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Tailoring a mediorce fitting suit VS. selling it to buy a new suit?
My arms are longer than most suit jackets allow, but to move up to an XL in arm length is typically too much (I'm a 37 length in properly fitting shirts). I agree with Chasseur that it seems tailors charge around $30 to let sleeves out. I imagine it would be the same to take them up... -
Who was the ODDest person you ever knew?...
lol These kids today! You buy 'em all these books and all they do is eat the covers.- Undertow
- Post #96
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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It's about time we define "fedora"
I actually have a nice, medium-hair Stetson Imperial like this with a short 1 1/4" brim in tan. The crown is around 5" tall with a center crease and I didn't like the way it looked on me. So I opened it up and wore it like that. It absolutely did not look like a fedora, and very much like a... -
This generation of kids...
I know that! When the going gets tough, you'd better have brought a towel, because you should be using elbow grease! Hard work is hard. [huh] And at some point, the kids - and the adult kids - are going to have to learn that. Why not get them started when they're young so they're that much...- Undertow
- Post #54
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Any writers?
OMG, isn't that the truth! I was commissioned to write a bigraphy about a disabled woman and her struggle to receive equal treatment at a state facility. Long story short, it was an interesting story, but I just couldn't tackle it for the life of me. [huh]- Undertow
- Post #213
- Forum: The Reading Room
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What's In Your Bathroom Library?
- A number of recent National Geographic magazines (2008-present) - A number of recent Archaeology magazines (2008-present) - The Serial Killer Files by Harold Schechter, actually just finished this... - The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes by Sir AC Doyle, this sits in the bedroom or the...- Undertow
- Post #31
- Forum: The Reading Room
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This generation of kids...
No, this is slippery slope logic. Saying all kids need protective gear because kids die in accidents is like saying all poor people should play the lottery because someone usually wins. I'm sorry if you know a child that died in an accident; that is a tragedy. And you could argue until you're...- Undertow
- Post #46
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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It's about time we define "fedora"
I do understand your points, but what I'm saying is we have to nail this down one way or another. And if we're going to define it at all, we'll have to stick to one angle (style) or the other (science). Additionally, we can use history as a backbone, but we cannot rely on it for our definition... -
It's about time we define "fedora"
So let's say this, a fedora (as a style) is not: 1. open crowned (if you're wearing it that way, it's just a hat) 2. cylindrical 3. brim over 3" 4. rolled brim 5. hard or overly-stiff 6. creased crown over 5" or under 3" 7. without a ribbon Then we can say fedora is: 1. creased crown... -
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It's about time we define "fedora"
Although I agree with RLK to some extent that we do have to try and be specific in our words, and it helps to have actual knowledge of hats, I agree with Banjo here. As mentioned before, and as we're winding our way along, why not take two angles to get to one point? 1st, let's only define... -
Is "Boys/Men Only" too Taboo?
I think this is a very interesting discussion. Bump! Anyone have further thoughts on this?- Undertow
- Post #28
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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This generation of kids...
:eusa_clap Hey, you're fighting the good fight! We'll need leaders of our children some day, and these will be the best picks.- Undertow
- Post #16
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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This generation of kids...
Precisely. I can't say when the change came about, but parents gradually shifted from hard-nosed folks to these loving, caring, cloying people who allow all sorts of disrespectful behavior and laziness to take place. It's one thing to be really strict, it's an entirely different thing to...- Undertow
- Post #15
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Who was the ODDest person you ever knew?...
I've known a number of oddballs. Unfortunately, I'm pretty eccentric myself, which has resulted in me feeling like many of the oddballs I know aren't that odd...which then makes it hard to explain the oddballs I know. I was a bartender at a rough joint on the north side of town by a Firestone...- Undertow
- Post #89
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Formality; Single-breasted vs. Double-breasted suits
Baron, Ben, or anyone in the know: do you suppose the DB waistcoats were designed for the purpose of removing one's jacket and remaining dignified or fashionable? It seems to me, men of that era would have removed a jacket in order to feel more comfortable - especially on a particularly muggy... -
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vintage vs. new..
Quite right, and in fact, it's not uncommon to purchase a beautiful vintage hat only to replace the sweat and liner because they've become dry, brittle or damaged over the years. As far as the felt is concerned, I can't pinpoint the reason, but I can say many vintage hats are softer and... -
Retro-extremists? What are we called?
That's a cool excerpt, Lizzie. That pretty much sums up how I describe my reading habits, too! ;)- Undertow
- Post #608
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Show us your Guns!
Unquestionably what I was looking for (and I like everything else you included too)! Haha, I'm glad the big guy upstairs carries one, too. lol :eusa_clap- Undertow
- Post #1,902
- Forum: The Display Case
