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What are you wearing today??

kools

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Milwaukee today 32 degrees F & sunny

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Edward

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Wow, I didn't realise this was the one you made yourself - it's gorgeous! Good to see those patterns made up, too - I've been thinking of getting hold of some nice wool and having a tailor I know make me up a suit based on those patterns. They look great. I was considering maybe a flannel, and having the lapels modified to a peak style... Your fabric looks great, I'd never have pegged that for less than top grade wool at a glance.
 

Mark

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From top to bottom..brown Aero Highwayman, Blue Timberland Sweatshirt, Dickies jeans and Timberlands Authentic 3 eyed classic lug (boat shoe). I'm not actually wearing this right now but could be if the weather allowed! It's funny but when i was young i never gave much thought to clothing but now (46 yrs) i'd happily spend every penny i can on nice quality clothing and shoes. My latest purchase are said Timberland shoes, fantastic and great quality.
 

HepKitty

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Fabulous photos sproily!

Hubba hubba. You made that? I don't think I've ever seen spats worn on a lady before.

Amazing, NickD! Wish I was that skilled in tailoring. Takes a lot of practice, don't it?

Yep I made it. um, were the spats not a good idea?

NickD needs to give me lessons :p
 

HepKitty

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I'm not saying they were necessarily a bad idea, but I've never heard of women in the 50's wearing them.
They give the outfit personality. ;)
Geez, you'd be dumbfounded by how many times I've tried making spats for myself.

Me too.



lol I made them for fun, since I had the fabric and the pattern. Didn't really try for perfectly 50s :D Did you have a pattern to use?
 

Derek WC

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Ahh I see. No I don't have a pattern or an old pair, I've just been getting cheap fabric and trying again and again. I've got it almost nailed, but when I put them on the heel seam is always off, but that might be attributed to how tight they are.

Now, for what I'm wearing today:
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(70's?) Thick Donegal tweed shooting coat, Hat Peoples 8-panel cap, 1952 US. Army woolen trousers.
 
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Mountain Man

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Cool morning on the way to Church today - Harris tweed suit with probably a 70's shirt (with long, sort of 40's style collar), 30's-40's repp tie, reconditioned Stetson "Club House Special", and Scotch-grained, cap-toed brogues. The pipe is a Canadian stemmed "Montrealer" with an amber colored bakelite mouthpiece (and loaded up with Penzance English blend).
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Mountain Man

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I LOVE that suit, Mr. Mountain Man!!!

Thanks, Kools - you have some extra-nice suits as well!! I had that particular one made for me while I was stationed in Afghanistan a couple of years ago. I got about 6 yards of Harris Tweed on Ebay and a little dude with a pushcart and a midget assistant came by our compound every 2 weeks - he whipped up the suit using old Esquire illustrations (that I found on the Lounge) as something to go by - charged me 60 bucks!!
 

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