I've got two top hats for sale up on the 'Bay:
Black silk plush topper from Dunn & Co., 56cm circumference
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320894736573?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Grey top hat, perfect for Ascot, from Herbert Johnson, 58cm circumference...
Very nice examples. I especially like #2, it's a nice example of hand and machine work. How is it attached?
Also the small dart taken out of the lapel on all but the top one. That seems to no longer be done anymore.
I had wondered about this. I've seen it done both ways but never tried the perpendicular method. One source I found said that perpendicular padstitching was for menswear and parallel for womens, which makes no sense.
Yes, I didn't mention the rest of the ironwork, but it does make a lot of...
Yes, by hand is not quick. I think melton works better than suiting when felling by hand (I've used both, and it depends on the fabric), but if I were to make the points of the collar rounded like yours here I think I would definitely do it in the suit fabric. Do you machine the neck edge as...
I noticed in the 'Show us what you made' thread that Qirrel, herringbonekid, and myself all have different techniques for making the jacket collar. Here's a shot of one I did some time ago:
When I do a jacket the only part of the collar that's done on machine is the centre seam on the melton...
Recent eBay purchase:
More photos in the Toppers thread:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?36577-Toppers-Unite&p=1441069&viewfull=1#post1441069
(Sorry for the poor photo quality, I'll get better ones after it's had a proper polish)
I can't think of anything in particular. I used to not be too keen on plus fours, boaters, and bowlers, but now I have all three and would add more to the wardrobe.
My new silk topper arrived today. It's in much better condition than the one I picked up about a month ago, but is a bit more snug (it was advertised as being the same size, but it does sit higher). A nice curve to the brim and crown, no flaws to the silk. My only conern is fit. What say...
They may well have been recycled long before that. Many of the pamphlets put out by the Government encouraged women to cut up old clothes for a variety of uses. One use for old men's felt hats was to make (shudder!) slippers.
Could cutting it in two pieces also allow the tailor to include a bit of curve, to follow the shoulder and back? They usually look straight in photos, but being set at the right angle might do it. I've only seen a couple drafts with action shoulders and both have them cut-on, so I can't speak...
Really nicely done on your jacket! I'm still working on getting it right, I'll put up some in-progress shots of my current project.
I like the idea of cutting the whole pleat in one with the back, but I can see how that would make layout difficult. Since the pleat would probably be...
He has had a couple pairs of white trousers up in the past of some width, but I can't remember the texture.
Here are a couple pictures I found on my computer. I don't remember if I got these off auctions or if someone posted them here, unfortunately.
Everyone and their great aunt knows Oxford. Whether or not the name meant the place of origin or where they were most worn, the prestige of the place probably made it stick in people's minds. The only question was, would it ultimately be Oxford or Cambridge.
They've been tearing out all the '30s fixtures in the university here and replacing them with the same bland modern ones with automatic taps that don't work right. I think I'm the only one sad about it.
Leeds City Museum might, given the link between Montague Burton and Leeds for decades when...
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