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  1. Shangas

    Show us your vintage home!

    I was about to ask what that thing was! It's the most elaborate household organ I've ever seen!
  2. Shangas

    Panama Hat Thread

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp8bg451EQo "Weaving Life" - The Story of Ecquador's Panama Hat (Pt. 1 of 3). The rest is on YouTube.
  3. Shangas

    Panama Hat Thread

    It's a very unassuming sort of place. You could walk past it a hundred times and not notice it.
  4. Shangas

    Panama Hat Thread

    Indeed. It's a city institution, is City Hatters. It's occupied the same shopfront since 1910. Although I do wish they'd get a carpenter in, to repair those stairs! It's a safety hazard, visiting that shop, it really is. For those not in the know, this is City Hatters: The entrance is...
  5. Shangas

    Post New Hats Here!

    My new Panama. A Christmas present for myself.
  7. Shangas

    Ascots

    Estban68 - Yes, the green one is horses & crossed polo-sticks. Two Types - In order of appearance (L-R): "BAYRON - Milano - Made in Italy" (Patterned, on left). "TOOTAL CRAVAT - All Rayon Fabric" (Patterned yellow) "Henry Buck's. Collins Street, Melbourne". (Green polo) "TOOTAL...
  8. Shangas

    Panama Hat Thread

    I saw the bleached ones at the shop. But I prefer the traditional, off-white/ivory colour.
  9. Shangas

    Panama Hat Thread

    It's honestly not much to look at, but if you insist... It's very smooth and quite stiff.
  10. Shangas

    Panama Hat Thread

    My old panama finally started coming apart. The weave is just splitting up and unraveling. In the end, I went to City Hatters (my local hat-shop), and bought a new Panama. And this time, one that fits properly and which looks like it'll last a damn sight longer than the old, second-hand one. I...
  11. Shangas

    Let's Kill Hitler

    Lizzie, you come up with the most fascinating discussion-topics. Once I have collected my thoughts, I will contribute more meaningfully to this thread.
  13. Shangas

    Ascots

    My humble collection of cravats: Some of the ones on here are really making me jealous!!
  14. Shangas

    Any Cravat Wearers Out There?

    I reserve wearing cravats for summertime use, generally. When it's too hot to wear a tie, and I prefer a looser alternative. Here's my humble collection:
  15. Shangas

    Bow Ties

    Perhaps there are different ways to experiment? Of the three new cravats I have (red, yellow & blue), the yellow & blue were the most dirty. The red is so clean, I'm wondering if it was ever worn! But the yellow and blue (yellow especially) were quite gunky. You could feel the crustiness...
  16. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Tying a bowtie is a bit fiddly, but it's not that hard. The ties and cravats came in a HUGE pile at the charity shop where I work. There were about four or five boeties, and about six cravats. Some of them were too similiar to each other (in colour, or pattern), so I didn't bother buying them...
  17. Shangas

    Anybody Else Collect Sewing Machines?

    TwoJakes, you reminded me that I took this photograph. I don't think I've ever shared this with anyone... My Singer 128, and my Singer 20 :) My mismatched slide-plates. The back one is an original Singer plate. The front one, I found out later, came from a German Frister & Rossmann sewing...
  19. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    $20 for the lot. Silk & Rayon, Made in England. A couple from the Burlington Arcade, no less.
  20. Shangas

    Bow Ties

    Hi folks. I recently got my hands on some very nice bowties and cravats for cheap. How can I wash them? Or MUST they be dry-cleaned? I've washed ordinary neck-ties by hand. But I'm not sure about these. They're pretty old. Some are silk, others are Rayon. The instructions on the Rayons just...
  21. Shangas

    Matching vs Unmatching Vests

    Seconded. Contrasting waistcoats have been the norm for centuries. Since at least the 1700s, if my history is correct. Case in point: Beau Brummell...
  22. Shangas

    Question about fountain pens

    As with anything, the older it is, the more challenges it may present. The oldest fountain pen I have is a Swan eyedropper from about 1900/1905.
  23. Shangas

    Question about fountain pens

    The photographs are absolutely GHASTLY. The Sheaffer looks like a BALANCE. The Balance came out in 1929 if I recall my history correctly. They lasted until about the 1940s. WWII killed them off due to metal and rubber-rationing. That one there looks like a later-style Sheaffer Balance. Probably...

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