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  1. Shangas

    Is Making (and attaching) a liner for this bag a possibility?

    MAKING the lining is not really the issue here. I'm fairly confident of doing that. The bigger issue is, as you've correctly surmised - attaching it to the innards of the bag. Most tutorials I've seen on lining bags seem to advocate the use of GLUE...and I'm not sure I want to do that on an...
  2. Shangas

    Hat-pin self defence?!

    That's right, Cat. Hat pins like that were legal. But the ones with the bare points were not, due to the above-mentioned eye-losing incident.
  3. Shangas

    Hat-pin self defence?!

    Surely that's a redundancy? But whatever. Interesting reading. Back in the day, a lot of everyday items did double-duty as defensive weapons. Women's hatpins were actually BANNED in Melbourne back in the 1800s (and thereafter, I believe), because during one public event (the name of which...
  4. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Fortunately, yes. I mean, I believe that a gift to someone should either be... - Useful. - Pretty. - Memorable. And should cover at least two of those bases.
  5. Shangas

    Is Making (and attaching) a liner for this bag a possibility?

    Um. Thanks, Talbot. It was a $25 purchase at an antiques shop. Structurally, it's fine. Leather is in good condition - there's no holes or rips - there are a couple of scratches (hey, it's 80 years old...) and it's a bit rusty, but the catches work, the clasps work, and the handle is solid and...
  7. Shangas

    What Song Would You Like Played At Your Funeral.

    I don't know about SONGS so far, but film-clips? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs
  8. Shangas

    Is Making (and attaching) a liner for this bag a possibility?

    Hey Folks. Long Story Short... This Bag: I want to make a liner for it. Something with pockets. Something to protect the leather. Is this a possibility? And how might I attach the liner to the inside of the bag?
  9. Shangas

    Finding Period Old Clothing In Australia Is Impossible

    Ooooh dear. 40 down to 32? That's a big stretch. I'm a 32/30 myself, so I'm very familiar with that waist-size. You're asking the tailor to take in EIGHT INCHES. I'm not even sure if that's possible. I mean I'm not a tailor, but I'm picturing that in my head, and I don't see it working. If it...
  10. Shangas

    Finding Period Old Clothing In Australia Is Impossible

    You can say it. I contribute meaningless rabble :P This suit that you speak of sounds interesting. Waistlines on pants can be taken in by a competent tailor, so I shouldn't worry.
  11. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Hi James, I didn't keep the clock. It was really a present for a relation. I wanted to clean it up before I gave it to him. My cousin. He recently (last year) got married, and I thought it'd make a nifty housewarmiing gift. That said, I made a THOROUGH examination of the clock and there...
  13. Shangas

    The Elephant in the Room - Man Purse

    I would like to, but at $400 I doubt I could afford it. But I'll keep the link anyway. I think there's a company in Australia which produces something similar (and at a much more affordable price), I'm keeping that open as an option.
  14. Shangas

    Finding Period Old Clothing In Australia Is Impossible

    Men's fashion changed MARKEDLY after WWII, for a number of reasons. The War itself was a BIG factor. SEVERE cloth-rationing meant that old mainstays like three-piece suits, and the various styles of overcoats, which had survived for centuries, were out. There simply wasn't the fabric to waste...
  15. Shangas

    Finding Period Old Clothing In Australia Is Impossible

    If you don't mind my asking, R&BM, where in Australia do you hail from?
  16. Shangas

    The Elephant in the Room - Man Purse

    Keep counting those pennies, Jack. It looks like a humdinger. I'm still drooling over this: I saw something similar once in a movie. And I just fell in love with it ever since. I'm currently in the process of hunting down something in that style. I've seen several online so far, but...
  17. Shangas

    BRACES (SUSPENDERS)

    I may be wrong, but this is how I understood it... Braces as we know them today, were invented in the 1820s/30s, in London. Of course, there are various widths, but it's my understanding that WIDER braces (beyond say, an inch wide), started coming out in the postwar period, and that prior to...
  19. Shangas

    Anyone Else Have & Use a Clothes Valet / Valet Stand?

    Thanks, Tom. When I bought my stand, it occurred to me that there didn't seem to be a thread dedicated to this most golden-era of men's accessories. So I decided to threadify it :) Anyone else owning a clothes valet is welcome to contribute it to the thread. Pictures are desirable, of course.
  20. Shangas

    Finding Period Old Clothing In Australia Is Impossible

    Of course. But we are sadly a miniscule minority.
  21. Shangas

    1927 Franklin Limousine Travels Around Australia

    That's pretty damn impressive. Reminds me of that time some guys from Australia tried to recreate the 1907 Peking-to-Paris auto-race...using the original cars.
  22. Shangas

    What's for Dinner?

    Penne :)
  23. Shangas

    Finding Period Old Clothing In Australia Is Impossible

    Mike, what is this 'fashion' thing you speak of? It's my experience that most "blokes" in Australia survive on shorts, flip-flops, singlets, T-shirts and ball-caps. Even in winter. Apart from a couple of my friends, I can't think of any well-dressed Australian males, outside of those who...

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