nice. I remember reading a story about the Colonial Williamsburg Restoration (in the 1930s) where Mr. Rockefeller insisted on wearing his dark, three piece suits in meetings...
  17. Mid-fogey

    Barbigirl - Injured In Auto Accident (Update: & On The Mend!)

    Best wishes... ...for a speedy recovery.
  19. Mid-fogey

    Good looking boaters that won't break the bank?

    I put... ...boaters in with bowlers as hats that should have made the jump to modern wear better than they have. Similarly to the bow tie, the boater has been used as visual short hand. They have been depicted as a performance costume for so long that it's hard to break the stereotype...
  20. Mid-fogey

    Why do you wear a fedora or cap?

    So many... ...people, so many reasons. I bought my first one before the first Raiders of the Lost Ark movie came out. I just liked them and the way I looked in them. At that point there were still enough old guys wearing them that they weren't as unusual as they are now. l don't think...
  21. Mid-fogey

    "Roo Felt" Fedoras?

    Oh, I... ...don't know. My dad brought back some kangaroo boots that the Aussies gave him in Vietnam. They stink to high heaven when they get wet. That might not be so good for a hat.
  22. Mid-fogey

    Best Cities For Vintage Life?

    You may... ...consider Charleston or Savannah. While the architecture may be more Georgian/Neoclassical/Federal, you might feel more drenched in the past. While most folks folks associate art deco with the golden era, it is probably true that several revival buildings were built for every art...
  23. Mid-fogey

    What are you listening to?

    AC/DC... ...Back in Black

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