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  1. Bird's One View

    Fed IV Carbon vs. Moonstone?

    I have both. I would like to get something about halfway between the two shades. FWIW moonstone is very close in tone to Stetson's caribou, although caribou is a little warmer. (Side by side, caribou looks a little maroon or purple -- or, moonstone looks a little cyan or blue.)
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    Modern Silk Topper?

    Those hats are made of silk satin. They are for evening wear. Formerly, top hats for day wear were made from a silk plush material which is no longer manufactured, the machinery having been destroyed. Daywear top hats are now only made of fur felt, but there is a market for the surviving silk...
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    Tailcoat

    There was some controversy about whether to have a breast pocket.
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    Brown hat, grey suit?

    I don't have a problem with a brown hat and gray suit, but if it will make you feel better, buy another hat.
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    Detachable Collars

    The source of your image -- vintageshirt.co.uk -- will ship them to the US. I don't know of any US business that makes or sells these.
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    Hotel De Ville http://hoteldevilleeyewear.com/ (3 locations): 7422 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles - (323) 634-9911 7911 Rosewood Ave, Los Angeles - (323) 782-0772 ???? Hollywood Blvd E of Vermont http://www.retrospecs.com/ Not vintage but possibly of interest: http://gogosha.com/main.htm
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    When, and why, did Florsheim make these?

    At risk of sounding like the punchline of a terrible joke: a shoe store.
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    When, and why, did Florsheim make these?

    They have been worn fewer than a dozen times.
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    Reverse Taper Topper?

    Silk satin top hats are still made, both collapsable and not. The collapsable version is the "opera hat" you mention. There used to be a heavier silk plush material used for daywear top hats. This material is no longer made -- the machinery having been destroyed -- and the vintage hats made...
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    Help looking for a new Deerstalker hat source

    O'Connell's.
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    Stetson Temple in Sage

    The Chatham and Temple are from the same grade / quality level and I have had both for about five years (?) and both have held up fine. Both have shrunk slightly over the years (and have also conformed to my long oval head). The Temple shrank a bit more when I had it cleaned recently but it...
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    Homburg Nation

    A homburg always has a center dent (which distinguishes it from a bowler) and a pencil-curled (and bound) brim (which distinguishes it from a fedora or trilby). A lord's hat is a homburg with an unbound brim. Someone asked about sources for new homburgs. I have a Biltmore and would recommend...
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    So, what happened with the bound-edge Nostalgia?

    Interesting. I got a Nostalgia (non-bound, from a different retailer) and I have no complaint about the felt. Of course, I didn't see the ones that besdor returned! Anyway, I like the hat well enough. Time will tell how it wears.
  16. Bird's One View

    What Federation for Khaki Trench?

    There is no color hat you can't wear with a tan trenchcoat.
  17. Bird's One View

    How did you start wearing hats?

    I didn't like being cold. I didn't like the sun on my face. I didn't like the rain on my eyeglasses. It got out of hand when I lived in Venice CA and didn't like being *** on by parrots.
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    Biltmore hats?

    I haven't worn mine much (because it's a homburg) but it seems to be a decent hat. From the factory it didn't fit well, but nothing does. I had it reblocked with a long oval block and it's much better. By the way, before buying it I spoke by telephone with someone at the factory who was very...
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    Advice on which hat to wear with black tie please.

    Of those two, I'd wear the Stetson.
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    Opinions on this suit, please...

    I might leave the flares, but if I were going to lose them I'd go to a straight trouser leg, not a tapered leg.
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    Black Tie, Grey Hat...

    If you're going to buy a black hat for this purpose it should be a homburg rather than a fedora.
  23. Bird's One View

    Treasure trove of vintage tuxes

    I own dinner jackets dated 1926 and 1929 that have pocket flaps. (Both are 1 button SB with peak lapels.) Pocket flaps may have temporarily gone away at some later time, but they are not a recent innovation. That said, one tends not to see them on fashion plates from any period.

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