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  1. matei

    Barber Shops

    Oh... :confused: It was ?Ǭ£15.50 and I told him to make it ?Ǭ£17... Hopefully when I go back he won't accidentally slip and take off me ear. This is the bit that always concerns me. We've lived in several countries and in each place it is different.
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    Barber Shops

    Tipping? Thanks for the info guys. I ended up going to "Fittners", in Moorgate. I am very happy with the end result. However, I do have yet another question! As I'm not British, and haven't been living here too long - how much does one tip the barber?
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    Lock & Co.

    Me wife would turf me outta da house if I showed up with one of these on me head. That being said, I think they're pretty neat, but I imagine you'd need the whole getup (smoking jacket, slippers, old lounge, assorted and sundry smoking paraphenelia) to make it work. I don't have any of the...
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    Hat grumble grrrr

    I agree, it is frustrating. I could kick myself for not looking into vintage hats when we lived in NY years ago. Arghhh - so many second-hand and goodwill shops in the area, and I never, ever went in. What a rube. Now I've got to pay the high prices as well if I want something vintage. I...
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    Estate Sales

    My friend found an old Gibson 335 and a Fender Twin at one such estate sale on Lawn Guyland back in 1995... He paid less than $100 for them both, whoever was putting on the sale just wanted to get rid of the stuff. Oh well...
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    Aftershave : That nostalgic true masculine smell!

    Dunhill anyone? I am partial to Desire, by Dunhill. It even comes in a cool Art Deco bottle! It is a crisp, clean fragrance - citrusy, but not over the top. Just the right amount to give it a wee bite. It also lasts longer than some of the other ones I've tried - like Hugo Boss Blue or...
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    long pointy collar forties shirt, where to get them?

    Here in London I had a problem finding long collar shirts, everything was short or spread collars (and those don't look good on us "bigger boned" fellas). I found that John Rocha has a line of 100% cotton shirts that have long, pointy collars. I think I picked up 3 of them at Debenhams...
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    Estate Sales

    I wish I had paid more attention to these when we lived in Noo Yawk. Estate sales and thrift shops... I plan on making a visit to the states this year (maybe two), so I'll put my top men (man actually, me da lives there now) on the case before I arrive to tell me if there are any that...
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    Hats in "The Naked City"?

    It was the film, not the book. I found it particularly cool because I lived in and around those areas - and it was wild to see how they used to look. I can't say I'm particularly enamoured of the way the young detective shaped his lid. There seem to be quite a few styled that way in the film.
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    Starting to see more hats

    This weekend around London I saw well over 20 men wearing fedora-type hats, and even a few with what appeared to be vintage 50's/60's pieces as well. Just this morning I saw a well dressed bloke in the Angel Tube station, with what appeared to be a tall-crowned Herbert Johnson (a lá Indiana...
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    Hats in "The Naked City"?

    Wow - thanks for that... very interesting indeed!
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    My new brown DB classic suit

    Nice threads Mr. H, and nice lid as well! I like the framed ads - that is a cool idea.
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    Hats in "The Naked City"?

    Just watched "The Naked City", and couldn't help notice that the hats had really wide brims and a pronounced centre-dent compared to ones in other films, say "Maltese Falcon" or "The Big Sleep". Anyone know the story on that? Was that the style in the mid to late '40s - uber wide brims?
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    Modernism at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

    Thanks for sharing that with us Salv. Any excuse to visit the Tate is fine with me, as it is one of our fave places to stroll around on a weekend...
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    Let's See Your Vintage Inspired Office!

    Hey MK - nice office! Especially liked the desk and the wall clock. I couldn't help noticing though the guitar case... What's inside?
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    Modern "high waisted" trousers?

    I would like to - I know that the missus has to study, in that case I might go solo.
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    The end of civilization

    It is indeed a bit scary, a bit Orwellian. They're pushing some kind of mandatory ID card thingee here in the UK. Blair is determined to get it through. It doesn't apply to foreigners like us unless we're here for more than a certain amount of time...
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    The Dames of Beef - These ladies would...

    Very good article!
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    Modern "high waisted" trousers?

    I gave them a ring and it turns out that they're showing their clothes near Spitalfields (3 Fournier Street actually - just across the street), which is a mere 10 minute walk from where I work. I headed over there during lunch, but it appears that they were still unloading their van. Pretty...
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    Weird and Forgotten Movies

    Well, not a weird film persay - and definately not forgotten or obscure, was "Fire Walk With Me". What made it weird (for me at least) is that I saw it in the cinema without seeing any of the "Twin Peaks" series, or even hearing about David Lynch. I saw the trailer in the cinema and it...

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