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  1. Alex Oviatt

    What's your signature hat?

    Mine would probably be my brown Trilby--I wear it more than any other and I like to think that it brings me luck at the races. It is from my favorite London hatter, Bates in Jermyn Street.
  2. Alex Oviatt

    5th Avenue New York

    And of course, there still is J.J. Hat Center: We are New York's oldest and one of the world's most renowned hat shops. Established in 1911, we bring you the finest hats and caps coupled with excellent service and a staff consisting of some of the most knowledgeable hat people in the...
  3. Alex Oviatt

    London in the 1920s

    Thank you--that was swell!
  4. Alex Oviatt

    The Ernest Hemingway Thread

    I am a huge fan of his work and am fascinated by his life--in my office I have a framed B&W photo of the Hemingway Memorial in Idaho, macabre but fitting somehow. His best work, in my opinion, is The Sun Also Rises. I am oddly fond of The Garden of Eden as well. Have retraced many a Hemingway...
  5. Alex Oviatt

    Californians Please check in!

    The Van Nuys family didn't even live there--there is a beautiful house near the Huntington Hotel in Pasadena where some of the later Van Nuys (wisely) lived and are burried at the San Gabriel Cemetery. J. Benton Van Nuys was son of one of the key players in the development of the San Fernando...
  7. Alex Oviatt

    S&H Greenstamps

    We had Blue Chip Stamps in my part of the world-were they regional? Didi they compete with S&H? It all seems so long ago....
  8. Alex Oviatt

    American Artist

    Just one? That is hard. I think that Gilbert Stuart's portrait work was wonderful--beyond the iconic Washington portraits that we all know. Sargent for all of the obvious reasons. Some of the California Plein Air artists like Edgar Payne and William Wendt. On the more illusrative side...
  9. Alex Oviatt

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Rye Manhattan for me, with Peychaud bitters
  10. Alex Oviatt

    Fictional characters defined by their hats

    Thanks for these links, HungaryTom. I am going to check them out. He also wrote an interesting story called "The Heart of a Dog" and a great play called "The White Guard."
  11. Alex Oviatt

    Fictional characters defined by their hats

    It is brilliant and was the inspiration for the Rolling Stones' song, Sympathy for the Devil. Might be better suited to the What are you reading section.
  13. Alex Oviatt

    Fictional characters defined by their hats

    There are counless instances in literature where caracters are closely associated with their headwear (think Sherlock Holmes, for example) but this struck me forcibly when I recently reread one of my favorite books, Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita. In the first few pages, key...
  14. Alex Oviatt

    Cardigans for casual gentlemen

    There is an episode of the Avengers (Emma Peel era) where Steed's at home attire is a similar cardigan with fur front panels! I think I like the suede better.
  15. Alex Oviatt

    Wedding Tie patterns

    These are all great choices. "Silver" ties like these are perfect for weddings (I wore a silver Spitalfields from Bowring Arundel for my own wedding). Alan Flusser's books have some useful information on these classic ties. By the way, Brooks Brothers has been including some of these patterns...
  16. Alex Oviatt

    A Collection Of Vintage Ads

    Thanks--these are fantastic
  17. Alex Oviatt

    overnight bag

    Another brand you might consider is Orvis--their Battenkill luggage is great (canvas and leather) and they have an all leather line called Bullhide--they have a great weekend carry on for $498.
  19. Alex Oviatt

    Handkerchiefs and Pocket Squares

    I use a number of different folds for linen (suits) and puff with silk (almost always with tweeds or a blazer). The big question to me is not whether to wear them (Coco Chanel once said "never a button without a buttonhole" and I feel the same about pockets and pocket squares) but to make...
  20. Alex Oviatt

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    I had one of Paul Child's concotions, the Budha's Eye. Basically, it is a gin Gimlet with green Creme de Menthe added which gives it a beautiful green color. Julia Child recommends it as a prelude to a lamb dinner. Child's recipe calls for 5 parts gin, 2 parts Rose"s lime juice and 2 parts...
  21. Alex Oviatt

    Clip-on Bow Ties

    Well, no one claiming to be a gentleman would ever wear a ready made--much less clip-on--bowtie, but that Cardinal and Gold one looks intriguing!
  22. Alex Oviatt

    It isn't Christmas Till you Have Heard This Song!

    For me it is a mixed bag--Nat's "The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot," Julie Andrews' "Patapan," Glenn Miller's version of "Jingle Bells" and of course all of the hymns associated with advent at Christmas.....
  23. Alex Oviatt

    Sun Valley Serenade...wheres the DVD???

    I have the DVD but can't remember where I got it. Fantastic film, and this, along with Orchestra Wives and the Glenn Miller Story make for a great tripple feature. John Payne and Lynn Bari are great in this, too and that's Dorothy Dandridge in the Chatanooga Cho Cho number.

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