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  1. Alex Oviatt

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Watching "Down Argentine Way" even as we speak..... Or blog post.
  2. Alex Oviatt

    Hunting with truly vintage Griffin & Howe rifle

    Very nice! I always feel this way when I go hunting with my grandfather's Parker--12 Gauge side by side. Just went out to celebrate St. Hubertus' birthday--sporting clays. Clay pidgeons fled in fear when they saw me coming!
  3. Alex Oviatt

    Men (or women) What is your favorite perfume for women?

    Shalimar, Samsara, Infini, Halston, Fleurisimo, Femme..... there are certain fragrances that I can't get enough of on a woman. Of course, if the woman is sexy/attractive, her scent will be, too. What I don't like, though, are any big, overblown scents like those from Estee Lauder--not for...
  4. Alex Oviatt

    What Are You Reading

    "Thrones, Dominations" which is the postumous Peter Whimsey. Given that it was co-written after the fact, it is quite good. Plenty of Dorothy Sayers in there.
  5. Alex Oviatt

    What are you wearing today??

    I just changed it, in homage! Regrets to David Gilmour, who got retired.
  7. Alex Oviatt

    What are you wearing today??

    Very Bryan Ferry! Ultimate compliment, by the way....
  8. Alex Oviatt

    Engine Turned Belt Buckles -- What are the rules?

    Couldn't agree more!
  9. Alex Oviatt

    Old smells, that immeditately transport you back in time?

    Nothing smells better than Hoppe's No. 9, in my opinion. I was just out at a sporting clay shoot (St. Hubertus' feast day) and enjoyed the smell that evening when I cleaned my gun.
  10. Alex Oviatt

    Lets see your Rolex watches

    I have a 1948 bubble-back Oyster with a rose gold bezel. Interestingly, it is on its original strap (although nearing the end of its wearable life) and you can still make out that it had been bought at the late Donovan & Seaman's in downtown Los Angeles, which used to be housed on 7th Street in...
  11. Alex Oviatt

    Autumnal Thoughts........

    Here's an Autumnal thought--I am off to our local high school's homecoming game--my daughter is a senior and my wife and I both went there a hundred years ago. While it was in the upper 80s today (NOT very Autumnal), tonight it is cold enough to reach for old favorites like my Orvis suede...
  13. Alex Oviatt

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Tonight I am thinking about a Rob Roy made with Famous Grouse, Noilly Prat and Peychaud bitters. I still have time to change my mind, though....
  14. Alex Oviatt

    Short brim vs. wide brim fedora

    Goorin Brothers just opened a handsome new store in Pasadena's Old Town. I didn't know much (okay, anything) about them but was excited at the prospect of a proper hat store coming to town. Alas, all stingies and not my cup of tea. The joint was jumpin', though!
  15. Alex Oviatt

    Short brim vs. wide brim fedora

    Wider is best for me, although I have a Trilby that has a fairly short brim. I think that dimensional brims can be a great way to get the right look and balance.
  16. Alex Oviatt

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Nothing, last night as it was my teaching night and I don't think that the professor showing up smelling of Scotch is a good idea BUT the night before I was out and ordered a really delicious Negroni. I always forget how much I love Campari until I have it again. My thoughts are already...
  17. Alex Oviatt

    Aftershave : That nostalgic true masculine smell!

    Fall makes me reach for Guerlain's Habit Rouge for some reason. Created in 1965, it is not truly vintage, but it has a classic old school leathery/vanilla/citrus vibe that seems right for this time of year. Other favorites this season are Knize Ten Golden (leather, leather and leather), 1934's...
  19. Alex Oviatt

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Yesterday I wore my Stetson Temple in Caribou with a charcoal gray suit and was stopped maybe 6-8 times to be told how good it looked--one of the times it wasn't even on may head. Good for the ego! Sometimes I wear fedoras with caual clothes but this was the real suit and tie and hat look and...
  20. Alex Oviatt

    Perfumes....

    We recently got a bottle for my mother in law's birthday and she loved it--she was very glad to get it but she did say that it had changed a bit. She had had a round bottle with a conical top and the bottle we got her, though eau de toilette, was in a bottle like the pure perfume comes in...
  21. Alex Oviatt

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    With an Indian Summer in full swing in Los Angeles (85 degrees at 5:00 in the afternoon), we had a Tom Collins from highball glasses with my late father's initials etched in them. Very refreshing!
  22. Alex Oviatt

    Aftershave : That nostalgic true masculine smell!

    D.R. Harris makes some great products (like their "Pick-Me-Up" tonic--read hangover cure--that is 80 proof!) and i think that their Bay Rum is some of the best -- they are well known for their Arlington aftershave, too. Great site--thanks for sharing.
  23. Alex Oviatt

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    "....end of song, beginning of story....." Greatest opening line to a movie ever, especially when delivered by Mr. Louis Armstrong. "High Society," the musical remake of the "Philadelphia Story," is a great favorite at our house, which is how we ended up watching it--again--last nigh.

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