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    The times, they are a changin' - again - maybe

    lol But it's such an awesome party hat!
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    The End of Encylopedia Britannica

    Don't forget this important piece: "Encyclopaedia Britannica will focus primarily on its online encyclopedias...About half a million households pay a $70 annual fee for the online subscription, which includes access to the full database of articles, videos, original documents and to the...
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    The times, they are a changin' - again - maybe

    Wearing decent shoes will be a fad for most, unfortunately. The good news is that it will always be an underlying current in any well-to-do man's (or womans!) wardrobe regardless.
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    DC-3 story in WaPo

    Awesome! Thanks Tony! Kinda chokes you up a bit to think of these beautiful machines flying around. I wish I could step on board and cruise across the US!
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    Are You a "Serious" Collector? The Categorization of Fedora Loungers.

    Hahaha lol No, I believe that makes you the single sane person in the asylum!
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    Something I'm missing?

    Wait, so there is someone purposely rating the threads low? Someone doing so out of spite? And this rating somehow effects the threads? And we're worried why? I promise I'm not being sarcastic; I really actually want to know. This all seems kinda nuts!
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    The International Wool Felt Consortium

    AdamW - have you tried the Stetson Cashmere hats? The Fedora Store The only place I can find them on the web is the Fedora Store, however I've encountered them at two hat shops in Des Moines. They aren't bad hats, honestly. They're a little more luxurious than plain wool and yet much less...
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    Wing tip shoes

    lol
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    Reproduction Vintage Neckties?

    I wonder... ...if one were trying to reproduce ties on a budget that appealed to a broad range of folks, why not go the way of most current repro attempts and sacrifice fabric for cost? e.g. those "oxford bags" repros shown off in another thread that are being marketed to the swing dance...
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    Wing tip shoes

    I was going to mention that I'd find it hard to believe a shoe only priced at $110 would have a Goodyear Welt. I'm not saying it's impossible, or even improbable, just unlikely. The welting process is expensive and requires special machines and labor. Sure, if you find a pair of shoes on sale...
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    Reproduction Vintage Neckties?

    I agree, the well is drying up. I went to a vintage clothing store with my honey up in Minneapolis two weekends ago. While we were browsing (and finding some awfully great items) a group of middle aged ladies came in. They announced to everyone in earshot that they were there to purchase...
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    Are You a "Serious" Collector? The Categorization of Fedora Loungers.

    HAHA! lol I love that description of Swedish history!
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    Reproduction Vintage Neckties?

    Enigma, I believe you have a valid point regarding the eventual disappearance of quality vintage neckwear. I also agree that there should be some kind of viable way to accurately reproduce said products. Heck, that goes for most vintage styles (shirts, suits, shoes) which are fading into...
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    Pomade vs. Brylcreem vs. Hair Tonic

    First of all, you need to determine what you're trying to get your hair to do. Bottom line, one dressing is going to work differently than another. Patent leather hair (that won't move) - Murray's Superior Pomade Shiny and firm, still pliable - Murray's Super Light Shiny, the "wet" look...
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    Hat + Brylcreem

    Remeber - your hair is like a sponge. If you apply Brylcreem or pomade to dry hair, it's sucked right in. Point being, unless you saturate your head, you shouldn't have alot of excess. I use pomade or Brylcreem most days, and on my off days, like when I want to get a hair cut somewhere, I'll...
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    Are You a "Serious" Collector? The Categorization of Fedora Loungers.

    I think Lizzie's explanation suits me well. I didn't approach the lounge with an interest in collecting vintage items, or being "vintage", simply for it's own sake. In fact, I came from a poor-but-proud family tied tightly to two very depression-era grandparents. Thus, I am the way I am...
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    5 years in the Lounge!!!

    I know Marc has vanished for, what all hope, is a short time. God, I feel like I'm referring to a man who's passed...uck. In any case, I'll bite this hook. I will have been here 5 years this May, and my knowledge of vintage styles, materials, lifestyles, etc., has grown exponentially. I've...
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    I had a fight with my wife tonight....

    Haha, that was a nice one. lol My blasted work computer won't let me read the original joke that's got everyone so twisted up. From the responses I've been reading, it sounds like we should all be at one anothers' throats. So I'm guessing it must have been a pretty funny joke! ;)
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    I had a fight with my wife tonight....

    lol
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    Proper boots, and their place in the vintage wardrobe

    Oh for goodness sake - if anyone finds them in 14D let me know! ;)

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