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    Jamie Foxx in an interesting suit

    A Frockzuit... ...? Really, it it hard for designers to come up with new ideas. The body doesn't change, and people will only take so much change at once.
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    Why low armholes? My theory.

    I could be wrong... ...but I think that a higher armhole is for a person that wears his jacket all day and doesn't remove it much. When you move around and raise your arms, the jacket doesn't pull back so much from your hands with cuffs sticking far out. Men used to live in their suits, and...
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    Got My Federation in Three Weeks!

    Awesome... ...love the hat. I have an Ak on order myself. New avitar! New avitar!:eusa_clap
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    Akubra Fedora

    If you haven't ordered yet... ...be careful. Hats direct is excellent, but you have to be dead certain before you order on color, size, and style. Shipping is expensive and returns are a further expense. It doesn't take much for the cost of the shipping to exceed the cost of the hat.
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    Vintage Ball Caps

    Ball caps... ...have been with us a long time. If you look at old pictures, you can see workers going to factories during WWII bare headed, in caps, in fedoras, and in baseball caps. That said, baseball hats don't seem to need much help. While fedoras are rare as hen's teeth, you can't go...
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    NOS Borso found in Atlanta

    Seems that... ...Marc C had a hat he modified with a pattern of vent holes. He has a thread where he discusses it. A while back I saw a western set at the turn of the century. The actors had a bar scene where they were wearing felt fedoras and you could see paterns of holes on the sides...
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    The Hollywood Waist-

    When I was... ...a cadet we had really high waisted pants with the belt loops several inches below the tops. I always figured they were for wearing with the tail coats that were high in the front. Maybe they come about from another dressing tradition.
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    Can a man appreciate vintage and be metro?

    I find all this... ...what makes a man and what makes a woman stuff the result of too much over thinking things. Relax have a drink and stop over thinking things. Life is too short. Wear what you want. Relate to other people the way you feel you must. Don't be so hard on yourself. Give...
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    Car Key Woes!

    Geez LM... ...If I didn't know better I'd say you are old fashoned.
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    Beatniks vis a vis Hippies

    Beatnik, Hippies... ...what's the diff. They all need/needed a shave, haircut and decent threads.
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    SUFFERING For Your STYLE

    Of course... ...this thread gets to the core of what this whole site is about. I can't really say why I've spent so much of my life zigging while the rest of the world is zagging. Over the years I've periodically tried to "fit in." I gave it up about 20 years or so ago. You can't...
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    Do you wear hats in shopping mall?

    These are the rules... ...I learned. The key to hat wear or removal is showing or withholding respect. Inside or outside are not the deciding factors. The reason many people are confused are that the services began to teach a simplified inside outside rule. Since in uniform it is rarely...
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    Optimo Cowboy Conversion

    Good Job... ...all around.
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    Major Danger's Major, (Evening Wear) Coup

    I'm reminded... ...of the movie Father of the Bride, where Steve Martin is told by everyone the tux he sees as black is, in fact, dark blue.
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    COOLEST Menswear Pamphlet Ever Printed

    So cool... ...thanks so much for sharing.
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    Show us your Vintage Office Supplies.

    Not an office supply... ...but I did make off with a sterling silver lighter. Elaborately hand engraved in Japan in 1955.
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    Do Estate Sale Ghosts Ever Want Their Things Back?

    I rather think... ...based on you avitar that they might be either concerned with haunting you, or consider you a kindrid spirit.
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    Pencils

    I checked with... ...young Ginny in my avitar and she says they use regular pencils (that you have to sharpen) in the 3rd grade. They even use the pencil sharpener that you have to crank!!!
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    Show off the sports coats.

    Of course not... ...my mother is from Kentucky. The older folks there never got rid of something that had some life left in it. My guess is that the progression was from dress, to casual, to chores, to the rag bag.
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    The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

    Another one today... ...from a friend no less. Is your head cold? With me in coat and tie at church. You know it really seems to offend some folks when you wear a hat.

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