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My new to me vintage Snowy River arrived a few day ago, I love this shade of dark grey, which is more of a slate grey than the brownish tint that appears in the photos. The hat is in great condition, save for a very dry headband which I treated to a few applications of Hesalin, an excellent...

I don't know why I waited so long before trying out a woollen vest, other than thin worsted ones as part of a suit. I looked around for deals on eBay and found a great Western style wool vest in a nice medium weight, and have been amazed how practical it is for in-between weather and times you...

I have a Roamer shirt in a gorgeous yellow/blue/cream flannel, it's a traditionally cut very comfortable shirt that has gotten softer and softer with wear, looks good tucked or untucked. It's an older pattern that's no longer available, I unfortunately haven't found a more recent one that I like...

Darned if I didn't just pull the trigger an a second vintage Snowy River, this time in grey. I was looking at eBay sales to find one similar to my brown one for a female friend, and made a very low offer for one in great shape, with my preferred thin ribbon instead of the leather hatband.

Both are very beautiful, well done!

Understood!

She'd fit in one of his shoes.

It's a privately owned private investment company, owned by Andrew Forrest, better known as Twiggy, and his wife.

Horween CXL and Horween Shell Cordovan are two different leathers, both are available in Colour 8. Are you conflating the two? My answer mentions the difference regarding mirror shines.

I have a pair of Alden cap toe shell Cordovan boots in Colour 8 with some fine broguing,, I consider them to be a casual dress boot, that can be dressed up or down. They shine when brushed but Cordovan isn't really meant to be covered in polish and given a mirror shine. CXL leather even less so...

Nice bash, looks great! Mine has been getting heavy wear this winter, it generates quite a few spontaneous compliments from strangers, unlike any other of my Western hats.

What a gorgeous and amazingly designed jacket!

No problems at all for me on Safari, since a very long time.

I fear that the lessons we learned, or should have, were not learned well enough, or are being forgotten, and are not being heeded well enough today. I'm aware this is not the place for such a discussion, but to concentrate only on the victims, is to ignore the reasons we must never forget. If...