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  1. Tomasso

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Do you use heel taps?
  2. Tomasso

    What is the best Beret Manufacturer?

    Wow, when I lived in France in the late 80s there were at least a dozen French makers.
  3. Tomasso

    Better Deal - Optimo or VS

    But even if you have the oportunity to hold a hatter's work in your hands you will not be able to tell if it met the needs of the client. Did the dimensions of the hat work harmoniously with the shape of the client's face and physical stature? Was the color of the hat compatable with the...
  4. Tomasso

    Better Deal - Optimo or VS

    Sorry but you have misunderstood me if you think I am including sizing/fit issues when I am referring to mistakes. Sizing/fit is probably the only aspect of the remote purchase model that is not problematic.
  5. Tomasso

    Holy grail of holy grail suits

    If hopes and dreams were peaches and cream.
  7. Tomasso

    Holy grail of holy grail suits

    Yeah, the style features of this suit are right up my alley. But would its less than pristine condition keep it from attaining Holy Grail status? It kinda does for me.
  8. Tomasso

    Better Deal - Optimo or VS

    Over the years there seems to have been a lot more VS hats up for sale in the classifieds than those from Optimo. I tend to think that it's because the VS remote purchase model is more prone to mistakes and unlike a purchase from an online hat store a custom hat can not be returned.
  9. Tomasso

    What are you wearing today??

    Yes, perfect!
  10. Tomasso

    What are you wearing today??

    Kudos Warbaby! But where's the walking stick?
  11. Tomasso

    Better Deal - Optimo or VS

    Won't pretty much any hatter, including Optimo, make you what whatever you want?
  13. Tomasso

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    To me they look like a relatively recent purchase that has taken a beating rather than an old pair of hard worn boots. It's probably due to the absence of the patination that polishing and conditioning brings to leather.
  14. Tomasso

    Better Deal - Optimo or VS

    I think that both hatters make fine hats but your chances of getting exactly what you want are much greater when you can visit Optimo and try on dozens upon dozens of hats in various styles and colors to better inform you decision. There's a value to this but whether it makes up for the price...
  15. Tomasso

    1920s party

    I second the Seersucker suit; it's a classic that is a wardrobe staple. Personally , I would go with a optimo style Panama hat. Nothing wrong with a boater or linen cap but, post party, the optimo can be more easily worn with an everyday modern wardrobe. White bucks would fall into that...
  16. Tomasso

    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Effort wise: 1 photo = 1 link. So copying/pasting a link with lots of pics can take some time and effort.
  17. Tomasso

    The Tile House

    The Tile House as the locals call it, is a Moorish folly in Bay Shore, N.Y., built by Rafael Guastavino Jr., who with his father, Rafael Guastavino Sr., developed the tile vaulting system used in Grand Central Terminal’s Oyster Bar, the Whispering Gallery outside it, and other iconic spaces...
  19. Tomasso

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Yeah, a polishing will make them look old and worn where now they look new and abused.
  20. Tomasso

    How to Antique Shiny Brass?

    http://www.permanentstyle.co.uk/2009/04/shoes-with-earthworm-patina.html?m=1
  21. Tomasso

    CNN Article: Handwriting on the Decline

    Ha, I've struggled at times to read my own handwriting.
  22. Tomasso

    How to Antique Shiny Brass?

    I've always thought it somewhat disingenuous to apply a patina. There, I said it. Carry on......;)
  23. Tomasso

    How do you think a vintage diner would do in modern times?

    Yeah, it's freeing in its simplicity.

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