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  1. Quetzal

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    I was at a flea market a few years back, where a man was selling old model planes and war memorabilia. On the ground in front of his trailer, were three rumpled black wool suits. At the time, I wasn't very knowledgeable of Evening Wear, but I did need a black suit for my orchestra. The vendor...
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    Show us your TIES

    I have a "Van Heusen Original" that looks 50s and is longer, but has the older style construction found in pre-50s ties. Your Regal is making me wonder if the company specialized in diagonal stripes; all Regals that I have seen and own, 30s-60s, are striped, excluding the wild Regal print (it...
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    Bow Ties

    Ah, looks like you've got an example of a mid-50s Diamond. Now these seem to be able to take the tighter pulls, at least from what I've seen on my tie. Also, perhaps you should try to make vintage-style clip-ons rather than the pre-tied variations; the vintage clip-on, especially the diamond...
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    Show us your TIES

    TEN DOLLARS?? Wow, I knew that they Salvation Army charges whatever they want to and have no consistency in price (the local one that shut down charged $3.00 a tie, and there were only two worth buying in the whole time it existed; no wonder it closed), but I wouldn't have expected it to charge...
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    Dancers: Is It Possible to Smooth Shoe Soles?

    LuvMyMan; a very helpful and thorough response, but unfortunately they appear to be manmade. I may, however, try this technique. Flat Foot Floey; I've actually tried this on another pair, but it doesn't seem to work for me. Maybe I'll give your idea another shot. -Quetzal
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    Dancers: Is It Possible to Smooth Shoe Soles?

    Some Loungers love to dance, especially those that were prominent in the Golden Age. There are no events in my area where music from the Golden Era or "retro" bands (such as Vince Giordano's) close by, so I adapt to the modern music that is played, which I'm sure many of you have also done (sure...
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    Show us your TIES

    I especially like the solids that were found; there's just something about a solid-colored tie with a rougher weave, and worn with a good tie clasp. Also, it almost looks as though the "30s does the 70s" with 2nd tie to the left in the 3rd row. -Quetzal
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    Buster Keaton's Suits?

    Those of you who are fans of Buster Keaton may have noticed that after WWII until his death, he began to wear 4-button suits with very low-cut odd vests (almost like a Evening vest, maybe a throwback to his comedic use of the evening best in his early films?) and a floppy black bow, that gave...
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    Show us your TIES

    Oh absolutely, I completely agree with you; by the "RIGHT kind" of skinny ties I'm also referring to the ones such as those by Superba made of polyester or its alternative name, Dacron. I don't care about the fabric; I only care about the length and, more importantly, if the knot is neat and...
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    Show us your TIES

    A very common scenario at my local St Vin's; to find a handful of the RIGHT kind of Skinny Ties among tons of the disgusting late-60s, 70s, and early-80s polyesters. For some reason, the only ties that I find at ANY Goodwill in my area are those from the late 1980s to the present. -Quetzal
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    How to determine Tie Fabric?

    As the title states, how would one go about determining the fabric of a vintage tie? It's not something that I care about (I have silks, rayons, acetates, acrylics, DACRON, "Nor-East Non-Crush", wools, linens, cottons), but what if you need to clean a soiled tie and the fabric is not listed...
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    Matching Jewelry

    Do any fellow members have a specific way of matching your cufflinks with your tie clasps (or even collar clips if they have an Art Deco design) if they are not part of a set? Obviously one wouldn't want to clash silver and gold independents, but would you just try to compliment the designs...
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    Bow Ties

    Without a doubt; the bow counterpart to the wild Windsors of the "Bold Look". Be careful when tying it; for some reason my 40s & 50s Diamonds tend to wear out if tied or pulled too tight. -Quetzal
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    Courage to Wear a Fedora

    If you watch the 1950 film "D.O.A.", one of the mugs is small (even for then) and is wearing a huge hat (normal for us, cartoonish for him). He looked even smaller beneath that lid! -Quetzal
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    1920s suits

    Well, I did read a thread a few years back on how the Japanese would show up early to flea markets/estate sales/theater warehouse sales and the like, especially on the Coasts, and buy ALL of the vintage/antique goods being sold and bring them back to Japan. Now they seem to be nabbing our...
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    Tie clip / tie bar

    The sliding types are called "Bars"; it's very possible for them to be from the 1960s/70s; good stuff; contrary to popular belief, was made in the 70s, probably the last decade along with the early 80s, to have stuff like this made. Of course, these do look like 50s (I believe the 50s were the...
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    Thoughts on females wearing fedoras

    I'm going to need pictures... I've never seen any of these actresses or actresses from the era wearing a fedora (which to me, is a felt hat with a mid to high crown with a grosgrain band and bow, variations of both included, with two pinches and a dent, variations included); rather, hats with...
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    Thoughts on females wearing fedoras

    This is the exact type of "hat" that I was referring to.
  22. Quetzal

    Bow Ties

    Yeah, I know exactly what you mean, so I save mine for certain occasions, which I hate because a tie is just a tie, no matter what knot you form. I guess I'm stuck with Four-In-Hands, since I only wear clip-on bows when I go to a dance because I'm a wild man (no grinding or the like, just some...
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    Thoughts on females wearing fedoras

    Oh, I see that this is already a thread. Thank you, whoever merged it. Yes, an actual man's hat can look attractive, in the Marlene Dietrich-sort of way, though around my area all of the hats are the cheap, stingy-brim, generic, shapeless paper/cotton/polyester Wal-Mart/Target hats that some...

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