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  1. Griemersma

    What are you wearing today??

    This is a great thread, but... We really need pictures!!! I wholeheartedly agree with earlier poster who said this. It would be really great to actually see how people put themselves together. Kudos to those of you who are already doing this! The variety of styles represented here...
  2. Griemersma

    30's~40's Work Boots

    I too e-mailed Red Wing about the "Gentleman Traveler" range from their international collection. The response pointed me to an online shoe retailer that didn't carry any of them. So far the only the place I have seen them offered is on Asian repro specialty/collector sites. (It is perhaps a...
  3. Griemersma

    30's~40's Work Boots

    Where did you find those!?! They are sold out of that style everywhere I have looked. The largest size I have been able to find is 9.5. What I did find are these (which are probably what I'll end up getting)...
  4. Griemersma

    30's~40's Work Boots

    I know, those look great. I have heard that Red Wing quality is very, very good, as well. Unfortunately, that website doesn't seem to exist anymore and I can't seem to find any other online retailers that carry that line of them. I have found Chippewa's like the ones posted earlier though...
  5. Griemersma

    30's~40's Work Boots

    Why are all of the great Red Wings only available in Europe!?! I too have been looking for some good quality work boots and stumbled upon the 1900 range from Red Wing. Those 1911's are exactly what I am looking for. Does anyone know of a source for them here in the States? Another really...
  7. Griemersma

    Men: Is your wife/s.o. into vintage?

    Not Yet... Still working on converting her. She will wear vintage-style to dances sometimes, so that's a start. She says she doesn't like attracting attention to herself. Sometimes she gets frustrated with me, because she thinks that I looked too "dressed up" and that that makes her look too...
  8. Griemersma

    My first Borsalino, and it was free!

    Thanks for all the great compliments, guys. Here's a couple interior pix: --G.R.
  9. Griemersma

    Show us your vintage home!

    My new place was not originally intended to be a home, but being built in 1899, it is definitely vintage. It was originally a mill that produced different types of rope, string, twine, etc. Throughout the years, it has housed everything from flea markets to local wrestling matches. Now it has...
  10. Griemersma

    My first Borsalino, and it was free!

    After a long time offline, I'm back with a pic of my new hat: [/IMG] Here's the story: A friend of mine works in a goodwill/thrift store type of place. I had looked there before and not really found anything worthwhile. Anyhow, the other day she and her husband stopped by to visit...
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    My new Rolleicord

    After reading the thread a few days ago about the Rollei MiniDigi, I started to do some research about the "old school" medium format cameras. I previously considered getting an old Zeiss Ikonata or something similar but finally narrowed my search down to either a Rolleicord or a Yashica Mat...
  13. Griemersma

    Leather repair

    Zipper Relpacements How difficult/expensive is it to get a zipper replaced on an old leather jacket? I have a 40's horsehide Hercules that I love, but that has needed a new zipper since I got it. Apparently somebody had replaced the zipper before, as there is another line of holes running...
  14. Griemersma

    Show us their suits

    Excellent Choices Here is one of my favorite Flynn pictures: Mickey Rooney is an interesting choice, but I totally agree! In the Andy Hardy films, he is one of the best-dressed teenagers ever. It might also help to explain this: Love the Bringing Up Baby pic. Here's one from my...
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    I finally got a decent hat!!!

    Thank you for the compliments everyone! Now I just need a dark brown, a grey, and a panama and I'll be set (and maybe a caramel brown... wow, it really is hard to stop isn't it?) Anyhow, thanks again. I'm still trying to convince my wife of the merits of a nice hat-- any suggestions from guys...
  16. Griemersma

    I finally got a decent hat!!!

    It's not perfect, but it was only $12, and I think it fits pretty well. What do you guys think? Found it in an antique shop in Slayton, MN of al places! I was visiting my grandmother and made a stop in the neighboring town. Dropped into the antique store, and there it was hanging off...
  17. Griemersma

    Let's See Your Watches! The Vintage Watch Thread.

    You gotta go with the mechanical watches! Sometimes you luck out and find them on Ebay for cheap. These were all from auctions, and they were all around 30 bucks each. I don't know the years for the vintage ones like the other guys do (maybe somebody can help me find out the dates for them?)...
  19. Griemersma

    Dress shirts - help!

    I have the same problem...but I picked up a "slim-fit" Calvin Klein dress shirt from TJMaxx, of all places. I think it only cost about $20 and it is probably the best-fitting modern dress shirt I have ever owned-- smaller arm holes, doesn't bunch up in the back so much above the waist. 100%...
  20. Griemersma

    Dry Cleaner's Fake Handkerchief Advertising

    I have a handful of those myself-- mine are actually from my grandparents' dry cleaning shop that they ran back in the 40's. Every once in a while I'll use one in memory of my grandfather. I visited my grandmother two weeks ago and saw a picture of them standing in their shop, and for the...
  21. Griemersma

    MORE 1930s Brocade Ties

    This is the only one in my collection... But I am looking to add some more. The pattern is a genie coming out of a bottle! --G.R.
  22. Griemersma

    The Summer Suit

    Fresco pics... It's a little hard to see the weave, but here's a jacket in fresco. Go to http://www.the30sstyle.com/ Click on "dressing" on the side menu and go down to the second listing from the bottom, under "dressing for spring and summer."
  23. Griemersma

    GREAT AERO half belt thread.

    I think you're safe either way... I have an old Hercules Horsehide jacket from the forties, and it is almost identical to the Aero Long Half-Belt. I also have a regular Aero Half-belt, and I have seen plenty of vintage jackets similar to it as well, though. I think it just comes down to your...

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