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  1. dr greg

    Suspect Japanese flight helmet...

    OK a bit of googling, which for some reason has different results on mobile phones, reveals it may be WW1...still, any input welcome...
  2. dr greg

    Suspect Japanese flight helmet...

    I bought this today, being told it was taken from a crashed Zero in the New Guinea campaign, but closer inspection reveals an English maker LEDUX, now I'm assuming the IJAAF might have been up to providing their own flight gear so i'm thinking it might be Pre-WW2 or even maybe WW1, any experts...
  3. dr greg

    Attention UK members please

    After years of my tailoring advice, i can assure you my nephew is not at all 'self-conscious', as he is used to being far and away the best dressed chap in the room...
  4. dr greg

    Attention UK members please

    he dresses like he does because his uncle is a vintage clothes dealer, and he has accompanied me on hunting/buying trips for the last 7 years or so..therefore he is into classic styles, and buys/dresses accordingly, I really would have thought that such taste being handed down to the next...
  5. dr greg

    Attention UK members please

    having wintered in Europe myself I have advised him of the need for layering etc, and being a vintage aficionado, he would prefer to be well-dressed for any social engagements that may arise during his travels, and not be in a plastic parka like some budget bozo.
  7. dr greg

    Attention UK members please

    My 20 yr-old nephew is going to the UK via Turkey Italy etc in December, so naturally the subject of winter wear has come up, he has a Burberry trench I gave him, and as a military greatcoat would be too heavy to take on the Sri Lankan leg of his trip I advised that the Burb would probably do...
  8. dr greg

    Any WRANGLER experts out there?

    Handwarmers? I always thought they were called 'fruit' pockets, not in the sense you might think, but because you can actually put an apple in them.....this jacket is just a bit too tight for me round the cabaret curve, but still loath to sell it.....
  9. dr greg

    Any WRANGLER experts out there?

    Just got this, and it's a bit different: there is a green selvedge both sides of the placket ( never seen that before) and there is no W on the pockets, and while every Wrangler jacket I've ever seen has a straight yoke, this has the western style yoke...there is no label remaining but I know...
  10. dr greg

    What Song Would You Like Played At Your Funeral.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7TQmT0DTM
  11. dr greg

    I want to scream and cry at the same time, but bein a man, I just gotta curse

    Like the Borsalino attack recently, the moths here only seem to have expensive tastes...i haven't worn the suit in awhile, and i suppose if I can restore it, then vacuum bag is the answer, but it's always scared me as an option due to rampant mold here in the subtropics....
  13. dr greg

    I want to scream and cry at the same time, but bein a man, I just gotta curse

    can't afford invisible mending at the moment, i will try darning it, i usually wear it at night anyway
  14. dr greg

    I want to scream and cry at the same time, but bein a man, I just gotta curse

    Took my signature handmade 40's suit out of the cupboard today, and I guess mothballs just don't cut it in the subtropics...[/IMG]
  15. dr greg

    Whither the vintage retailer?

    The op-shops as we call them here, have totally destroyed the vintage shops, and they go so far as importing 2nd hand clothes from the USA, which they sell in direct competition with vintage retail stores, but since they pay no tax, and have all volunteers as floor staff, they are winning the...
  16. dr greg

    Finding Period Old Clothing In Australia Is Impossible

    Do what I do: get in your car, take a swag, and go into small country towns off the main highways, it's a lottery and the internet has ruined a lot of the big name charities but I always find it worthwhile....and if you want suits, go where there was big money in wool and wheat in the old days...
  17. dr greg

    'Angry Days' Shows An America Torn Over Entering World War II

    It's worth noting that Australia lost more men than that from a population 1/20th the size of the US but there was no Isolationist movement here, the colonial embrace was too strong.....
  19. dr greg

    The Antipodean thread

    and it gets darker the further you head upriver.....;)
  20. dr greg

    How The Taxman Cleared the Dance Floor

    I remember a doco on Bebop where there was a shot of a sign that said "No Dancing' but the narrator attributed that to changing tastes....now I wonder
  21. dr greg

    The Antipodean thread

    No worries, here's a shot of the night, I didn't take enough notice of the tie at the time, it contrasts well with my 1950's SURFRIDERS SPORTSWEAR shirt!!
  22. dr greg

    The Antipodean thread

    Thanks mate it was good to see you there, at last I've met a fellow lounger in the 'real'world!
  23. dr greg

    Who makes the best Trench Coat?

    I have a simple test, it's a mile down to my front gate and back, and in the pouring rain, a Burberry starts to soak through at about 400 yds, but an old Aquascutum will take you all the way, I've tried many brands as i sell them on my stall, and some won't get you 50 yards in a serious heavy...

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