Posted this on another thread here on the lounge, but figured I would cross post it here.
Shirt is a vintage-ish Tori Richards, hat is a 1942 Stetson Eagle, shoes are Cole Haan.
Figured I would take the plunge and wear one of my shirts to work.
Shirt is a vintage-ish Tori Richards with buttons that I think are clam shell. Hat is a Stetson Eagle Vita-Felt from 1942.
it has been chilly this week in VT - so I have been wearing my felts. When it gets over 75 I wear straws and not wearing a hat is not an option for me.
Nothing super here but I "made" a pair of Goodwill shoes into spectators. Colors are creme and chocolate brown. I guess these might not fall under this thread as it is really more of a repurpose instead of something made.
I hated garrison but my Dad started me at a young age when I was in Civil Air Patrol spitshining shoes/boots and so that was my decompression time at night. When on Staff Duty or CQ I always had two sets of boots and would change if one got dusty or dinged.
I was 3-502nd which was disbanded...
I have my grandparents set. Still has the late 1945 sale sticker on the back from when my grandfather purchased it for my grandmother. It is in storage until we have a guest bedroom set up.
Pistol Pete -
I was in the 101st and we wore jump boots with our class A's. I had both the HH and Corcoran and IMHO the Corcorans polished better and were all around better boots.
Last night my mother surprised me with my Grandfather's WWII ID Bracelet. My Grandmother purchased it for him before he headed to England and he wore it through D-Day and for the remainder of the war. Unfortunately he passed away when my mom was two due to polio and complications of wounds...
I had a pair of old Florsheims that I found at goodwill a while back for a few bucks. As I had not been wearing them and was bored out of my mind over the weekend I decided to see what I could do with them. After spending the better part of an hour stripping the shoes with acetone, I found...
Sent the 39 Dodge off to the local car doctor. Needed some clutch work and a master cylinder rebuild. Should be back home next week!!
My baby on the lift
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This Champ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CHAMP-FEDORA-HAT-7-1-8-SQUIRREL-VELOUR-FUR-FELT-RARE-WITH-BOX-/111219507948?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19e53302ec
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