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  1. Nick D

    FS: Blazer, bowtie, Fox umbrella, interesting skirt

    I'm listing some things on eBay right now, these are the things I have up at the moment, more will follow. A modern double breasted blazer that's too long for me (the buttons have the seal of the State of Oklahoma)...
  2. Nick D

    Chuckles' Morning jacket

    There was a post on the A Suitable Wardrobe blog about repairing bespoke shoes. Charles was mentioned, but only as one of many. Apparently it's just one of those things people who can afford £6000 shoes do.
  3. Nick D

    Chuckles' Morning jacket

    All that hardware on his lapels may be weighing him down...
  4. Nick D

    What are you wearing today??

    Yesterday was a very nice day here, so I wore a gray db jacket, blue wide-leg trousers, a red bowtie, and my boater. My supervisor said I was the 'spirit of August 1914'.
  5. Nick D

    Hats you own and don't like

    I have a Dunn homburg that I don't think fits my face very well. I hold on to it because it's so nice, but I think I may move it on. I only wear it once or twice a year.
  7. Nick D

    Tropical weather suit

    I just saw the db seersucker on the Jos A Bank website, and would spring for it if I had the money. Hopefully they'll have it in a while.
  8. Nick D

    How high should 1930s-1940s era high-waisted pants be worn?

    They should be worn at or about the natural waist, which for most people is above the navel. I like my trousers 1.5" to 2" above the navel or so.
  9. Nick D

    Pocket Watch + Chain + Lapel Buttonhole + Pocket

    There is no 'correct' way to wear a watch chain. Looking at old and antique photos, you will see them worn in every possible configuration. There isn't even a 'correct' way to wear the toggle on a single albert with a waistcoat, usually it's on the inside and sometimes on the outside. I like...
  10. Nick D

    New vintage catalog scans - 1936 National Bellas Hess Menswear Catalog

    Great scans! Thank you for these. Interesting that 'Tattersall' seems to refer to the style rather than the cloth.
  11. Nick D

    Hats, Sweatbands and Hair products

    At least it's easy to come by ;)
  13. Nick D

    Hats, Sweatbands and Hair products

    I wouldn't worry too much about the effect on your hat, unless you're putting used engine oil in your hair. The lining may discolour, but that's what it's there for. Hair wax is pretty mild compared to some hair treatments. I also have a tendency to get wretched hat hair, but now that I...
  14. Nick D

    Johnny Depp told to drop the hats by Vanessa Paradis

    What makes it worse is that the article applauds her for it.
  15. Nick D

    My Suit Nightmare

    Come to think of it, that suit may have been in the back since '76.
  16. Nick D

    My Suit Nightmare

    Are you sure it was 1996 instead of 1976? ;)
  17. Nick D

    Striped Pants

    The way I've heard that phrased is 'wearing horizontal pinstripes'. ACM, what's the context of the phrase you mentioned? Striped trousers can be either good or bad, depending on context (see for instance the Cagney film 'One, Two, Three'.)
  19. Nick D

    What are you wearing today??

    That's not irony, that's sprezzatura. When tying the initial overhand knot around the neck it should always be snug. The trick is, after tying the two ends togther only snug them up a very little bit. Sometimes the knot will be to one side, but when it's loose it's easy to slide the ends...
  20. Nick D

    Why fall-front trousers?

    I'm working on a pair of trousers for my wife right now with a fall front, and I've been looking at pictures of old US Navy uniform trousers for details. It got me thinking, why did the Navy continue to use the fall-front decades after it had been in general use? Is there some advantage of the...
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  21. Nick D

    Iron Sky - Nazis on the Moon

    Or 100 years since Germany's defeat in WWI?
  22. Nick D

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Sorry this took so long! The points of the lapels were left free, but I tacked the corners of the collar down loosely to keep the collar in place and folded properly. The stiffness of the satin and thickness of the wool keep the lapels in place. I slip-stitched the edge of the facings to the...
  23. Nick D

    Barker's new starched collar website

    The real value I see is the ability to have vintage collars done. I usually starch mine at home, but it's a long, difficult process to do the really hard collars (semi-stiff and soft are a breeze). I might just send my hard collars to them in the future. Darcy has a pretty good selection...
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