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  1. Shangas

    The lost art of dressing for the occasion

    I do apologise, Rathdown! You are of course, absolutely correct. A spelling-mistake on my part :)
  2. Shangas

    The lost art of dressing for the occasion

    I mean no offense to any of the fine women and young ladies who populate this board (and I would not say that if I thought it untrue), but feminism confuses the hell out of me sometimes. I'll leave it at that. Home Ec. I'm surprised there are schools that still teach it. I've heard some of...
  3. Shangas

    Young loungers

    It's the new baby!! And it's adoooorable! I kid. Hello, Ariellah. Welcome to the Fedora Lounge! A place for old fogeys of all ages.
  4. Shangas

    Titanic Centennial

    Personally, I'm of the "Salvage and Save" camp. Provided that the ship and its artefacts are not damaged in the process, I would fully support efforts to salvage every last scrap of that ship worth keeping for the sake of posterity. The Titanic IS the most famous ship in the world. And it...
  5. Shangas

    The lost art of dressing for the occasion

    I reckon it's a combination of both, now that you mention it. But because I'm biased, I'll say rap.
  7. Shangas

    The lost art of dressing for the occasion

    You make a good point, Lizzie. I feel that there was a lot more self-respect back then. Even the poorest working-class schlubb tried his or her best to make themselves look presentable, neat, respectable and well put-together. Unlike now. I agree. I think it's some lame, vain, tryhard...
  8. Shangas

    The lost art of dressing for the occasion

    Hi Lizzie, I too, don't understand this thing with torn clothes anymore. In fact, I never did. It looks shabby, terrible and just crap. If a guy's wearing torn jeans, then he should've gotten those tears legitimately, through gruelling manual labour, after all, denim is SUPER TOUGH, it...
  9. Shangas

    Article: "No Cane, No Gain".

    Now I feel guilty for starting this thread. Mike is a very nice person.
  10. Shangas

    Article: "No Cane, No Gain".

    I remember reading Roald Dahl's autobiography, "BOY: Tales of Childhood". In it, he describes three instances where he was caned by the headmaster (and at least one instance where he was caned by a prefect). He described how the teachers were totally uncaring to whatever happened and that they...
  11. Shangas

    The lost art of dressing for the occasion

    Hi Feraud. In case you're interested, this is the complete sign which I mentioned in my first post. This sign was posted outside the entrance of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (the "MCG" or just 'The G'), Melbourne's main sporting center at the beginning of April. But it is NOT an April Fools...
  13. Shangas

    Article: "No Cane, No Gain".

    That is interesting. First time I've heard that. And I've read a lot about the origins of common phrases. This is news to me!
  14. Shangas

    Article: "No Cane, No Gain".

    In Elizabethan times in England, when wifebeating was still legal, a husband could only carry this out if he had a rod no wider than his thumb. Hence, the Rule of Thumb. Interesting little fact.
  15. Shangas

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Hi Nick, I tried my best. I'm no tailor (that's evident), I'm doing this mostly because the front of the waistcoat is too nice to just waste. But my parents say it's not worth the while to get a new backing professionally made for it by a proper tailor; it's be too expensive or something. So I'm...
  16. Shangas

    Anybody Else Collect Sewing Machines?

    My grandmother's Singer holds a special significance to me. I've made it a personal mission/project to try and restore it to its original condition. Since my last postings, I have greased the lock, and I have been gifted, by a friend (who collects keys), an actual Singer bentwood-case key...
  17. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    I like books which have little inscriptions in them. I have a copy of "The Wooden Horse" by Eric Williams. Inside is an inscription, that in part, reads: "To Aunty, because you loved the film* so much. Xmas, 1952". *the film was released in 1950.
  19. Shangas

    Young loungers

    Straight-razors aren't hard to use. If a half-blind guy like me can do it, you should have no problem. If you want help with that, contact me privately (either here, or on our other forum. You know the one).
  20. Shangas

    The lost art of dressing for the occasion

    There is a world of truth in that. And yet, one wonders at what cost we keep the Great Unwashed as they are to make us look better. Surely it would be better for them to rise to our level for the mutual benefit of mankind and pay homage to the great craftsman called the tailor.
  21. Shangas

    Young loungers

    I find it funny how some people think some things are really new, and some things are really old, when they're not. Example of 1 - Colour photography (both still & moving) has existed since the mid-1800s (still) and since the birth of film (moving). Granted, with moving pictures, they had to...
  22. Shangas

    The lost art of dressing for the occasion

    I find it interesting that you've started this thread. Just a couple of days ago, I read an article on my local news-website that said that from now on, there would be a STRICT DRESSCODE in place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (our local sports-stadium) for all men and women attending...
  23. Shangas

    Where to get measured?

    I have my grandmother's old DEAN tailor's measuring-tape. That's what I use.

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