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  1. Edward

    Schott shinki fit

    Interesting thread. I'm with the consensus, largely. The jacket doesn't look too big, but it's definitely been altered in pattern to suit contemporary fashion. For myself, I'd want the body of the jacket a good couple of inches shorter at least, and soe sort of tabs to pull in the fit at the...
  2. Edward

    Movie hats

    Oh, interesting - I'll have to track that one down. I've seen that sort of false memory device used in more recent pictures (Total Recall being one in particular). Interesting to see it in a much earlier context - and not (as I think the ones I've seen it in before have been) scifi or horror.
  3. Edward

    I love the Fed IV!!

    The Squatter is one I've been looking at; the specs look to be very similar to the Fed. I already have a carbon grey Fed which limits the appeal of that one, but the bluegrass Squatter is definitely gonig on my list... :)
  4. Edward

    I love the Fed IV!!

    I've received an email in from Hats Direct overnight which confirms that the Moonstone will be back in the DLX next month. I agree the black ribbon 'limits' it to wearing with blues / blacks /greys, whereas a more neutral ribbon would make it wear well with brown. I'm gonig to buy a production...
  5. Edward

    I love the Fed IV!!

    They're still much cheaper ordering direct than from the UK site.... The official UK site does carry a warning about customs and the rest, of course, to justify them being more expensive than one in Aus, but, well.... as the old line goes, they would say that, wouldn't they? And HD remain the...
  7. Edward

    High Rise Jeans

    Yeah, they're really a relic of an era when socks weren't elasticated and didn't hold up so well on their own. The ones in the picture look like they're being sported by someone who doesn't 'get' them; they should be worn with the elastic round the calf muscle at an angle, and the tab at the...
  8. Edward

    I love the Fed IV!!

    It's an interesting idea. Probably not many takers from among those of us for whom a big part of the attraction is the open crown and being able t shape it ourselves, but for newbies it might make all the difference if they're worried about messing up a nice hat which, albeit not the most...
  9. Edward

    I love the Fed IV!!

    I've been a bit out of the loop, to be fair - bought my IIIs in 2008 & 2009, then a couple of IVs second hand some years later. Did buy a new DLX last year, but that was probably one of the last dark browns they did. I'm sure I remember there being the same carbon / black / brown options at one...
  10. Edward

    How properly to recalculate my hat size due to new presence of hair?

    Hair length /bulk can definitely impact hat size. I was a UK 7 (US 7 1/8, EU57) when I was 12 and first got my uniform hat for Scouts; by the time I reached 16 and aged out, it was too tight, really. As a longhair at university, I was wearing caps in the main, all sized as Medium 57/58, so I...
  11. Edward

    High Rise Jeans

    It's odd how they became such a staple of comedy from at least the 70s onwards, maybe earlier, most commonly stage farce involving someone (often a philanderer) losing their trousers. If Hugh Jackman started wearing them, of course, they'd be all the rage again!
  13. Edward

    Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...

    That's the key. Same with penny loafers. Laced boots and shoes you have the lacing to cinch in the fit; slip-ons, finding the right boot that works for you can be more important.
  14. Edward

    High Rise Jeans

    Being Irish and living in London, you and I both speak the same language on this one. ;) I do remember dear Eric's sock suspenders; I have a few pairs myself. I'm too lazy for them most days, but for special occasions they're a nice detail.
  15. Edward

    Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...

    On a couple of pairs of boots I've had that were just a little too loose, I slipped in a pair of foam insoles of this type: Boots in question went from too loose to wear comfortably to all-day wearers.
  16. Edward

    High Rise Jeans

    As noted above, it's the old saw of 'Two states separated by a common language'. In the US, they call teeth braces braces, and trouser braces 'suspenders'. From memory, they call suspenders - which ladies use to hold up their stockings - a "garter belt".
  17. Edward

    Yul Brynner's Magnificent Seven / Westworld 'Gunslinger' shirt

    I'm interesting in finding a shirt the same as this one, worn by Yul Brynner in two of his iconic roles - his turn in The Magnificent Seven, and his appearance as 'the Gunslinger' in Westworld, which echoed the same character. This is the actual shirt: Any leads? It's not especially Western...
  19. Edward

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Carbon Grey: This appears to be what Hatsdirect.com are selling as Graphite Grey on their Cattleman Listing: Looks to me to be as much darker than Carbon as Moonstone is lighter. It's an interesting choice. I can imagine owning either of these colours and Moonstone, but it might be more...
  20. Edward

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Interesting. I wonder is that replacing Carbon Grey or Moonstone? Or sitting in between as a shade? Be interesting to see. Notable that they mention is being for the DLX; I wonder are they planning to differentiate the two Fed models with different colours in each? That would certainly make...
  21. Edward

    What happened to the joke forum?

    I'd tell you a dad joke, but having no kids of my own it'd be a faux pa. A priest, an imam, and a rabbit walk into a bar. Barman looks at the rabbit and says "Are you a typo?"
  22. Edward

    High Rise Jeans

    These days, "high rise" seems to mean nothing more nor less than a waistband that actually sits on the natural waist rather than four or six inches below it. I don't like anything else at all, either aesthetically or in terms of comfort.
  23. Edward

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I'm keen to give that one a go. I don't currently have access to where it's playing in the UK, but when it filters down to my streamers I'll be keen to see it. I was a bit taken aback by Farrell's portrayal of Penguin at first in The Batman, it being so different to Robert Lord Taylor in Gotham...

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