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Hoarders Have To Go.
Your concept of personal ¨liberty¨as can be glanced from your posts: There is no cultural, historical or societal value for you that could possibly come before the unbridled right to property. Mind you this is not about cars - by your own writing you also reject the existing practice of...- Fastuni
- Post #48
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Hoarders Have To Go.
I appreciate your comment and virtually doff my hat. :yo:- Fastuni
- Post #46
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Hoarders Have To Go.
@Stanley Doble The guy is not a collector who is simply overwhelmed by his collection, but doing this on purpose as an "artwork". So it is not just neglect, but malice. So what exactly was your point again? If it is just a storage problem - sell them. If I had the money to save everything I...- Fastuni
- Post #43
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Hoarders Have To Go.
... causes were mentioned. As you don't accept historical and cultural heritage of any kind to be a legitimate cause I think we can leave it at that. A historical car is in terms of value and scarcity not comparable to a hat or razor. Also I did not say that I am against the intended use of...- Fastuni
- Post #40
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Hoarders Have To Go.
The preservation of historical buildings was mentioned as a point in case where private property is affected by government regulation (which HudsonHawk by principle rejected). Of course one has to draw a line somewhere. Clothes/household appliances are not in the same league as cars either.- Fastuni
- Post #36
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Hoarders Have To Go.
I favor some government body, which in a democratic country is legitimated by the people, to define what constitutes historical/cultural heritage and provide for its care through the owner - as is done in case of buildings. I understand that you see it differently, but do you apply this...- Fastuni
- Post #34
- Forum: The Golden Era
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favorite of all--most comfortable--go to jacket
I like the cut a lot, especially the pointy collar. Overall a very nice jacket! But I can't agree with the pre-distressing - you mentioned it before. Maybe a little bit is ok, but in the end it means less life-time for the jacket.- Fastuni
- Post #5
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Hoarders Have To Go.
No need for ¨special squads¨... the law should simply provide for the offender to be liable. Yes in the case of cars for example, auctioning them off would be good. In my example of archeological items, they of course should go to a museum if threatened with destruction. Animals are property...- Fastuni
- Post #30
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Vintage Tailoring Thread
Great film HBK. Thanks for linking. Cookie, yes this was certainly a problem. (Also tailoring was often the trade deemed "good enough" for physically weak.) Period trade publications and teaching material for tailors stress the importance of physical exercise and a generally healthy... -
Hoarders Have To Go.
Mankind developed an useful thing called law. But on this thread we originally made no legal but moral judgements on this particular „philosopher“/owner. He may or may not have by law (or other regulation) the right to do to his property what pleases him, but we have the right to think he is a...- Fastuni
- Post #28
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Pinstripe coat w/solid color trousers
Yes, it is a great film - and the first one with Hildegard Knef. The German title is ¨Die Mörder sind unter uns", the English title was shortened to "Murderers among us". Probably the most genuinely noir German film. -
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Show us your TIES
Absolutely. Subtle trumps gaudy anytime. Here is a 30's American tie I exchanged for one of my East German ties. A bit more ornate than minimalist white stripes ... but in a perfect color and pattern combination to spice up any beige, grey, blue or brown suit. I actually own only one...- Fastuni
- Post #8,767
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Hoarders Have To Go.
There is a concept called "Eigentum verpflichtet"* (ownership brings responsibility) in German, I don't know whether a variation of this exists in English, but it is a formulation I would apply to owners of historic goods. (*Yes, this is actually about social responsibility.)- Fastuni
- Post #18
- Forum: The Golden Era
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1934/35 Finnish garments catalogue
The Finnish online archive has two good quality scans of 1934/1935 catalogues, full of photos of women garments of the season. Enjoy! Winter 1934 http://digi.lib.helsinki.fi/pienpainate/secure/showPage.html?conversationId=34&action=entryPage&id=345922&pageFrame_currPage=1 Summer 1935...- Fastuni
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- Forum: The Front Parlor
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What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?
I like deep-fried tofu (with salty and sweet seasoning) on noodles. Other preparations however are not so much to my liking. Tofu of course is anything but modern - also in an American context. The first American to write about tofu was Benjamin Franklin - the first American tofu company was...- Fastuni
- Post #2,056
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Pinstripe coat w/solid color trousers
Agreed, Peak lapel SB with odd trousers looks good! Actor Ernst Wilhelm Borchert in Berlin 1946: Photo by Abraham Pisarek -
Shawl Collar Cardigans
There used to be nice shawl collars in Berlin, Rudie! ;) 1946 stage play with Ernst Borchert wearing shawl collar sweater: Photo by Abraham Pisarek- Fastuni
- Post #158
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.
Can anyone tell me what kind of fabric the sportcoat is made from? Am I mistaken or does it look like a kind of knit fabric? Another photo showing the structure from a different angle: http://fotothek.slub-dresden.de/fotos/df/pk/0000000/df_pk_0000710_017.jpg 1948, Berlin Photo by... -
