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    Details and Options

    ===================== End of quote ===================== Are all buttons of your 8-button DB jacket all buttonable at the same time, or only up to 4 at a time? Does anyone know whether 6-button military jackets are 6x6?
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    Details and Options

    Actually, Prince George, the Duke of Kent, is credited with the introduction of what looks like a 6x1 DB jacket in the late 1920s. At the risk of committing some more historical errors, I believe he sat on the British throne as George VI in 1936, succeeding his brother the Duke of Windsor who...
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    Necktie Knots

    Windsor Knot The full Windsor knot was apparently attributed to the Duke of Windsor. Was this created during the time when he was the Prince of Wales? Excactly which Duke of Windsor are we talking about? Also, is it true it was actually his brother the Duke of Kent who was the creator of...
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    Spats!

    Just asking. What material is best for spats? PVC, woolen felt, cotton canvas or leather?
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    US Air Force Chief of Staff and General Visor Hats

    Oops, posted to the wrong group! Sorry.
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    Those heavy duty bullet stopping woolley overcoats of yesteryear!! (pics)

    ===================== End of quote ====================== Actually, I might consider the light-weight plastic winter jacket, if only they could design them to be as long in length and with a similar style. I guess give them another year or two and my wish would be granted.
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    Tattersall checks and such

    Are they quite different from the typical cowboy-type check shirt pattern?
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    Dress coats

    ==================== End of quote ===================== Sorry, I meant to say Opera Cloaks. Check Wikipedia for Opera Cloak.
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    Dress coats

    What happened to capes (cloaks?) ? Aren't they used with Morning Dress, Strollers, and Formal and Semi-Formal Evening Wear?
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    Spats!

    ====================== End of quote ===================== Worn in the early 20th century? Really? Strange, I think the Prince of Wales was wearing Morning Dress with a pair of grey spats ( princessdiana.ca/index_files/COUPLE.jpg ). Of course, with such a beautiful lady by his side, it's...
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    What Is A "Dinner Jacket?"

    =================== End of quote ======================== Don't know about whether the original smoking jacket was DB, but wasn't it supposed to have braided frog, not toggle, closures, all velvet and only waist-length instead of hip-length? The idea of house jackets sounds interesting and...
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    My Relative's WWI UNIFORM

    ===================== End of quote ====================== You could say anything Belgian would be quite rare for most folks surfing the Net! Although most historians laugh at the Maginot Line, apparently it would have played its role pretty well, save for the fact the Belgians considered...
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    Waistcoat for DB Jacket - SB or DB?

    ====================== End of quote ===================== Manton, you're quite right about naval uniform. In fact, I managed to dragged out of an old locker one of the heaviest outerwear coats, at least for its length, which was as short as a lounge suit's jacket. It's brand is called...
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    Waistcoat for DB Jacket - SB or DB?

    =================== End of quote ======================== Marc, was the midnight blue 3-piece DB jacket/DB waistcoat suit you displayed that J. Peterman Company suit owned by you? It's impressive. And you're quite a sly one, Marc, leaving a pictorial hint that there can be 6 functional...
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    What do you think of this suit...

    ===================== End of quote ==================== "So you think you're strong, boy? You're using two, but I only need to use one. In fact, mine is supporting her center of gravity, and I'm using just my left bicep." My, they seemed to have experimented with all kinds of lapels...
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    Waistcoat for DB Jacket - SB or DB?

    Thanks, Manton, for your highly valued comments. I've been examining some military dress uniforms and noticed they looked pretty smart, contrary to the advice that a 6-button DB with a long rolling lapel and only one functional button will help a portly genleman look much slimmer than even a...
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    What do you think of this suit...

    ====================== End of quote ==================== Well, with a lady as beautiful as Mystery Girl http://www.thefedoralounge.com/image.php?u=2606&dateline=1150304185 saying she's impressed, I'd say listen to her.
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    What do you think of this suit...

    ====================== End of quote ===================== I quite like the jacket on Cary Grant, especially since the lady has chosen to be next to him. Wonder what exactly was the kind of jacket he was wearing.
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    Waistcoat for DB Jacket - SB or DB?

    Interesting DB jacket/DB waistcoat combination, Marc. Thank you for the wonderful images. Can all 6 buttons of a 6-button DB jacket or waistcoat be buttonable?
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    What Is A "Dinner Jacket?"

    This thread seems to have changed to a thread on smoking jackets. Even dressing gowns, especially those made from Chinese silk, are being described as smoking apparel in a well-known online auction site.

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