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    Love at first sight? What Balloney!!...or, does it really happen?

    And what about LUST at first sight? Not baloney at all. A lot of fun, actually :)
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    Ralph Lauren

    Absolutamente!
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    Ralph Lauren

    Along with narrow stovepipe trouser legs, unfortunately. A bitter pill to swallow.
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    Monocles.

    You've neglected to say whether you have a vision problem with one of your eyes. If you don't, then how can you justify wearing a monocle without seeming ludicrous? Are you one of those fellows with perfect vision who wear spectacles, not to mention the healthy souls who pretend to use...
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    Pan's Labyrinth

    Yes, I felt the same way about Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ". Overall, I thought that "Pan's Labyrinth" was a beautiful, beautiful film, very honest and with very important lessons. The Captain reminded me of the secret police under my own country's dictatorship. His type...
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    How many own a vintage suit?

    You may be thinking of Avery Lucas. He worked in NYC. Started on his own with dress shirts, then did suits for St. Laurie and Dunhill.
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    What would you wear?

    Why should we? Rudyard Kipling answered it best: we must keep our heads while all about us are losing theirs.
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    Topper's car?

    Additional great Topper car info and photos right here on the Lounge: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=194996&postcount=220 http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=8058&highlight=topper
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    What would you wear?

    Well, I am. Ask Matt Deckard. Ask Lauren. Here are the facts: at a U.S. company party, "Black Tie" is acceptable when it's called for. How does one know when it's called for? Easy: when the invitation says "Black Tie", "Black Tie Preferred", or "Black Tie Optional". How does one know when...
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    What about this one?

    Above is Oktagon's original question to us all. In fact, it is the single purpose of this thread. Here is my answer to your question, Oktagon. If I were a man, I would not wear this coat in a relatively conservative office, because I believe that it does carry a stigma, and I wouldn't want...
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    Pottersville

    http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=61614&postcount=13 "Pottersville looks like a small-town Vegas. Not bad! There's even a dance hall with a sign saying 'Jitterbuggers Welcome'. Clarence the angel should have fixed it like this: on the weekdays, the town could be Bedford Falls...
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    What would you wear?

    In Great Britain, yes. In the U.S.A., no. An invitation in GB that says "Evening Dress" means a tux. If it says "Full Evening Dress", it means white tie and tails. Here in America, invitations specifically say "White Tie", "Black Tie", or "Black Tie Optional". If the U.S. invitation...
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    What would you wear?

    Or from the guys serving them canapes.
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    What would you wear?

    Between the daytime business suit and the tuxedo, there is a middle stage: the formal suit. Usually in dark colors, usually made of finer wool, usually with more "stylish" details (a more tailored silhouette, as opposed to the standard Brooks Brothers daytime fare).
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    What would you wear?

    If the cocktail party's invitation does not state "Black Tie" or "Black Tie Optional", then wearing a tuxedo is overdoing it. You will be perceived as someone who either doesn't read invitations closely enough, or who is desperate to show the world that you have a tuxedo to wear. "If...
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    What would you wear?

    What you did, for what it's worth, is flout the event's stated dress code. You weren't alone in doing so. Some guests underdressed and others overdressed. The underdressers came that way for various reasons: ignorance/misunderstanding of the dress code, a desire to show how informal they...
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    What would you wear?

    :eusa_clap lol There's a line from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Toht: "You Americans, you're all the same. Always overdressing for the wrong occasions."
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    What would you wear?

    Wrong. In the U.S.A., an invitation must specifically say "Black Tie" to indicate that tuxedos are expected of all male guests in attendance. "Black Tie Optional" or "Black Tie Preferred" means that men may also wear dark business suits. "Evening/cocktail attire" means dark/dressy business...
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    Cool shoes

    See the photo directly above your post. That suede shoe has a modified spade sole. Modified, since the toe is not extremely pointed. Philly spades had various names. In the '30s, Florsheim and many other shoe companies made their own versions. Usually, the spade was referred to as a...
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    Cool shoes

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