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A Terrible Loss: My Art Fawcett Beauty
Hang em... ...high. It you shouldn't touch another man's hat, what should stealing one get you?:rage: -
At last, I got myself a heated hat stretcher!
Argggh.... ....a tool and hat thing at the same time. If it had a beer spout and a TV screen I'd marry it -
Christmas presents: Take the handmade pledge!
Sounds great... ...but I think I'll be "making" for the mall. I do very much encourage the sentiment. I've be unsuccessfully fighting wretched excess for years.- Mid-fogey
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Is it The End Of Newspapers?
During times... ...of great technological change we see much upheaval. Ten years from now many of the sites that "did in" newspaper may themselves be gone. For me personally, I am by turns encouraged and depressed by the changes.- Mid-fogey
- Post #27
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Classic Style Wingtip Boot
Well... ...that's why I asked. As always this place is an education.- Mid-fogey
- Post #16
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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A suprise for vintage shavers...
As a... ...postscript, I used the Palmolive and the Wilkinson Sword blades. I got a very close shave vice the Derby or Israeli blades I regularly use. I was pleasantly surprised with the nice lather from the Palmolive too. The Palmolive was $1.99 and the blades were five for $0.99...- Mid-fogey
- Post #5
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Changing my 'everyday style' to that of the Golden Era?
Well... ...I don't think there is any point in making yourself miserable. I think you can start to change your style in a few small ways and express yourself without making yourself uncomfortable. I mean, if you started doing a full on 1930s thing, your friends are going to think you've gone...- Mid-fogey
- Post #2
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Forget Indiana Jones, the greatest hat movie ever must be The Sting,question follows
I agree... ...with Tony. Take away automatic washing machines and driers, easy care fabrics, so many cars, super cheap clothes, climate control, etc. and what do you end up with? People dressing the way they used to pre-WWII. Cotton and knits lose their appeal when they are harder to... -
A suprise for vintage shavers...
...at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Our local B3 has been reworked and has a toiletries section. In it I found three brands of safety razor blades and Palmolive in the tube. The carried the Wilkinson Sword blades made in Germany (probably by Mercur). They also carried the drug store quality...- Mid-fogey
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Homeknit ala Cpt. Hastings
Wow... ...you must be quite a fellow to get such treatment. Your ensemble looks very nice, very classic.:eusa_clap- Mid-fogey
- Post #7
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Seersucker on sale...
Well... ...I guess you'll be one of the few and best dressed in town. In southern Virginia seersucker gets a real workout.- Mid-fogey
- Post #19
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The Commodore introduces himself
Commodore... ...thank you for taking the time to post. Yours is truly an interesting story. When you are done, I'd love to see complete pictures.- Mid-fogey
- Post #31
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show off some cocktail shakers!
Oh baby... ...party is at your place. I can hear the cocktails being shaken all the way from Virginia.- Mid-fogey
- Post #6
- Forum: The Display Case
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Happy Birthday Marines
Another... ...happy birthday to the Corps. Very many of my Citadel classmates went into the Corps and a few have paid the ultimate sacrifice. So best wishes to my brothers and sisters in arms in the USMC.- Mid-fogey
- Post #10
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Fedoras in France
I have to agree... ...with HJ. When we were in Paris last Summer people were nice.- Mid-fogey
- Post #7
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Seersucker on sale...
Tomasso... ...is right on as far as I'm concerned. I usually wear my blue seersucker with navy or light gray slacks. I wear my tan seersucker with tan. I'm really surprised they stocked any seersucker in Anchorage.- Mid-fogey
- Post #16
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Secret Pockets in Tailcoats?
Slightly... ...off topic, but when I was a cadet, our tail coats were unbound at the bottom and open. Tradition held it was so you could reach in and pull out the white linen for bandages. In the golden era, men carried a potentially large number of accouterments. Lighters, cigar and... -
Christmas hat by Art
The suspense... ...is unbearable. I hope it lasts. Willy Wonka -
Optimo: Canadian Gray (Lightweight Smooth Felt)
Wow.. ...great looking hat. I really like the edge binding and how it works with the hat color. Please do "show it in action." -
