I lived close to Duxford for some years and it was always a treat to have so many lovely aircraft overflying our place every now and again. I have attended Flying Legends on a number of occasions including as a guest in the VIP enclosure, the mass flypast at the end never fails to impress...
That will be Holkham Hall not too far from me and where I will be attending the country fair in July. The 'keepers under Headkeeper Simon Lester still wear Coke hats.
Bowlers are often worn by stewards and officials at agricultural shows and participants in equestrian events too. For example:
By rights there should be a box of mostly bound vintage Tailor & Cutter magazines up in my loft that were given to me over thirty years ago by a tailor I worked with who had been in the trade all his life and who was then in his mid seventies. I say by rights as I haven't seen them since they...
One dark blue with silver / white pinstripe bespoke Anderson and Sheppard two piece suit dated 3.3.1966.
Total suit weight 2lbs 13oz.
Jacket:
2 Button.
1 Button cuff (working).
2 Waist pockets (flapless).
1 Breast pocket.
1 Interior pocket.
2 Vent.
No rear centre seam.
Laid flat...
Gloves or not they certainly feel better when you've been standing at your peg on a bitter winters day waiting for the birds while the wind and sleet whips around your ears, you hunch up and withdraw your hands up into the sleeves a bit.
Aye, I keep longer sleeves on most of my shooting tweeds - meaning tweeds I actually wear when going shooting. I have just found this rather poor photo on my backup hard drive;
Barbour's have been in existence for decades and I'm not sure of the feasibility of obtaining their wax treatment recipe. I've worn them for work (gamekeeping) and sport for decades and if properly looked after (regularly re proofed etc) they will last the average user many years. However as...
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