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  1. matei

    Sale at Trickers on Jermyn Street

    I think I paid about half off of what they usually charge. I usually wear a 10.5, but on some of their lasts I'm actually a 10 or even a 9.5! It was good that I popped into their shop rather than ordering over the Internet. The number isn't important - it is the fit that counts!
  2. matei

    Lands End trousers?

    In my seach for vintage-esque high rise trousers in my size, I have heard Land's End mentioned occasionally. Are their high-waisted trousers any good? They appear to offer them in some nice material, with a high-waist option (I forget their wording). When we lived in the US I would order...
  3. matei

    Sale at Trickers on Jermyn Street

    Okay - Photobucket to the rescue. You should be able to see the pics now.
  4. matei

    Rolling suit up for travel?

    Thanks guys for the advice. It looks like I won't be rolling my own any time soon now! I'll take notes from those pages and see how I get on.
  5. matei

    Sale at Trickers on Jermyn Street

    Hello all, There is a nice sale going over at Trickers on Jermyn Street, so I stopped in over the weekend and came away with 3 new pairs of shoes. I purchased my first pair about 1 year ago, and they've been the most comfy shoe I've ever worn. No problems, no painful break-in period...
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    The Martini

    Over the weekend I finally had a martini... Yep, 34 years on this earth (well, not all of those are of drinking age) and I've never, ever tried one. Granted, I made it myself, so I have no terms of reference - but I liked it a lot! It all started when we picked up a neat Art...
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    Trouser questions...

    Hello all, Shortly I'll be off to my tailor in order to have him make me some trousers. Ideally I'd like to have him make me up several pairs with a more vintage feel - high waisted, etc. However, I'm not all that knowledgable on the proper terminology! I'm not after anything extreme...
  9. matei

    I need a vintage makeover

    I caught the same bug about 2 years ago... Once you get hold of a well-made article of vintage clothing, there is no going back! The ties are probably the easiest to start with, there are usually a few on everyone's fave auction site every day. As Matt suggested, watching classic films...
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    Soccer/Footy fans?

    We just watched Brazil lose to France, Zidane looked great. While in the shops we heard England crash out on penalties. It was a great day to be in town, all the shops were empty - with everyone either at home or in the pub.
  11. matei

    SUFFERING For Your STYLE

    No suffering here - except for my bank account ;-) Sometimes I get the odd comment - usually about my hat or tie. There have been times where miscreants have tried to rob the hat off me head, but in general people don't notice that I'm any different than they are. Then again, this is London -...
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    Shafted!

    I have to add that meeting fellow Fedora Loungers in person is a great experience. Any anxiety or trepidation one would feel before meeting total stranges is practically nonexistant, as you already know the people thanks to this forum. It is totally different than I expected, there was no...
  14. matei

    Rolling suit up for travel?

    Hello all, I wasn't sure if this should be in "The Steamer Trunk" - so apologies if this query is in the wrong section... Can anyone advise on how to roll up a suit for travel? I've heard of this technique being used several times on this board, but I've never seen it done. Is it as...
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    Shafted!

    I agree, this is the friendliest, classiest and most helpful place I've ever come across - virtual or otherwise. All my experiences with people here at the Lounge have been positive. Even those who hold different views, or are of a different political persuasion make the effort to be civilised...
  16. matei

    Is Naphtha called "WHITE SPIRITS" over here?

    I tried looking for naptha at the Woodies in Swords back when we were still in Dublin, and they didn't know what was talking about. I tried again over here in the UK at B&Q... and they told me it was illegal, at least in the quantity I wanted! [huh] I'd be somewhat hesitant to dunk my...
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    Is Naphtha called "WHITE SPIRITS" over here?

    Okay... maybe I'm wrong! I read the Wikipedia article that Andykev pointed out... [huh] I picked up a bottle from the local pound shop... Stinky stuff, Daniela was ready to throw me out of the house for turning the kitchen into a toxic wasteland!
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    Is Naphtha called "WHITE SPIRITS" over here?

    Hi Mr. H, I think Naptha is more like lighter fluid - "zippo juice". I found white spirit to be more like brush cleaner/turpentine. I recently used some to try to remove polish from a pair of shoes. It did a so/so job. I switched to straight lighter fluid, and that did the job a...
  20. matei

    Non-vintage, (internet) poll.

    At home I usually access the Fedora Lounge via Firefox on my laptop running Linux. There are a host of other browsers available that run on Linux, but I am partial to Firefox. My wife uses it as well on her laptop, running Windows XP. Firefox is the browser of choice in our household...
  21. matei

    Let's See Your Vintage Inspired Office!

    Ayuh, 'tis. :) My wife didn't like my other avatar, I looked like an old man with a big nose. :p
  22. matei

    men in tights- a trend?

    Hmmm... no tight wearing renaissance for me. I wore the odd pair (and I do mean odd, animal print or garish colours were the order of the day), as I was in a noisy rock band. lol Thankfully I soon realised that I looked like a prat, and moved to traditional heavy metal tough-guy garb...
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    Let's See Your Vintage Inspired Office!

    That pic is from the concept art from the game "Grim Fandango", a rather old (in computer years) game from 1998 or 1999 I think. I believe that the tube between the windows was a sort of "message tube", kinda like you see in some old banks or shops where the cashiers can send cash back to...

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