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  1. vonwotan

    Favorite comfort food . . .

    Apples and peanut butter are good, but if you are feeling the urge to cook. slice the apples thin, heat up some butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in a pan and fry up the apples until they start to soften. grab a couple slices of your favourite bread, slather on the penut butter and add the...
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    For all you Masons

    OldSkoolFrat, Nice avatar. I am hoping to get home (after years I still call it home) to NYC to have a photo with my friend at our Grand Lodge. He was recently elected Grand Director of Cermonies in New York. We were classmates and fraternity brothers at Uni, after we graduated he joined his...
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    Best Suit You Ever Bought off the Rack?

    The last and best off the rack suit I owned was a three piece Pierre Cardin boys suit in a fabric much like the old (pre Marks & Spencer) safari cotton from Brooks Brothers. This and one of his raw silk blazers were among the last off the rack clothing I have been able to wear without...
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    Shoe Repair

    Generally I send my Allen Edmonds shoes back to them for restoration rather than having a cobbler mend them. I did take one pair back when I allowed a hole to progress too far. With too much wear they will no longer repair their shoes. Now that I am wearing other brands, I have to find a...
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    Any interest in British tweed jackets?

    Viviene, Thank you. That would be wonderful. Cheers, Rafe
  7. vonwotan

    La Vie En Rose

    WOW! Great news. Have you heard anything about when it will be released? This is one of the few recent movies I can't wait to see.
  8. vonwotan

    Any interest in British tweed jackets?

    Viviene - I am a 34 short, very short - when I can splurge for a custom jacket they are just under 29" long (back collar to hem). I have found a wonderful tailor who has some of my favourite vintage fashion prints on his wall, and is eager to make me clothing in these styles, but he is one of...
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    Any interest in British tweed jackets?

    Micawber - Great jackets! If only they were from another retired amateur jockey... I am always looking for tweed jackets or coats in my size but they are a rare find. Now that my last two are a bit threadbare, I may need to break down and have two more made... I have a favorite search set up...
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    Smoking Jackets and Caps

    From time to time I see smoking jackets and caps advertised on ebay, but most are robes and not true smoking jackets or, like most men's clothing, tend to be too larger for me. Has anyone found a source for traditional (heavy, embroidered, with frog and olive fasteners) smoking jackets and...
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    Men who can cook.

    Another topic near and dear to my heart. My granfather taught my father, and my father taught me how to cook. Both did this out of passion in their free time, and not as a nightly chore. Some of my greatest memories are working in the kithchen with my father on those occasions when he was...
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    Allen Edmonds Shoes...

    I used to be a huge fan of Allen Edmonds - the vast majority of my shoes are still Allan Edmonds. Unfortunately, a couple years ago, they made the decision to stop making custom sizes for many of their shoes and started charging a $100 surcharge. The latest changes seem to have limited my...
  14. vonwotan

    Tie Space

    For the most part I wear bow ties and find that tie space makes ties look sloppy or poorly fitted. The shirts I own from a very cheap Hong Kong tailor with excessive tie space are work with ascots... Cheers, Rafe
  15. vonwotan

    Help for picking fountain pens

    Hello All - In addition to the Fountain Pen Network, you can find articles and information at Pen Collectors of America, www.pencollectors.com, and in Stylophiles Magazine, www.stylophilesmagazine.com. I am an avid dilletante collector, and have collected pens, watches, deco funiture and...
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    Slippers

    One of my favourite slipper makers is Stubbs & Wootton. They have styles to fit any taste and have a line of men's loafers and espadilles that are also quite nice.
  17. vonwotan

    renovations

    fur hat restoration Hello All - In addtion to needin a couple fedoras cleaned and re-blocked, I have one beaver fur hat that could use some TLC. The pelts are just starting to come unstiched on the crown, and I would like to replace the silk lining and headbant. That too is coming loose. Do...
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