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  1. Fletch

    What are you listening to?

    You Little So and So - Gene Kardos & Orch., 1932. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAeO31t-S04 Double Check Stomp - Duke Ellington & Orch., 1930. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq0hCWgltFs
  2. Fletch

    Hmm do you think Brooks Bros. is regretting the Thom Browne fiasco???

    Talk about your target marketing...;)
  3. Fletch

    What are you listening to?

    Blue Moon - Frank Trumbauer & Orch., 1934, over-the-air thru Victrola. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK6ltdduFdg
  4. Fletch

    Vintage magasines from Montreal city

    ...but were there many ads in that era for chapeaux Stetson, cravates Botany, chaussures Florsheim, etc.?
  5. Fletch

    Vintage magasines from Montreal city

    Were Francophone Canadians an "aspirational" group in that era? I know Anglo-Canadians considered them very much an underclass. It's surprising to this American to see them being marketed to so early.
  7. Fletch

    What are you listening to?

    Hey now gang...WAYLT has changed since you've been gone. No hugging, no learning. Title, artist, maybe date if you care. Rhythm Is Our Business - Roy Newman & His Boys, 1935. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9Gv1abzrA
  8. Fletch

    How hot is it inside your hat?

    The question is, what's the humidity inside your hat? Mine approaches 100% even on the driest, coldest days.
  9. Fletch

    What are you listening to?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s-UQyWrKkI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv-nHdCXcmY
  10. Fletch

    Navy 37J1 influences Orvis "A-2"

    I own 2 W&Gs in this pattern. One is labeled NA-1 in very light cord with the USN stencil. The other is labeled as a civvy jacket and made of washed twill. The pockets have warmers and are, I believe, slightly bigger. Both have the major flaw that the windflap goes up about halfway into the...
  11. Fletch

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    I really apprecdiated Fussell for his dead-on irreverence. And the book flyleaf photo that was "bombed" by a cat, tail raised, * to the camera.
  13. Fletch

    Thumb's Up for Dickies 1922 Pants

    All I can say about the prices is that repro vintage workwear is originally a Japanese concept, and Japan still presumably is a big market segment. The Japanese believe that paying a high price for something really does confer prestige - it's OK to brag about how much things cost in their culture.
  14. Fletch

    What are you listening to?

    OK, I'm back. From now on I give you only title, artist, date. No hugging, no learning. Nelson Stomp. King Oliver & Orch., 1930. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7OUZcsQk-k
  15. Fletch

    Subverting Technology -- Golden Era style

    Orthopodic? A creative guy in Portland made an acoustic "horn" amplifier for his .mp3 player out of a plastic beverage bottle and a scrap of foamcore. This would be just the thing for me - my iPod contains virtually nothing recorded after 1945. :)
  16. Fletch

    Navy 37J1 influences Orvis "A-2"

    Some of you may know about Orvis' Amphibious A-2, made of polymer-treated cotton poplin that keeps water off efficiently. The jacket was outerwear cut but had period features like a stand-and-latch collar and 1pc back panel. Now it has been redone with style cues from the Navy cloth 37J1 - an...
  17. Fletch

    Button Covers: Cufflink Alternative

    Searched ebay and google for blazer button covers. They are scarce, probably because of what they'd do to blazer sales.
  19. Fletch

    Button Covers: Cufflink Alternative

    Like dusty footprints, IMNSHO. :ohwell: All part of the trend to put the "meh" back in men's wear. The thing about covers is they're a "tell." Put them over your cuff buttons and you're still looking at a barrel fastened, over/under cuff. I would buy a set in 2 sizes of the same design...
  20. Fletch

    NPR: What Killed Men's Hats?

    Another thing hat companies hung onto was their distribution network. AIUI, Hatco for one favors the brick/mortar shop model and were very slow to warm up to internet based dealers.
  21. Fletch

    NPR: What Killed Men's Hats?

    Building on the ex-servicemen's issue, a hat might have become a marker for balding men, or men too old or unfit for service.
  22. Fletch

    Loungers' Pets

    Not your average Lapp dog lol
  23. Fletch

    "Sherlock" BBC series.

    Isn't Mycroft supposed to be gay in the current show? His character sure taps into stereotypes.

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