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    Merged Hatter Thread

    Shocking! So we, the members here, are just a pool of potential customers and target for advertisement. I didn't like the fact that they added ads at the top, but now this is too much. I'm gone too.
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    The Miracle of Absinthe

    Your *mysterious friend* is becoming very interesting, and the bottle that he may bring along even more so. Too bad I will not go to the Queen Mary, but there's one more reason to look forward to a trip to Switzerland.
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    The Herbert Johnson Poet

    I too like the HJ name and product, because it's a traditional hatter whose fame goes beyond the Indy hat. They did the Indy hat, Steed's bowler, and, like I wrote in the first post, could have done Bossiney's hat in the late 1800's. HJ is now owned by Swaine, Adeney Brigg, and the current...
    • geo
    • Post #24
    • Forum: Hats
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    The Miracle of Absinthe

    I haven't seen any real absinthe here, just a drink called "Absente", and I doubt it's the real thing. The real absinthe has only been legalized in Switzerland recently, and even that is not the absinthe that the poets drank in the 1900's. The original absinthe was 75% alcohol, whereas the new...
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    The Herbert Johnson Poet

    I just got my new HJ from Todd, and I have to say that it looks great. When I took it out of the box, it looked so much like the film hat that I expected Harrison Ford to crawl out of the box from under the hat.
    • geo
    • Post #21
    • Forum: Hats
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    The Herbert Johnson Poet

    I think they called it the "Australian model" as a generic name for a type of hat that looks like a bush hat (wide brim, etc), just like one would call a fur hat with earflaps a "Russian hat", even though it would be made elsewhere.
    • geo
    • Post #16
    • Forum: Hats
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    Steed's Bowler- Herbert Johnson

    The crown doesn't look low to me. Lock's bowlers have a wider and flatter brim.
    • geo
    • Post #6
    • Forum: Hats
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    Steed's Bowler- Herbert Johnson

    I've been wondering for a long time who made John Steed's bowler, but now I found this picture: From the liner, it's an HJ. HJ still sells a black and a light grey bowler: http://swaineadeney.co.uk//perl2/v2.cgi?page=/catalogue/details.html&productid=416&sectiontoken=herbert-johnson-hats
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    The Herbert Johnson Poet

    Punkinhead, would it be OK with you if I posted a link to this thread at Indygear, of if I posted there the link to the pictures that you posted here?
    • geo
    • Post #11
    • Forum: Hats
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    Your fantasy/perfect outfit

    1-Tricker's 2-Pakeman (they use English 14 oz wool and are affordable) 3-Thurston racing green to match the lining of the Pakeman suits 4-polka dot, plain or regimental stripe tie 5-Herbert Johnson Indy or Homburg
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    The Herbert Johnson Poet

    The second HJ is very interesting, it's got a peculiar shade of grey. I think that is the hat Indy wore in the aircraft in Raiders, only with a higher crown. You might want to post the pictures on indygear, (link...
    • geo
    • Post #9
    • Forum: Hats
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    New custom fedora, how much?

    See Art Fawcett at http://www.vintagesilhouettes.com/ and Steve Delk at http://www.adventurebilthats.com/. But you'll hear it from the horse's mouth, as they both post here.
    • geo
    • Post #2
    • Forum: Hats
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    How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Suit

    Well, I like to wear brown suede shoes with grey chalkstriped suits, like the Duke did in 1926, and Fred Astaire did after.
    • geo
    • Post #175
    • Forum: Suits
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    For those with an open mind (Men's fashion across most modern eras)

    Here's the DB waistcoat, tempting me again.
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    Whaddaya do with yer lid while on a plane?

    If you're going to Italy, bring the Borsalino. It probably hasn't been to its home country in decades (if it's a vintage one).
    • geo
    • Post #14
    • Forum: Hats
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    What Is A "Dinner Jacket?"

    I've already said too much. I have to change my name and dissapear now. However, if I don't happen to resurface again, those concerned should know that said potentially explosive sartorial secrets are in the posession of a certain well-known newspaper, with instructions to publish, if I ever...
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    Spats!

    I've been looking for a pair of boots like that for a long time, but the only places I know of that make them are Aubercy, Marc Guyot and a shoemaker in Vienna, and they are all both unavailable and too expensive for me.
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    What Is A "Dinner Jacket?"

    I happen to be in possession of tangible proof and also of certain facts, but I'll have to keep these secret for the time being.
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    The Herbert Johnson Poet

    They certainly look like a Poet. What period do they date from? The ones from the early 80's, which they used in Raiders, had a white lining with a red logo. Judging by the liner, these seem to be older. Also, is the brim dimensionally cut, i. e. is it longer in the front and back that it...
    • geo
    • Post #7
    • Forum: Hats
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    For those with an open mind (Men's fashion across most modern eras)

    These are great! Without a doubt, Japan is now the number 1 country for tailoring. Too bad there's nothing available to buy online.

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