Heck of a Borsalino hat!
I don’t buy hats anymore but when i saw Stefan post that one i had to chew my arm off not to.
Looks like a very happy owner and well worn. Heck of a hat!
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Trenchy, i’d say hell no. No movie around early-mid 70s popularized the M-65 or any other military clothing. At least not in the Midwest of the USA.
The US wasn’t even totally out of Viet Nam. The country was unified in opposition to that war and veterans weren’t exactly held in high esteem.
The...
I had a Sargent in the Marine Corps that had his M-65 tailored to a proud Fedora Lounge fit level. Actually all his uniforms even day to day utilities were.
Was really weird for @1973-74. That guy was poster boy perfect and knew how to work the system. And most oddly he was a pretty cool guy and...
Another new hat fact revealed at the lounge. (at least to me)
Especially when one considers how soon after WW11 this was.
A German manufactured Resistol.
It makes me think of how caught in the middle hat manufacturers must have been during and after that war. I can only surmise many companies...
That’s too bad you removed your comments because it added context and flow to a conversation that needed had.
Your observations were to the point and valid.
It was what it was…now the conversation it is not.
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Welcome to the lounge Buick.
That’s a very good looking Highwayman and a great color.
“Incorrect” sleeve length?? Not at all. Correct would be what looks right to the wearer and more importantly what feels right to the wearer.
Rolled denim jackets, was how it was done back in the day for some...
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