Attire rules of ettiquete

[MK]

Originally posted by Marlowe
As to what "fashionistas" from TV critic shows or "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" say, it's a load of hooey. When they say something like ""We wanted to update your look," what they usually mean is, "we want to sucker you into wearing a bunch of fashionable stuff that will be oh-so-five-minutes-ago in no time, and then maybe we can sucker you into buying some more."

It's important to remember the difference between fashion and style. Fashion looks good now, but you'll be ashamed to have people see you in photographs wearing those silly things in years to come. Style always looks good.

Agreed. Well said.

 

[Andykev]

AGREED

It's important to remember the difference between fashion and style. Fashion looks good now, but you'll be ashamed to have people see you in photographs wearing those silly things in years to come. Style always looks good.

I should burn the Grad Night at Disneyland photo of me in my tan polyester vested 70's suit, print silk shirt, brown boots, and tan tie.

I puke when I see that picture.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Here's some shirt info from T.M. Lewin of Jermyn St., London:

http://www.tmlewin.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/lewin/sartor.htm

and

http://www.tmlewin.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/lewin/tieet.htm

 

[jamespowers]

Re: Felt hat day article

Originally posted by up196
I read in the linked article how the men would poke holes in their straw hats at the end of the straw hat season.

It looks like your straw is safe on your head there. That shotgun looks like an old model 1897 Winchester. Is it?

Regards,

J

 

[up196]

An 1897 indeed . . .

Originally posted by jamespowers
That shotgun looks like an old model 1897 Winchester. Is it?

No, no one's going to get that hat. Yes, it is a genuine Winchester 1897, an original riot model manufactured in 1918. The little red item near the bottom of the picture, it's an ejected fired shell, and not visible in my right front pocket is a Colt Detective Special made in 1930. My buddies and I try to dress appropriately to what we're shooting

 

[up196]

Waiting my turn . . .

Here I am looking like a dork waiting to shoot. The guy behind me was shooting an Australian L1A1 rifle yesterday, hence the Aussie bush hat.

 

[jamespowers]

Re: An 1897 indeed . . .

Originally posted by up196
No, no one's going to get that hat. Yes, it is a genuine Winchester 1897, an original riot model manufactured in 1918. The little red item near the bottom of the picture, it's an ejected fired shell, and not visible in my right front pocket is a Colt Detective Special made in 1930. My buddies and I try to dress appropriately to what we're shooting

I have the long version of yours. The exposed hammer gives them away. My wife loves shooting it---believe it or not.
I have an Iver Johnson for the old pinkerton work.

Regards to all,

J

 

[Wild Root]

up196, that is so cool! You look like one of the
G men that gunned down Bonny and Clyde. That straw boater is sweet! I have two of them. One of them is from the teens or early 20's and the other is from the 30's.

Fun stuff! I would love to get a hold of a tommy gun, but you know that the US don't really like guys having them around.

Any way, more photos would be sweet!

Root.

 

[up196]

Boy did we hijack this thread . . .

. . . like a truckload of needle beer! Ha Ha Ha.

Originally posted by jamespowers
I have the long version of yours. The exposed hammer gives them away. My wife loves shooting it---believe it or not.
I have an Iver Johnson for the old pinkerton work.

Ah yes the Pinkertons. When I first hired out at the RR, we still had a '97 in the strongroom. I tried to get it, but someone else had first crack at it. I did get a couple of UP revolvers, though.

Originally posted by Wild Root
I would love to get a hold of a tommy gun, but you know that the US don't really like guys having them around.

Any way, more photos would be sweet!

My cohort dressed like the Aussie has a 1921/28 overstamp Thompson. We didn't bring it bacause the range we were on doesn't allow full auto. I'll get some more photos next time we shoot it, though.

But for now, the "Eliot Ness Collection of Fashion Accessories"

 

[Quigley Brown]

Re: An 1897 indeed . . .

Originally posted by up196
No, no one's going to get that hat. Yes, it is a genuine Winchester 1897, an original riot model manufactured in 1918. The little red item near the bottom of the picture, it's an ejected fired shell, and not visible in my right front pocket is a Colt Detective Special made in 1930. My buddies and I try to dress appropriately to what we're shooting

But....what do you wear when you're shooting that M-16 (that's what it looks like, anyway) pictured at the lower right of the photo?

 

[up196]

Re: Re: An 1897 indeed . . .

But....what do you wear when you're shooting that M-16 (that's what it looks like, anyway) pictured at the lower right of the photo?

That one isn't mine, anymore at least. I sold it to finance the Detective Special in the pic with the Prohibition Agent badge. It is a current Armalite, so with no historical context, anything goes.