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    What are you wearing today??

    The photo below shows Lucius Beebe in 1938. Worthy of emulation.
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    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Oh, worthy defeats can be posted here too. They often are.
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    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    I don't get it. What do you mean?
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    Your complete 4-part country solution...

    . Here’s the story. In 1916, just four years after opening his Los Angeles haberdashery, Alexander & Oviatt, James Oviatt designed (or so he claimed) a jacket model called the “San Gabriel”. It quickly became very popular among Hollywood’s early movie stars, among them Douglas...
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    Vintage Workwear

    Masochism, perhaps?
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    Is style stuck in a 2 decade rut?

    Hmmm. Zukor ... Zuckerberg. Coincidence? ;)
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    Vintage Workwear

    Here's my guess (and it's only a guess): because guys wearing A-2 jackets shot at and bombed the Japanese during WWII -- and vice-versa, of course.
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    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    . How on earth can it be that no one around here has posted this yet: www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Fedora-OVIATTS-Los-Angeles-Beverly-Hills-Gray-Brown-Felt-Sz-7-1-4-/140691021108 It's from Oviatt's, for Pete's sake! Almost certainly a Knox model designed especially by James Oviatt for his...
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    White Tie Source?

    Vintage ones show up on U.S. eBay from time to time.
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    Show us your SHOES !!!

    To my eye at least, the vamp's oval is too narrow for my taste (and I'd have to dye them brown as well). I prefer the Polo ones' vamp because it seems (to me) more circular than oval.
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    Procedure for Tying a Single End Bow Tie?

    . Billyspew is right.
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    Show us your SHOES !!!

    . Thanks, Will! I like them too. Did you notice that nearly all of the "stitching" on the shoe is not really stitching at all? It's a pattern embossed on the leather!
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    Your complete 4-part country solution...

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    Show us your SHOES !!!

    . Bless the ‘Vintage Fashion Expo’! These vintage shoes will do for my plus-fours. Found the footwear this Saturday at the ‘Vintage Fashion Expo’ in Santa Monica. Manufacturer’s name is long-gone, and they’re slightly dry – but a good dose of conditioning and polishing will take care of...
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    Mystery Jacket. Can Anyone Guess the Age?

    . I'd say late 1950s to 1980s, or even early '90s. Made by a tailor who learned how to do it the "European" way. The tailor could have been from practically anywhere: Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Western or Eastern Europe ... you name it.
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    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    . The blue fedora in this lot has potential. Could be 1940s or earlier. Give the dusty felt a good brushing, clean the leather sweatband with some saddle soap, and hopefully you're good to go. http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?itemid=9319502
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    Joe McGlynn: Vintage Menswear GOD

    Any Fedora Loungers who want to emulate Joe's look should also read the linked texts for each photo. This fellow deserves to be studied. Note that not all of his clothes are actually vintage, but no matter: they look right. Joe's not a rich guy, but he has a keen eye and has striven to...
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    Joe McGlynn: Vintage Menswear GOD

    INFO: http://thechicindex.com/special-guestjoe-mcglynn-talks-about-his-10th-outfit-10-in-eleven-acts/ INFO: http://thechicindex.com/special-guestjoe-mcglynn-talks-about-his-11th-outfit-11-in-eleven-acts/ .
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    Joe McGlynn: Vintage Menswear GOD

    . The Fedora Lounge has its small but hardy share of 'vintage menswear gods'. (You know who you are!) But here's a 'god' who is not an active Lounger at all: Joe McGlynn. Joe lives in NYC with his vintage ladies' wear goddess (and wife), Heidi Rosenau. Take a look at what makes him...
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    This is just painful to watch

    . Yeah, well ... what the film doesn't show is all the other kids who answered the questions correctly. Nearly all of them were edited out ... because they would have spoiled the flick's "shock factor".

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