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  1. boushi_mania

    Boating Blazers

    Is the man in the white dress supposed to be the bride? (Seriously, it looks like she's got a 5 o'clock shadow.)
  2. boushi_mania

    Boating Blazers

    So, what about metal buttons on a dinner jacket? :P
  3. boushi_mania

    what wears out on your suits?

    At my first job in Japan, I was required to wear a jacket and tie daily—the only one apart from the principal who dressed that way, I might add. (I think the people I worked for were under the assumption that overdressing for the occasion made us "professional", thus somehow making up for their...
  4. boushi_mania

    Boating Blazers

    Having relatively few resources, I prefer the flexibility of the single-breasted. On the other hand, I'm drawn to the double-breasted model, if only because I don't have one I can use on a regular basis. How about buttons, then? I notice that the double-breasted one doesn't appear to have metal...
  5. boushi_mania

    Boating Blazers

    Somewhat off-topic, but... I wasn't feeling up to making an entire new thread about this, so I stuck it in here. With spring less than a week away (and with me having recently gotten a very nice straw boater for relatively cheap), I've been looking into filling a hole in my wardrobe by...
  7. boushi_mania

    Please help me with formalwear for my wedding...

    Huh. Well, in that case, I'm at a loss. Apart from that, the materials and construction are what you'd expect from a bespoke (or at least made-to-measure) garment, so I'm left to conclude that it's simply a Japanese thing. I first really became interested in the cut of clothes after I came to...
  8. boushi_mania

    Boater faction!

    Depends on what your size is. I saw another one of the same model in a size 7 while I was bidding on this one, but it's probably gone by now... According to Miller Hats, it was founded by a Miller Christy, with no mention of a relative partnering with him. I still find the British practice...
  9. boushi_mania

    Boater faction!

    Ah, OK. That makes me feel better about it. By the way, any idea how old this hat is? It has to be before Lincoln Bennett was absorbed by Christy's, right? (I refuse to follow along with that company's wanton abuse of the poor apostrophe.)
  10. boushi_mania

    Boater faction!

    New Old Boater I won a Bennetts London straw boater from that worldwide garage sale last week. It came today. Overall view. Crown height is 3 1/2", and brim is 2 1/8" wide: Top of the crown. The weave is beautifully done: There's a small flaw / bit of damage on the edge of the crown at...
  11. boushi_mania

    Post New Hats Here!

    The Bennetts London straw boater I won off eBay arrived today. I was nervous about getting one in my size since there have been so many posts about the stiffness of boaters vs. soft felts, but it fits perfectly. More in the Boater Faction thread.
  13. boushi_mania

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    I've got a super-dorky "Citi" model from Bell, myself. Better than a cracked skull, I say...
  14. boushi_mania

    Please help me with formalwear for my wedding...

    It's what was available from the suppliers I could find. To be fair, though, they're shinier than the photos make them out to be. Now that you mention it, a quick search turns up this page, which claims it's a feature of frock coats. Another holdover from a bygone era still adhered to in Japan?
  15. boushi_mania

    Please help me with formalwear for my wedding...

    Perhaps, though the characters are written in post-1945 simplified style. ("Salt" in particular was 鹽 before the changeover.) Of course, the cursive, "written" style is what the newer forms were based on, so... [huh]
  16. boushi_mania

    Please help me with formalwear for my wedding...

    Morning coat's back from the tailor. Here are some pictures. :) First, the front: A close-up of the sleeve: As you can see, I had the cloth-covered buttons replaced with horn ones. I think it came out looking pretty nice. You can also get an idea of the material, which has a...
  17. boushi_mania

    Are notch lapel dinner jackets "correct"?

    I would prefer more choices; "acceptable but inelegant" is my attitude.
  19. boushi_mania

    "Japan is a hat wonderland" article

    That was my assumption, too. [huh]
  20. boushi_mania

    Boater assistance

    Yes, because all those barbershop singers also moonlight as Venetian gondoliers... :p
  21. boushi_mania

    Please help me with formalwear for my wedding...

    Hmm... now that you mention it, the subtle imperfections of handmade work (that is, the irregularities that have nothing to do with the quality) do have a certain charm that mass-produced items lack, rather like a self-tied bow tie versus a pre-tied model. Well, I'm sold. lol ....Aaaand...
  22. boushi_mania

    Please help me with formalwear for my wedding...

    I'll say! :eek: At any rate, a brief email exchange indicates they'd charge £54 to do the City Gent style in grey chamois with a button closure. (Should check and see if that'd be mother-of-pearl.) But, shall I be stingy and save £6 by going with the machine-made Man About Town, or just pony...
  23. boushi_mania

    Suit question.

    Try a different camera?

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