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    Thank God for Ralph Lauren

    I don't mind it at all. Not 100% to my taste, but I don't think there is anything wrong with it. And I don't expect a modern designer to go full repro either.
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    More Ebay madness!

    'Desirable antiquated look' So it's better for an old thing to be in bad condition so that everyone knows it's old? :p
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    What are you wearing today??

    Thank you. The shirt isn't anything fancy, it's from the cheap British high-street brand Matalan. vintage inspired chambray shirts are quite common on the high-street. The jacket is by a company called Campri, and probably from the 1960s judging by the labels. I got it from ebay. The seller...
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    vintage caps

    Please post photos of vintage caps, either your own, or as worn by people back in the day. We have the cap faction, yes, but it is a huge thread which incorporates modern, vintage and repro caps, and I think it will be useful to have a neat resource for just the vintage examples, for...
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    The Cap Faction

    I've been in contact with Polish cap maker Sterkowski, and thought they deserved a mention. They have released a new line of caps with some very nice features, and to my eye 1930s proportions: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HatterShop?ref=pr_shop_more I think the light grey is the perfect cap...
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    Military Surplus fashion in the 1940s and 1950s

    Not exactly civilian fashion, as this was taken during WW2, but anyway: Marlene Dietrich and Jean Gabin.
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    What are you wearing today??

    Temperatures have been dropping lately, and I got a bit over-excited. :rolleyes: I put all this wool on for a bicycle ride to the charity shops, and as a result was rather hot.. I almost put on a wool tie too, thankfully I decided against it as it would hinder me from trying things on. I also...
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    What are you wearing today??

    On people's comments about the gingham, I think it would indeed look dowdy in a more conservative outfit, but in this cavalcade of patterns it really works well as a sort of 'mediator'.
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    1930s fashions (from the collections of the Library of Congress)

    Great photos. What is going on with that belt...!
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    Linen Caps, vintage style: L59, XL61

    Hello, I recently bought some linen flat caps, and I am selling on a couple that I don't need/don't fit. They are by Olney and have a vintage, full cut, and a nice drape to them. They have not been worn more than once, and the tags are still attached. One thing to note is that I...
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    Vintage short wool jackets

    Lovely stuff Dinerman. Here is another nice original:
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    Jack London

    Very high quality writing. I have read one of his classic animal books, Fang I think. While it is undeniably brilliant, I found that I was mostly engaged when humans were involved in the story. Very hard to have true empathy for , non-anthropomorphic wild animals!
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    Pinstripe coat w/solid color trousers

    This is interesting. Do you think it was due to a different perspective on fashion, in that they bought 'one good thing' and stuck with it for as long as possible? To perhaps reinforce the idea that this style was embraced, not just out of necessity, this screenshot is from the movie Shop...
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    Pinstripe coat w/solid color trousers

    Rabbit, I echo FFF's remark in that I'm pleasantly surprised by the combination. I created a rule in my mind that corduroy should not be paired with anything dressy. But you make it look great. There's always something 'new' to try! Can I ask who made the trousers? For me it works like...
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    The Cap Faction

    I prefer this style over the angular darted caps. Could you post a photo of yourself wearing so that I might get a better idea of the size and drape?
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    Show us their suits

    A rather unappealing one button jacket. Very nice braces: Sharp lapels: And the obligatory scruffy/workwear outfits: It is perhaps noteworthy that there are very few hats worn in the film, and they are almost completely absent from the very young characters in the film. However...
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    Show us their suits

    It somehow slipped my mind to research Greek films of the 1930s-1940s so far, but I just found a few gems. The following screenshots were taken from a movie filmed during the German occupation. While the film is typically a lightweight melodrama, the population apparently got so excited about a...
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    Romanian Fashions in the mid-20th Century

    One for Two Types: Here's one man who can't be accused of looking scruffy:
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    New Custom Johnson Leather Jacket

    Great leather... It will look perfect with some wear.
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    Hair cuts

    Me too. The great thing is you have a style which can look clean and professional but will start to 'express itself' after hard work or play. ;) To describe this to the barber I place two fingers above my ear and say 'fade to number two from here and don't cut anything off the top' and that...

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