Akubra is to Australia what Stetson is to the USA. They're both ingrained in the fabric of their respective nations. Each a company founded and homegrown on native soil and long a part of the national image and imagination. What image is more uniquely Australian than the drover or more uniquely...
Good point. For those men with a long torso the length would be fine. Perhaps those with a shorter torso would flip the waistband. This may have been done when wearing the sweater beneath a short jacket as well.
Here is a picture of the type sweater my dad wore. Note the elongated neckline...
Ahhhhhh.....Thanks XPSLV
For those who don't know what the PUNTI sizing system is (I did not), here is some info from The Village Hat Shop website.
"Up until approximately the middle of the 20th Century some hat companies in Italy and England used a hat size scale known as PUNTI. Here is...
Thanks for posting this. A real tribute to the resilience of WWII POWs. It will be interesting to see what the plane and diary bring at auction. I wonder if the diary might be published eventually.
Wonderful
Marty, It's nice to see you back and posting. Your displays are as lovely as ever. What are the two fedoras shown in this photo?
Nice ensembles. Glad to see you're still making good use of flys. ;) :)
John B Stetson by Elbert Hubbard
I picked this up on ebay recently.
It was published by Hubbard's Roycroft Press http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roycroft_Press
and is completely intact though fragile.
3 size 7's
I was in Antiqueland in Plano, TX this morning as a result of a tip from another member. There are three Borsalinos in size 7 for sale by a vendor there. They are $98.00 each but there is a 25% discount so they are actually $73.50 each plus .0825 tax. I do not remember the styles but...
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