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  1. stephen1965

    Are you a gentleman?

    If.. I don't ever really get called a gentleman and that's ok but that poem was always something to which a man could really aspire. My guess is that one can try to be gentleman without ever really completely defining what it is. A bit like the 'tao' that can be defined is not the true tao..:)...
  2. stephen1965

    waistcoat questions

    :) Thanks. I had heard the story but hadn't realised it was Edward VII who was around relatively recently. Believe me, I don't feel any need to follow the example of the monarchy either. It is an odd custom and I thank you for the information that it is also pretty much ingrained in the US as...
  3. stephen1965

    waistcoat questions

    You know, I just have to go back to the waistcoat button thing. In England or the UK, buttoning your waistcoat, I've got to say, I think is looked down on. Of course at the end of the day it's up to one's own choice but all the elegantly dressed men here would have that bottom button undone...
  4. stephen1965

    waistcoat questions

    That's interesting.. I'd say that almost all British men do not button their waistcoat's bottom button whatever the cut. It's a really strong tradition here I think but do Americans and other non Brits not have this tradition to such a strong degree? I mean what percentage of Americans do you...
  5. stephen1965

    Misleading History on the web.

    Experiencing the past Now Yes. Perhaps in the end, or in the flux, it doesn't matter SO much who said what... but whether an idea makes you more 'alive' that is important, kind of like the inverse of 'don't hate the sinner, hate the sin' (whoever said that?). IMO the idea of 'belief' or...
  7. stephen1965

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    The Reader Has anyone seen The Reader? It has Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. It spans the decades from 50's - 90's and is about events which happened in the 40's. It's extremely moving. Very sad and bleak yet somehow uplifting too. Just out, in London at least.
  8. stephen1965

    Misleading History on the web.

    Yeah, I think this can be a really interesting and complicated issue as some facts can be more easily verifiable than others. I meant by my last remark(about coming here to hear about vintage clothe) that maybe I was in danger of sounding pretentious. I do think that the thing about 'alternate...
  9. stephen1965

    Misleading History on the web.

    I dunno Is it not that what we read is often a history of crime written by the people who got away with the most?, so... PERHAPS it's got to the stage where 'belief' as a system of living or thinking...or rather a way of life where 'belief' has a part to play has become untenable. And all the...
  10. stephen1965

    Judging a jacket's vintage? - Pics Added

    Woolmark Hello, it's been mentioned elsewhere (can't remember the thread, sorry) that the woolmark logo, which is on the photos of your jacket, was launched in 1964 so 70's seems possible. Maybe later..
  11. stephen1965

    Jeans

    Cowboy kids like Lees.. That's really interesting... so Lee and Wrangler were worn by 'cowboy kids'. I'd really be interested, if you had the time, to know roughly what parts of the U.S or which states would be wearing Lee or Wrangler denim. In the UK, I remember there was an influx of...
  13. stephen1965

    The Elephant in the Room - Man Purse

    I agree somewhat, 'Creeping Past', in that carrying more than you need could be a symptom of anxiety, but there are probably quite a lot of things that might need to be carried around in an urban setting which might not be best suited to a briefcase, such as a change of clothing/uniform, tools...
  14. stephen1965

    The Elephant in the Room - Man Purse

    Michaelshane, those bags look really cool and authentic to me...In London, especially the East end, fishing bags have been THE bag to carry for men for the past year or two. They obviously adhere to the manly aspect of carrying gear without the 'I'm going to the office' look. A shop called...
  15. stephen1965

    The Elephant in the Room - Man Purse

    Bought one of the fishing bags in green and have seen the oilskin bags which are really nice. Also they're made exclusively in a UK factory.. They're from a shop in Cheshire street London but they do online shipping http://www.mimiberry.co.uk
  16. stephen1965

    A Safari Jacket Potpourri.....lots of pics

    Hi, I'm new here, so thank for showing the jackets, really interesting. Anyway, enough buffering, in my opinion, the 'woolrich' is most interesting looking followed by the 'travelsmith'. Those two I really like.
  17. stephen1965

    Heads up for the Londoners:

    There is also the 'original' branch (I think) of beyond retro in Cheshire Street , off Brick Lane in east london which often has some ok stuff plus a smaller selection of higher priced older vintage gear. Does anyone go to Spitalfields market on Thursdays(not Saturday/Sunday) where there are...
  19. stephen1965

    Man on Wire

    Yes I must agree wholeheartedly. Really moving and inspiring. Would recommend this film to everyone and anyone. It literally and metaphorically shows how achieving 'balance' enables man to rise to above his station. Fantastic stuff.
  20. stephen1965

    Golden Era Marvel Comics

    Captain America etc Thanks for the great cover images. It's interesting (to me) that quite a few of the Golden age heroes were brought back in the Silver age marvel comics like Sub Mariner who had suffered amnesia only to be found as a 'down and out' in a Bowery 'flop house' by the new Human...
  21. stephen1965

    BBC's Adaptation of "The Thirty-Nine Steps"

    Robert Donat/ Madeleine Carroll Missed the BBC version but the Hitchcock version recently played to an all but empty cinema in London. Robert Donat wears a very nice great coat at the beginning of the film and Madeleine Carroll is a real beauty. Everyone should own this film on DVD.
  22. stephen1965

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Went to the cinema today to see 'The 39 Steps', the Hitchcock 1935 version. Absolutely great. Clothes, action, romance and I was one of 3 people in the entire cinema.
  23. stephen1965

    RAF greatcoat

    thanks Thanks very much to you both. I've been looking at the network 54 forum site and will definitely join. Thanks for that. I'm new to reenacting idea and the forum looks very good. If I get hold of what I'm after through either customizing/getting original ww2 or replicators I'll maybe post...

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