Just wanted to say, thanks for posting those pics. That is quite a nice collection and display. I really enjoyed viewing those.
I have been collecting for about ten years myself, mostly for reenacting, and mostly with repros, but have no room for display in a small house crowded with...
'Band of Brothers' was so good, that I am not expecting 'The Pacific' to be near as good. So probably, my lowered expectations will be surpassed, and I'll end up liking it a lot.
In any case, I've been looking forward to seeing it for over a year or more since I first heard of it.
Don't feel bad. An old girlfriend did the same thing to me. I was really surprised to find myself become a big fan of the show.
'Firefly' was pretty good too...
Thanks! I totally missed that!
So, these fashions are still being made much like in the classic style days. Available and being sold. I think that means that we are very much seeing these lines and sillouettes still serving to inspire designers today. That makes me happy. :)
Exactly! Inspiration, homage, or whatever you want to call it is not a bad thing. It has been going on in a big way from time to time, one way or another since at least the Italian Renaissance, and more likely since the beginning of time.
I suppose you could argue about how well any...
I love these shots. Like a lot of us, I wish they would credit the clothing. Whenever I see a good-looking modern vintage-style man's suit, I think "Ralph Lauren", but the women's clothing? I have no idea. Anyone care to guess where the 'Claudette Colbert' outfit comes from?
As far as...
Do you have any photos of your office posted in one of these threads? I'd love to see that.
Myself, I work as a manager of an accounting department for a big distribution company. Our dress code is "business casual", and like most California corporate offices the emphasis is on "casual". I...
Helios
Wow! There are a lot of beautiful watched posted here. Here is my Wehrmacht issued Helios, serial number D32432H:
There are many like it, but this one is mine...
Greene and Greene
'The Third Man' is about my favorite film of all time anyway, so I guess it's my favorite Greene film. I've read most of his novels, and really like him as a writer. So outside of that one, I think I end up a little disappointed by most of the adaptations I have seen. I was...
The Point
I just read and really enjoyed this article. I am firmly in the Baron's camp on this, and I think that a lot of posters misread the peice. She is not really writing about "the fifties" (i.e. 1946 through 1966) at all. She's really writing about the "Baby-busters" (or what I still...
Back in the day...
Because I am a smoker, I do miss those days when smoking just wasn't a big deal. The two things I miss most are being able to light a cigarette in a restaurant without having to leave the table after finishing a meal, and especially being able to enjoy a cigarette and a...
Me too...
Yes, I concur with the other posts on this thread. It's cheap, it's "old-school", and it works great. I also use it daily, being a big fan of the "wet-thinning-hair" look-- so the fact that it only washes out with great difficulty is not a problem for me, but if you only want to...
I never thought about this much before, and I think I may mix more military items into my vintage look. A-2's are so ubiquitous, I don't always even think if them as military wear. I inherited an old one from my older brother, that I think is something like 1950s vintage, and I wear it all the...
I wish I remembered his name, but some British spy upon being captured by the Germans during WW2 simply said, "Oh damn, and it was such a lovely day..."
But really, who can resist Genghis Khan's "...To crush your enemies, to see them fall at your feet -- to take their horses and goods and...
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