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  1. Shangas

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Thanks. I originally used dark grey cloth to make a backing... But the results were hardly impressive, as you can see. Plus I had to alter it and fix it...yeah it wasn't cool. I found some nice, sky-blue cloth at the local thrift-store. The original silk backing for this coat was...
  2. Shangas

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Not happy with the results of my first waistcoat back (what with having to alter it, and it being handstitched and all that), I ripped it off and started again. I found some nice blue fabric at the local thrift-shop, I cut out a new double backing, and machine-sewed the whole thing together:
  3. Shangas

    Which items of vintage clothing would you never wear? And why?

    Hail the Ministry!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhlQfXUk7w
  4. Shangas

    Restoring my Grandmother's Singer Sewing Machine

    Hi Lark, Thanks for that information. I was well aware of the commemorative plaque (with the blue border). I wondered why it was that my grandmother's machine didn't have one. So you're sure it was made in 1950? That would then make it 62 years old. For those who don't know what the...
  5. Shangas

    Which items of vintage clothing would you never wear? And why?

    I'm fortunate that I volunteer at my local thrift-shop. It's about two blocks from my house. But I've never found any good suits there. The closest I ever got was a matching blue waistcoat and jacket (trousers gone AWOL). But I've never managed to buy a full suit there that ever fit me. I'm a...
  7. Shangas

    Which items of vintage clothing would you never wear? And why?

    White suits? Or suits in general? I wish I had a suit. I don't have one. Okay, I have ONE, but it's a butt-ugly monstrosity that I have never bothered to wear. I wore it once for my graduation and NEVER again.
  8. Shangas

    Which items of vintage clothing would you never wear? And why?

    I think White Tie and Tails looks interesting, and I could probably wear it. But I'd stop at putting on the top hat! That'd be a bit wierd for me. Personally, I think wing-collars are pretty nifty. They're a lost style that nobody uses anymore. Double-breasted coats/jackets...not my thing...
  9. Shangas

    Restoring my Grandmother's Singer Sewing Machine

    Thanks Lark. I've already ordered a plate. It should be arriving sometime this week.
  10. Shangas

    Which items of vintage clothing would you never wear? And why?

    I was reminded at once, of this photograph from...1937, I think it is...
  11. Shangas

    Which items of vintage clothing would you never wear? And why?

    I too, don't see myself wearing a bowler. It's that one thing that I never reckoned would suit me. Along with such bits and bobs as eight and six-panel caps.
  13. Shangas

    "New styled" Fedoras

    My size is 7 / 7.5, which I think is a Medium in hat-language.
  14. Shangas

    Restoring my Grandmother's Singer Sewing Machine

    Still waiting for all the various little nicknacks, doohickies, wotsits, thingimmies and doodads to show up to complete the machine. While I do, I continue trawling the local flea-market for Singer bits and pieces to 'accessorise' the machine. Things like original green paper Singer...
  15. Shangas

    "New styled" Fedoras

    Hi ONP. It is a condition of membership of this forum that every member should submit, after their successful application for membership, a photograph of at least one of their hats, or a photograph of themselves wearing same. ...Sooooooo...where's your hat?
  16. Shangas

    The layman's guide to classic hats

    The top-hat isn't that formal when you think of it. Back in Victorian times, EVERYONE wore one. The navvies, the engine-drivers, the toffs in the West End. New York bankers and gangsters from the Five Points.
  17. Shangas

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Using this... ...I made this... ...using leftover fabric from this...
  19. Shangas

    met an old guy that claimed to be a WWII 8th Air Force veteran?

    Maybe his dad did, but I doubt they allowed teenagers into the air-force, even back then...
  20. Shangas

    The nicest comment I ever heard

    I was at the flea-market today. As I was shuffling out of one stall into another, there were two guys blocking my path, having a chat about books. As I approached, one said: "Sorry mate, but this extremely well-dressed young man wants to get past us!" "Hahaha!!...I try...I try..." "You...
  21. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    If you find it, be sure to take lots of photos! In other, Singer-related news, I purchased six steel Singer-brand bobbins at the flea-market today, along with two packets of original vintage Singer needles, in their green paper packets. $10. No attachments yet...*grumble-grumble-grumble*...
  22. Shangas

    Desk Style?

    The top one is what's known as a "pedestal" desk. A horizontal working-surface with two "pedestals" on the sides. Very common back in the old days. Smaller, older models were called "kneehole" desks (because the space was just big enough for your knees), while larger ones (MUCH larger than what...
  23. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    You could give it to me! I'm looking for bits-and-bobs for my gran's Singer, which I'm currently restoring!! Nah, it's cool... Nice find, though!

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