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  1. Corky

    Chicago’s Last Tannery

    The Distance has a pretty fascinating read about Chicago's Horween Leather Company [wiki], the city's last tannery and "one of the world’s last remaining producers of shell cordovan, a durable leather derived from horse rumps" as well as a near-exclusive provider of leather for Chicago-based...
  2. Corky

    Courage to Wear a Fedora

    The question posed here is a simple one: do you want to live your life expressing your own personal sense of style, or do you want to go through life struggling to keep up with someone else's notion of what style should be. A good rule to keep in mind is to dress conservatively (see any book on...
  3. Corky

    Western Costume Company Supply Store: Hat Supplies

    Western Costume Company Supply Store: Hat Supplies http://www.wccsupplystore.com/hat-supplies/ Examples: JIFFY STEAMER HAT NOZZLE HAT SIZING TOOL
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  4. Corky

    Jacket similar to this?

    Todd Snyder – Camel Leather Utility Jacket Todd Snyder – Camel Leather Utility JacketFrom the Todd Snyder Website: Inspired by a modern + vintage look the Camel Leather Utility Jacket is crafted from a genuine sheep leather canvas and owns a rugged look as well as the maximum amount of...
  5. Corky

    MAD MEN behind-the-scenes photos

    MAD MEN behind-the-scenes photos Link: http://www.jamesminchin.com/index2.php#Mad_Men/0/
  7. Corky

    Help for Fashion Disaster

    I am going to play the role of Devil's Advocate here... I am going to play the role of Devil's Advocate here, so please take my advice with a grain of salt. First of all, you have to grasp that clothing is simply a language to express who you are and your relationship to the rest of society...
  8. Corky

    Vintage B-3 High Altitude Flight Gear!

    You might try posting it in the Vintage Leather Jackets web Site. http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/viewforum.php?f=19&sid=ae2933c2b5efaf85121d68a8e2c4791e
  9. Corky

    Major T. J. Kong's hat?

    Major Kong looks like he's wearing a felt hat... ...or at least, it looks like a felt hat to me.
  10. Corky

    Future Dictates of Fashion (From The Strand Magazine, June 1893)

    Future Dictates of Fashion From The Strand Magazine, June 1893 "Cigars went out of fashion twenty years ago. Men and yeomen consumed so much tobacco that their healths were endangered. The laws of Nature were powerless to cope with the evil. Not so the laws of Fashion, which at once abated it...
  11. Corky

    Questions about Hat Ribbons

    A few thoughts... A few thoughts in answer to your questions above... When I change the band on one of my hats, I like to replace it with something more in line with my personal sense of style. For example, the band on this cowboy hat was replaced with a 3/8" latigo saddle string, secured...
  13. Corky

    Fliegerjacke accessories a.o.

    Welcome to the forum A colorful character is always welcome around here.
  14. Corky

    Let's See Your Watches! The Vintage Watch Thread.

    I always found the Spidel Twist-O-Flex stretchy, flexible, and comfortable. http://www.speidel.com/magento/index.php/watchbands/metal-band/twist-o-flex-bands.html
  15. Corky

    Just out of curiosity, anyone care to sell me a 7 1/2 vintage top hat?

    Try Lock and Company, London Try Lock and Company, London http://www.lockhatters.co.uk/Top_Hats___Coke__Bowler-list.aspx
  16. Corky

    Black Tie waist covering?

    George Clooney (as a working member of the Screen Actors Guild) might be in the process of shooting a film in which his character requires mussed hair and a certain growth of beard. Remember when Natalie Portman looked like this:
  17. Corky

    FT: 1959 Stetson OR, still in the original shipping box from Stetson!

    PM sent.
  19. Corky

    Coldest Weather I've been in

    The thermometer read 65 degrees below zero on the day when I got married... ...or as one might say, it was a Cold Day in Hell.
  20. Corky

    Museum-grade replica Apollo-era NASA flight jacket

    Apollo couture: Astronaut offers replica of iconic NASA flight jacket December 3, 2013 – An Apollo astronaut, looking to keep the "right stuff" forefront in the public's eye, has recreated his iconic NASA-issued blue flight jacket down to the last button. Al Worden, who in 1971 flew to...
  21. Corky

    Best Place for an Aran Sweater?

    Ireland.
  22. Corky

    The Air Force Has a Brony Squadron

    The Air Force Has a Brony Squadron Earlier this month, word hit the Internet that an Air Force unit training to fly America’s most advanced military aircraft are wearing a patch inspired by the television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Now the Air Force has confirmed it: bronies...
  23. Corky

    FT: Black Sheep Hat Works in 7 1/2

    PM sent.

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