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    Latest Project: Mycustomtailor Suit!

    Hi Atomic Glee -- I double checked the thread but could not find whether you followed Mr. Jones' suggestion to NOT supply custom measurements, but instead just select the standard sizing. I seem to recall that you did...maybe...supply them with custom info...yes?
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    Briefcases

    I found these some time back and have been lusting ever since. Saddleback has an active eBay store as well: http://stores.ebay.com/Saddleback-Leather-Company/Suitcases-And-Luggage.html The suitcases (three sizes) and valises/luggage are all amazingly well made and I would posit that they ARE...
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    Travel Fedora

    The Borsalino Allessandria was/is a crushable and comes both lined and unlined and it sure can take a beating. The crown is not high enough to make you look like a hood, but the brim is wide enough to keep the sun out of your blinkers and I've drawn compliments with it everywhere I've gone --...
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    Huge Collection of Scanned Old Fashion Zines

    -- just popping back in quickly because I found another link from this same blogger -- this one is JUST vintage hat pix -- http://chapeauxbibitop.blogspot.com/ have fun!
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    Hat Restoration

    this thread from last year was all about this great place in Utah called J. W. Hats. (you actually commented in this thread): http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=13238 The contact info: http://www.jwhats.com/ their site lists "Restoration" as an offered service.
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    Huge Collection of Scanned Old Fashion Zines

    (YES I KNOW I'M IN THE WRONG LOUNGE, BUT...) ...this is a blog in French with thumbnail galleries that link through to fairly high-rez scans of photos, adverts, covers/pages from Marie*Claire and more. Hair styles, lingerie, outer wear, DRESSES, and more -- (SOME MEN'S STUFF but not enough for...
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    Borsalino Straw Fedora looks like a lady's sun hat

    (thank you all for the warm welcomes) Shellac -- WOW. So a matte finish would work too -- (your low gloss maybe is still a bit glossy?). I don't think this was finished with any sort of chemical; it's much too soft. It does have a nice C crown, but I'm sure that was set w/ heat. If I do...
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    Borsalino Straw Fedora looks like a lady's sun hat

    thanks deelovely -- i've been reviewing the threads here for years, but finally broke down and registered. the community has grown so much in the last two years that the retro-fashion "hive mind" is an amazing resource. and Hamlet, yes, I absolutely hear you on your warnings and admonitions...
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    Borsalino Straw Fedora looks like a lady's sun hat

    that's an interesting idea...maybe a bit drastic though... this Borsalino's brim is not woven like a basket or like most Panamas. Instead, this one, (like many hats) is made from what appears to be a really long braided cord that has been very carefully sewn to the preceding layer. it could...
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    Cannot wear stingies anymore?

    My guess is that the bulk of the "stingy market" is aimed at hepkats who mostly wear their hats perched on the back of their pates. Fedoras and other wide-brimmed hats tie into the head silhouette and offer more sun protection. So having the more low-slung narrow-brimmed hat helps tie it...
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    Borsalino Straw Fedora looks like a lady's sun hat

    sounds like a highly skilled task to rework it. drat.
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    Borsalino Straw Fedora looks like a lady's sun hat

    hi duggap -- thanx for the welcome and for the tip on "Stout". I assume a lot of these threads go off into the abyss of the lounge's darker zones, neglected and sharing a drink with nobody. So its good to hear a wecoming voice in the dim light. Can you or anyone else address my more daring...
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    Borsalino Straw Fedora looks like a lady's sun hat

    I have a very nice but somewhat too soft Bors crushable straw fedora (black) with a 2.25" (maybe 2.5") brim. The brim has a tendency to "flutter" in the wind and won't hold a typical fedora brim shape. This is due to the extremely supple and fine straw and, I believe, because the brim is sort...

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