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  1. Edward

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    WPG did an A2 that was highly thought of in its first run, though I think opinions were more nuanced when it can to later runs. I think a lot depends on what you want, rally. If you just want an A2 style jacket that looks and wars nice, those aren't too hard to find affordably. If, however, you...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Whn your kyboard dvlops a fault and nds rplacd, but you'r svral thousand mils from hom and unabl to do anything about it for th nxt fw days, yt you hav to carry on as normal bcaus you can't afford to los th marking tim. Was it th squar brackts that wnt? Th # symbol,, or somthing ls lss ssntial...
  3. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I remember when I got my fist mobile phone at the end of the 90s, you could tell a call or, later, a text was about to come in because the TV signal would wobble just a little. Not had that in years - don't know whether it was a change in the phone tech that stopped it, or the TV switchover to...
  4. Edward

    Sweat stains ruining felt hats & panamas: is that a real thing?

    I hear you on that. I'm lucky it seems with my strings. Rory Gallagher (maybe it's something to do with Cork men vs Antrim men?) must have sweated pure acid, looking at the state of his beloved Strat... I hear a lot of good things about Sunbody. A few years ago I had designs on a couple of...
  5. Edward

    Stratton straw Police hats

    Heh, thanks! I like that vent pattern on the side. Great idea. US police uniforms so often seem to have these great hats, stylistically far in advance from the rozzers in Blighty! ;)
  7. Edward

    Stratton straw Police hats

    Thanks. I've been idly considering buying a new grey Akubra Capricorn, but can't find them in anything other than the fawn colour anywhere (maybe the Aus sites in Autumn, their Spring, might be the thing). THat search had me stumble across these. (I'm working in Beijing this week, and the...
  8. Edward

    Any modern hat makers who make real Milan and/or Boater hats?

    It makes more logical sense in a cap than a brimmed hat, certainly. My own experience suggests, though, that a 58/59 - in my case 56/57 - fits the upper size well, and the lower size sort of in a hat like this. Shame there's no mediums left at that price, or I'd have a good go at finding out...
  9. Edward

    Stratton straw Police hats

    Anyone got any experience eithexoerience with the Stratton police campaign / sheriff hats, particularly the straws? Curious as to whether these 'civilianise' well, the sheriff model in particular. Are the holes in the brim for the chinstrap especially obvious?
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    Hats and social media

    I'd be wary of writing that off as people knowing no better - in all likelihood, the factory knocking out whatever it is you'd receive of you actually ordered the product (assuming it wasn't a total scam from top to bottom and you received anything at all, that is) have a marketing team posting...
  11. Edward

    Indicators of a low quality hat:

    I would wear that to death! It's a great shape. As you note, there's a lot to be said for a hat you don't have to worry about, but still looks good. Notably, that seems to be easier to find in the Western genre moreso than a fedora style.... I wonder is that because people (at least in the US)...
  13. Edward

    Indicators of a low quality hat:

    Argh, yes.... I love my Akubra Capricorns. My grey one, after a decade of wear, the surface of the pleather sweatband started to flake off, and left marks on my head when I wore it. In the end, I just pulled it out. The cloth underneath works well enough on its own. I well understand why they...
  14. Edward

    Hat distressing

    It occurs to me, seeing this thread is active again, that anyone wanting a natural-looking distressed hat could do worse than haunt some of the Indy cosplay websites; a lot of the guys who get deep into replicating the Indiana Jones look also age and distress the hat for the look. I believe most...
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    Any modern hat makers who make real Milan and/or Boater hats?

    Stetson have a boater in the current line in a very traditional weave. The darker colour may not appeal to all; I find it quite beautiful. Serious reduction, obviously clearing stick this late in the season, large only (58-59), Euro 59.00...
  16. Edward

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Oh! Yes, thanks - that could well be. I'm looking to expand my range of straws. Tempted to add another grey Capricorn 'for best', though I've also been looking at these hemp Stetsons - there's that one, and the Stratoliner. That darker, rich brown very much appeals; I've also fancied the idea of...
  17. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Zoom is basically the new Skype.... except unlike many of its competitors, Zoom is designed only for pre-scheduled meetings, so not much cop as an alternative to an impromptu phone call.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Nice. I'm wearing my grey Capricorn in Beijing on a work trip this week. Bought mine in 2010. The pleather sweatband in my grey eventually broke down. the surface flaked off, and after a while I just pulled it out rathe than keep getting residue on my head. The textile underneath has held up...
  20. Edward

    What are you wearing today??

    I'm well pleased with it. It came up smaller than anticipated, but for this sort of more "formal" presentation - rather than dressing gown type wear - it works fine. Lovely thing to wear, it does wonders for my shoulders! The amusing thing was that *everyone* I knew there knew it was me on...
  21. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I had issues with downloading much to watch on this current trip to Beijing, so yesterday I had Star Movies running on the in-room TV in the background. Caught a couple of films. The live-action Dumbo was really cute. They've taken a very different approach to the narrative in this one; rather...
  22. Edward

    Native American Parka circa 1910!

    Unless these had a ritual purpose to them rather than the purely practical, I suspect it is probably that the skills have been lost. As much as anything because I doubt there would be any use made of the rest of the seal these days, and it would as a result be rather wasteful to take one from...
  23. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It certainly had its uses. The Scout leader in our village took the family to France for a month on a camping holiday one year in the early-mid eighties. Unusually, they didn't phone home once a week (as people still did back then), and nobody knew where they were. His mother died while thy were...

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