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  1. Shangas

    MEN'S PAJAMAS and DRESSING GOWNS

    And I ended up buying another dressing-gown. I'm toying with the idea of one day making one of my own now...
  2. Shangas

    MEN'S PAJAMAS and DRESSING GOWNS

    I decided that I didn't like the tartan sleeve-endings. So instead, I tugged the lining fabric inside out, unpicked it, stitched it, folded it back and turned it into solid-colour cuffs to match the collar and pocket hems... Before: After:
  3. Shangas

    MEN'S PAJAMAS and DRESSING GOWNS

  4. Shangas

    MEN'S PAJAMAS and DRESSING GOWNS

    Not a very good photograph - but a pure wool tartan dressing-gown I picked up at a thrift-shop for $30.00. The tartan is blue and green, but I don't recognise it. Wonder if anyone can pin it down?
  5. Shangas

    What are you wearing today??

    Top to bottom: Brown vintage "Fayerfield" fur-felt Fedora with brown band. Navy blue peacoat. Navy blue jacket. Bright blue five-button, four-pocket waistcoat. Sky-blue french-cuff shirt with cufflinks. Red paisley-pattern scarf. Tan leather cashmere-lined gloves. Medium-grey trousers. Blue...
  7. Shangas

    Navy Blue Peacoat :)

    I've worn it now for a full day, and I reckon the fit is just about right, yeah. The only thing I don't like about this coat is that there's only one interior pocket, and not two. But for what I paid, you can't have everything. Who knows, if I find a better one at a good price...eh. Can't be too...
  8. Shangas

    Navy Blue Peacoat :)

    So what's the verdict? Does it look like it fits alright? Or should I move the buttons slightly to give it a bit of a tighter fit? Is that permissible? Here's the fit without my jacket on underneath...
  9. Shangas

    Navy Blue Peacoat :)

    As you command. For reference, I'm 5'7". I'm wearing a blue french-cuff shirt, slacks, blue, five-button waistcoat, pocketwatch, chain, sportscoat/jacket, and then the peacoat over the top. The peacoat is MEDIUM-sized. Open: Buttoned the "traditional/accepted" way: Fully buttoned...
  10. Shangas

    Navy Blue Peacoat :)

    I haven't been too active here on the F.L. for a while, been devoting my time to other interests. But in recent months I've been unconsciously striving to build myself a better vintage or at least vintage-style/inspired wardrobe. In the last six months, I've bought... One vintage dressing-gown...
  11. Shangas

    Why were the Germans so bad at espionage?

    Historian Ben McIntyre said in his various books on WWII espionage, that the Germans were so appalling because they, and in his words: "thought in straight lines". They had no imagination, basically. And because of that, they were extremely predictable. Which is what led to their downfall. By...
  13. Shangas

    Gloves

    I am blessed...or cursed...with very thin, bony hands. As a result, during winter, they get absolutely NUMB with cold. Like, literally numb - I can beat my hands on a brick wall and I'd feel nothing. So for me, a decent pair of gloves is absolutely essential in the colder months. Definitely an...
  14. Shangas

    FOR SALE: Men's Leather Gloves (Size S)

    FOR SALE: TWO PAIRS of LEATHER GLOVES. PAIR 01: BLACK LEATHER gloves with CASHMERE WOOL LINING. MADE in ITALY. Excellent, like-new condition. Selling due to lack of use. SIZE: 7.5. SMALL. 21cm from bottom of glove to top of longest finger. $80.00AUD + post, or best offer. Payment...
  15. Shangas

    MEN'S PAJAMAS and DRESSING GOWNS

    I suspected that I wasn't the only one. I think it's a great shame that dressing gowns aren't as de-rigeur these days as they used to be. But you're right - in films from (or set) in the Victorian era, right up to the 60s, dressing-gowns for men, women - even children - were common - and popular...
  16. Shangas

    MEN'S PAJAMAS and DRESSING GOWNS

    Perhaps I'm alone in thinking this - but it's always been my impression that in recent decades, dressing gowns haven't been as popular as they used to be? Or am I wrong? I've always thought they were great ideas, but I only know one of my friends who actually wears one. I have two of my own -...
  17. Shangas

    What are you wearing today??

    Very cute photo with the grandson!!
  19. Shangas

    What are you wearing today??

    Not going out for a couple of hours. But I'd like to show off something I bought recently - 1950s dressing gown. I just finished washing, drying, and fixing it. Some loose parts needed reinforcing. Perfectly fine now...
  20. Shangas

    MEN'S PAJAMAS and DRESSING GOWNS

    And here's a body-shot. For reference, I'm 5'7"...
  21. Shangas

    MEN'S PAJAMAS and DRESSING GOWNS

    Hope it's OK to revive this thread. Couldn't be bothered making another one. I recently finished washing, and repairing this beautiful dark red (maroon/burgundy) crosshatch cotton-wool (30/70) vintage dressing gown. It's currently drying on my heated towel-rack... The company that made it...
  22. Shangas

    Tried searching but no luck. Best Wallet Recommendations?

    I recently (okay, about four months ago) bought a new wallet from PICARD. It's a German company from the 1920s. They make very nice leather-goods (I also have a bag from Picard which I use). I have one of their mens' long wallets, in coffee-brown leather and it zips up all the way around. It...
  23. Shangas

    Shave of the Day

    One of the more recent shaving photos I took, featuring my 1905 Sheffield straight razor set...

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