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    Pre-WWII Fedoras

    Why are you shocked by that?
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    Pre-WWII Fedoras

    Thank you for telling me about the Stetson Stetsonian. You are correct, it does look like a great vintage hat.
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    Pre-WWII Fedoras

    As I find out more about fedoras, the more I have realized that they can be seperated into two categories. The pre-WWII fedoras were sold open crown with no taper while the post-WWII came pre-creased with some or a lot of taper. I seem to like the prefer the pre-WWII ones over the newer ones...
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    What do you use to shave?

    I usually shave with a Parker safety razor and shaving brush, Proraso shaving cream, and finish with Clubman Pinaud aftershave. Unfortunately, winter break from college has lead to some laziness, and as result, I desperately need to shave. At the moment, I can not tell where my sideburns end...
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    Suits - Pre 1920

    This thread is an excellent idea. One of the great things about the lounge suit is that its design has remained essentially the same as it was in the late 19th century. Some minor details vary, such as lapel size and jacket length, but only in cycles. No matter what changes take place, the...
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    Adventurer vs Federation

    I am looking for an open crown fedora. After looking around the internet I have found two hats that appeal to me: the Akubra Federation and the Akubra Adventurer. Unfortunately, when I went to www.hatsdirect.com to check the price difference, there was only one of the two hats available to...
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    Matching vs Unmatching Vests

    Does the vest have to match with the jacket? I have looked around online and gotten different answers. Some say that the vest and the jacket have to be the same fabric, color, and pattern. Others say that it is perfectly acceptable to mix and match as you please and that there is no wrong way...
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    I agree with you. I am only going to wear a little bit more formal clothes, which she told me herself is what should be worn with the fedora. I am not going to argue with her or go out of my way to provoke her. All I will do is wear the clothes and observe her reaction. If she responds...
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    My mother is 45 years old. I have been alive for the past 19 of those years. Her behavior is the same as I remember when I was a small child. She does not seem to change with age.
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    My mother has always been a very conservative woman. From pictures I have seen of her when she was my age, she looked like a typical person in the 1980s. Stories from her siblings, my grandmother, and old friends of the family have all described her as very set in her ways and not a free spirit.
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    I will try option B. I will describe her reaction tomorrow.
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    I was finally able to get an answer out of her about what she wants me to wear. She wants me to wear baseball caps. I am not joking. She specifically said that she wants me to wear baseball caps because the fedora is a "dress hat" and that baseball caps are more "socially acceptable". When I...
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    Ironically it was my last comment that turned on the upload permission. Here is what I look like in the hat:
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    Okay. I guess I will just have to wait until I can show all of you the picture of me in my fedora. It is a black Akubra Bogart, if that gives you a better idea of what it looks like.
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    I checked my posting permissions. It says that I am not allowed to post attachments. I then checked my settings to see if I could change that, but there was no option to allow me to upload images. Is there a way to change my posting permissions?
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    I can not find the "from computer tab", even in the advance options.
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    How do you add photos? Whenever I try to do so, it tells me to add a url address. Does that mean I have to upload it on another website before I can put it here?
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    I am planning on wearing the hat when we go to visit our extended family. I know that they will love the hat and compliment me on it. It will be much more difficult for my mother to criticize me when there are relative around. Hopefully this will allow me to get used to ignoring her...
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    It is funny that you mention hairstyles because that has been another point of conflict between me and her. When I was much younger, my hair was short. It was a classic young boy's haircut that would not seem out of place on anybody. However, as I got into my teenage years, my mother...
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    Maternal Dissaproval

    She does not usually make those comments in public or in front of family. Whenever she ridicules my appearance, it is usuallly done in private. I have talked with my father about what she says, but his response is "if mom is not happy, nobody is happy". I just wish that her happiness did not...

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