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  1. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    Is it from his presidential campaign then presumably? Or from after he was elected? And I see what you mean about the shorty ties. They do look pretty care free, and presumably are short for the sake of not flapping in your face when you're playing lawn tennis or whatever.
  2. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    Not a tie there that I don't adore leafandarrow! Very very VERY nice collection. I especially like that blue one. Just brilliant. Really nice BobHufford. Concur with the others, the feather one is pretty smashing.
  3. Eddie Derbyshire

    The Moustache

    Gents, I'd really like to grow a moustache. But like a pencil/small moustache. But my wife is dead against it. She likes me to have a beard, but I find it too thin and patchy to look smart. Do you have any inspiration to persuade her?
  4. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    It wouldn't stretch to a Fred Astaire belt then? ;)
  5. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    Sorry HBK - I think we posted at the same time.
  7. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    I thought I'd seen something similar somewhere. These are from a book 'Menswear' by Tom Philips. I'm sure someone else around here has got this book too. Anyway, I reckon these are all pre1914. Some of these seem similar, but I can't see that any are knitted like that. I wouldn't...
  8. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    Thanks TT. I like the three flowers - really makes it into a lovely summery tie, but i get your point. It would make a much better tonal match with just the Edelweiss. Dh66 - looking at your ties on my PC rather than my phone, they're even better! I love that 'I Like Ike' tie. Is that vintage...
  9. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    Thanks gents! No Bob I didn't mean my own collection was the 'archive' haha! I need to work on my phrasing ;) I do my research at the local record office and there's a junk shop near there that sells some cheap ties. Your collection looks stunning dh66! Looks like a pretty efficient way of...
  10. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    A few that I picked up today after I went to the archive. Came lucky really. A 'Grenville' that needs a quick wash in a very ideal plaid, and a 'Munrospun' in a lovely plain bottle-green. A really unusual one. No label, in a very soft wool, or maybe rayon mix. Can anyone identify the...
  11. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    Crepe? I suppose it does yes. It's only about 45". I'd like to see a few more Linosair labels really - the ones I've usually thought to be from the 1940s have either that little raised fist, or are just plain, but in the large blade of the tie. That other Linosair that I showed a while ago, blue...
  13. Eddie Derbyshire

    Tootal - The Company History and its products (ties, scarves etc)

    Thanks TT. It is a rather unusual pattern. Sort of like rope, or something. I like it, anyway, and I think it will come in handy in the autumn. Does yours have the label on the opposite side too?
  14. Eddie Derbyshire

    DIY collar bars

    Yes indeed to both of you gents! I've got quite a few vintage slide-on ones too. They work just as well. Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk
  15. Eddie Derbyshire

    Vintage Workwear

    Good detective work gents. And at least now you know they'll last a lifetime if they're military! I've got two pairs of dress blues trousers with fishtail backs and high waist - they're damned good trousers. Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk
  16. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your TIES

    Thanks Dh66 and Bamaboots. Any idea on age? I really want to say 1920s or early 1930s judging by the label and length? Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk
  17. Eddie Derbyshire

    Vintage Workwear

    Yeh! Sorry if that was misleading. It is vintage styled though. DB with patch pockets etc. Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk
  19. Eddie Derbyshire

    Vintage Workwear

    TOAST clothing had a pair of nice French royal blue flannels on sale a few years ago. I nearly bought some, but they were too pricey. The jacket is also TOAST - I posted to 'What are you wearing' a little while ago. It's a cotton canvas. If you can't find it I can post again :) Sent from my...
  20. Eddie Derbyshire

    Vintage Workwear

    Lovely trousers Rabbit, wherever they come from! A classic colour really, in what you might call a 'French Royal Blue'? I've got a jacket in a similar colour. The shirt and neckerchief really suit the trousers, and the whole outfit looks smashing. With regards military trousers - I have in...
  21. Eddie Derbyshire

    Ascots

    If your shirt is thin, there isn't much you can do to help that! I suppose if you wore an under-vest with a deep 'V' you could tuck it into that and then it wouldn't show. Just don't let that be seen above the opening in your shirt. Alternatively, where a sweater/pullover/waistcoat over your...
  22. Eddie Derbyshire

    Tootal - The Company History and its products (ties, scarves etc)

    Thanks Esteban! As far as I can tell it is the earliest, and actually is on the opposite side to normal too. I don't know if that was just an accident or a variation in the old ones? A bit of an unusual pattern compared to the parade of Paisley that is the norm. I'll give that tie a wash and...
  23. Eddie Derbyshire

    Show us your waistcoats/Vests?

    PeterB - I have an old 'Burtons The Tailor' pamphlet that states a waistcoat should sit 3" below the top of the trousers. I'll quote it to you: 'Vest Length. Measure from the centre seam at the back of the neck and continue straight down to the bottom of the points. If the vest the customer is...

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