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  1. Fletch

    1930s belted back leisure/sporty suit jacket top found

    I've said it before, but for that to happen, skilled labor has to be cheap. We probably won't see such an era again.
  2. Fletch

    Music suggestions 20's 30's big band & jazz?

    The Orchestra of Indian Hill, Massachusetts in 2009 giving an all-out swing-with-strings rendition of Paul Whiteman's Itchola. Kickoff at 0:45 after a brief address from conductor Bruce Hangen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J3uqU1Al9Q And here's what it sounded like back in the day.
  3. Fletch

    1935 Aviation Goods: Karl Ort Catalog

    Thanks to VLJ member bjoy, you can view a 1935 catalog from Karl Ort of York, Penna., one of the premier mail-order suppliers of aircraft parts and aviation supplies. Karl handled everything from altimeters to zip jackets and his copy is written in a confidence-inspiring first-person tone...
  4. Fletch

    Have you ever gotten into a heated argument with a "tailor"?

    Forgive me if I seem to trade in stereotypes here,..but mostly today, you're stuck with people from Asia or third world nations who have a rough sense of fashion but no sense of style, and who were trained very strictly back home. Especially in Asia, there is very little concept of personal...
  5. Fletch

    The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

    4 of the film's 5 stars: Gene Raymond, Ginger Rogers, Raúl Roulien, Fred Astaire. (Dolores del Rio is missing.)
  7. Fletch

    To bi-swing back or not to bi-swing back?

    Buyer beware, of course. Many Navy-type jackets have only one elastic band. Many more have bands that have gone slack, and it's quite a job replacing them.
  8. Fletch

    To bi-swing back or not to bi-swing back?

    In my experience it's necessary for every jacket to be comfortable. Swingback or no. ;) Seriously tho, I find that a swingback isn't strictly necessary as long as there's a decent width to the back panel between the armholes. Another option, not often seen by itself, is the back-of-arm gusset...
  9. Fletch

    "101 Shockingly Sexist Vintage Ads"

    Women's Studies graduates get married? To men??? lol
  10. Fletch

    The general decline in standards today

    How junked up do you have to be to look at a 1941 Dodge and think, "I bet there's drugs in that car"? MoPAR. NOT eVeN ONCe.
  11. Fletch

    What are you listening to?

    This one, like a lot of my posts, does need an introduction. But not much of one...read the header. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Rp6mHVLJo
  13. Fletch

    Say something about the person above you!

    Splintercellsz? I never heard such a name. Looks Hungarian.
  14. Fletch

    How Many Fedoras did you see today?

    Not fedora related, but I just visited Costco in Minneapolis and was surprised to be one of maybe 10 guys with newsy caps. Something strange is afoot in the City of Lakes.
  15. Fletch

    The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

    Near Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 1935. Forensic experts Drs. John Glaister, l, and J.C.H. Brash, m, with an unidentified gentleman near the scene where the bodies of Mrs. Isabella Ruxton and her housemaid Mary Rogerson were discovered. Mrs. Ruxton's husband, Dr. Buck Ruxton, was convicted...
  16. Fletch

    1933 Dated pinstripe double breasted suit

    It's named to a Dr. T. Kihara. That's a Japanese surname - can't have been many Japanese doctors in 1933 Chicago.
  17. Fletch

    Downton Abbey - I'm hooked

    That's a concession to the times. There was no place for a woman of the uppercrust to be a rebel in the 20s unless she made the break and went full bohemian. Marrying an Irish Republican newspaperman and going to Dublin wasn't going to give her that option. She put her rebellion on hold for the...
  19. Fletch

    us authentic flying tiger jacket: lousy quality

    The A-2 fanship is all-or-nothing. US-A aren't nothing, but they're not all. The 3 things I'd do differently would be the tall fit (don't lose it, just offer a regular fit too), the twill linings, and the spongy horse.
  20. Fletch

    Himel Brothers Leather

    Now those could bear the name Hitler Brothers. lol
  21. Fletch

    Himel Brothers Leather

    I'm sorry, but I just keep seeing this thread and thinking the title is: Hitler Brothers Leather No comparison intended! My contact lenses are disposable, and it's probably time to dispose them!
  22. Fletch

    by 50s overcoat you are now a bag

    The unfinished look is pretty lame. You just know the edges are going to snag on things.
  23. Fletch

    Loungers' Pets

    Oh no John. What a shame you had to lose such a pal. I know he was a good dog.

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