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    Is/was there a "color code" for suspenders/braces in corporate US?

    When I worked on Wall Street back in the '80's as a speechwriter and later compliance officer, I was attached to the legal dept. At the time there was a style called the "young fogey" look, which included three piece suits, wire-rimmed glasses, and, often, suspenders. I also wore high-button...
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    FS: Johnson Leather Russet Italian Jerky Horsehide jacket

    Beautiful jacket. What size is it? I can't quite make it out on my screen.
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    Akubra Overload

    Hi, GGlep, I'd say keep doing what you're doing, and it'll eventually come around. As far as it becoming floppy, I don't think you need to worry about that. My oldest Akubra, a BGCD in the Imperial felt, is very soft and comfortable now but is in no way "floppy." They just seem to get better as...
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    Visiting Aero Leathers

    I'd give it at least three days, as the trip to Aero will eat up a morning or afternoon. Personally, when I travel I prefer to settle in a bit and get to learn the town a little, and Edinburgh's a very great town for walking. And stay away from Walker Slater, or your bank account will be hurting...
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    In hot sunny days oilskin vs straw (that includes palm leaf)

    I keep praying that Tom will get some blocks larger than 7 5/8, which I believe is as high as he goes. Fine workman.
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    Vintage Silhouettes Custom Hats - Official Affiliate Thread

    Nik, I've always admired your sense of color and style, but the pairing of the black cherry hat with that beautiful blue suit is particularly inspired.
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    Longer jackets in HH; Aero Teamster etc.

    Funny, but I've never thought of these jackets as being all that long. I suppose that's because, back in the early Seventies, I wore both suede and leather "gangster" coats, the kind that buttoned up the front and extended a good two or three inches longer than my LHB.
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    Peters Brothers

    These things are extremely comfortable. I wore the black hemp today and was halfway through a lecture before I realized I still had it on. The sweatband feels a lot like the ones on my Akubra Heritage hats.
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    Peters Brothers

    WooHoo! I just got off the phone with PB (not sure to whom I was speaking) and ordered my new Milan hemp Stratoliner. I got the Indy brown with the last of their dark green ribbon. He said they had enough as long as I didn't want a bound brim, which of course got me thinking, "Bound brim? Indy...
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    Alexander Leathers Roadster sz 40

    Just my two cents, but the fit looks fine to me. If it doesn't feel right, of course, move it on, but the length looks perfect.
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    Wash a hat?

    I've often wondered about this, but I've never had to deal with hats received used from Etsy or Ebay because my hat size doesn't seem to exist on those sites. But don't you guys worry about second-hand hats and possible little stowaways? Shirts, jackets, or trousers I buy from those sites or...
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    Longer jackets in HH; Aero Teamster etc.

    I have a LHB and drive a Mustang GT with bucket seats. No problem at all. You just sort of grab the bottom hem on both sides, pull it forward a bit, and forget about it.
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    The Cap Faction

    I just noticed that today, as well. I'll try and send him an email to see if he's alright.
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    Your first hat

    My first was a mossgreen woolie fedora from Orvis that, like a lot of things from Orvis, didn't fit quite right. I gave it to a friend who had just been bled dry by divorce proceedings. He still wears it all the time.
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    Post New Hats Here!

    Bob, is it linen?
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    Silton??

    Looking at that jacket, I can't help feeling that that's the one Gustin would have made if they'd been a bit more gutsy. I'd have bought it on the spot.
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    The Cap Faction

    What a beautiful tweed. Nice job, Stuff.
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    Darcy Clothing

    Doesn't Darcy have a thread in the "Merchants" area?
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    Might be the the score of a lifetime

    Until about 1979, CBGB's was pretty much a neighborhood bar, and the atmosphere was very loose and relaxed. The Ramones, when they weren't on stage, hung out at the bar or sat at the tables. Believe me, DeeDee was shorter than me and I'm 5'9". Joey was tall, Johnny about my size, and Tommy was...
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    Might be the the score of a lifetime

    Complete nonsense. Dee Dee was about 5'7" and 125 lbs., maybe. Also, I remember the sound guys, and they weren't hippies.

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