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    Show off the sports coats.

    I think pairing it with white flannels and shoes would be a great summer look--just take a look at this illustration. I'm sure that's half a suit he's wearing, not a true sportcoat.
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    Show us their suits

    I think what he meant is that the subjects of early photographs were instructed not to smile at all, from start to finish, to prevent the blurring you allude to. Also, I think back them the portrait photograph was thought of as the poor man's portrait painting--you'd do it once for posterity...
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    What are you wearing today??

    I grew up playing it in western Maryland. Lots more fun than 10 pin, IMO. I played a game last month in a really old school alley, with manual sweepers and transparency projectors at each lane to display your handwritten scores. Pretty neat. Can't say I've ever played in a tie, though!
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    Sports coat as outerwear

    I think the sportcoat's natural companions are a V-neck sweater vest and a neck closed with a tie. That effectively covers the chest an is about as classic as it gets. When that isn't quite warm enough, I add a heavy wool scarf with the ends tucked into buttoned jacket.
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    Show us your suits

    Nice suit! I have one like it, with perhaps a higher rise in the trousers. I think this kind of mid-grey suit looks great with light blue shirts, navy and dark green neckties, and (when off work) brown oxford shoes. I tried the monochrome styles for a while, but it got old.
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    High waisted wool trousers

    I was going to advise looking in thrift shops, but if you buy on ebay, I've found the following to work just as well: measure your circumference at the navel and buy trousers with that waist measurement, your usual inseam, and a rise of 12 or 13 inches (actually, for your height, 11 or 12 inches...
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    Show us their suits

    Kind of like this picture of A.J. Drexel Biddle?
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    Adding some 1930's to a modern MTM suit - Help requested.

    I'm no expert, but would not a waistcoat/vest be standard for a lounge suit of that era?
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    Stroller Coat; 3 Buttons Acceptable?

    Thanks, Nick! I sure would like to look as sharp as that one day.
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    Stroller Coat; 3 Buttons Acceptable?

    Follow-Up Question... I've also been interested in piecing together a stroller. If you go with a double-breasted jacket, which button stances are appropriate? I was suprised to see the 6-on-1 in several old apparel arts pictures. I'd have figured that was too casual. Would a 4-on-1...
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    What to wear with a fedora....

    What Hat Would You Wear with a Blazer? Hi Gents, Every since I picked up a nice, traditional-looking two-button, SB navy blazer with gilt buttons I have found it hard to pair with headwear. I think it naturally goes with a straw boater hat, since its been paired with that hat for about...
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    Whats your favorite Hat for warm weather

    I usually wear a vented wide-brim straw fedora in a gray color, but my favorite is my vintage boater. I won't wear it to work, though so it only comes out on Sundays usually.
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    In what era were vest popular for men?

    Really? I had no idea that Europeans did that, too. I guess my idea of what they did is informed by Britain's "1%" of the day, which probably did things a little more strictly. I just figured the climate/social differences made the pond a big separater of dress mores.
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    In what era were vest popular for men?

    I've looked through a lot of Esquire and Apparel Arts prints from the 1930s and it looks like even before the war, American men would go without a vest during the summer and with "semi-sport" suits, whereas European men were not this relaxed and always wore waistcoats. Is there any basis for...
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    New to Sport Coats

    I would definitely get both. They have different roles. The navy blazer is perfect for evening events or any business casual occasion (where the brown sportcoat may be inappropriate) and the brown sportcoat is perfect for Saturday afternoons in the park (where the navy blazer would look...
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    Recently Discovered Suit. Opinion Poll

    Sounds like a fantastic suit. In my experience, suspenders make wearing high-waisted trousers SO much more comfortable and effortless that I think you ought to wear them, despite the self-belt. One nice perk of DB suits is that they always cover the waist, so who'll notice?
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    Do any of you guys follow any type of hat etiquette?

    Hear, hear.
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    Do any of you guys follow any type of hat etiquette?

    I follow the "old rules" to best of my knowledge (gleaned from my mother, old movies, and the Internet; I'm under 30). It's popular to throw out all the rules today, but from where I sit it doesn't look to be leading us anywhere good. Besides, I admire my forebearers and keeping at least...
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    "A Gentleman Does Not Wear a Straw Hat in the Metropolis, sir"

    I get what you mean. I instinctively grasped that the boater was more of a leisure accessory. Since May 15th I've been wearing my boater to church on Sundays (in central DC, so very much "town") but I don't feel right wearing it to work (just off downtown Baltimore) -- it feels too frivolous. I...
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    "A Gentleman Does Not Wear a Straw Hat in the Metropolis, sir"

    I assumed there would be, but it sounds like in residential parts of London codes were more relaxed -- more "American," if you will. Still, I'm sure this question hasn't been mined to its bottom yet.

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