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Hi Marco... but for me, they always feel like an business man from one of the Edgar Wallace books. I can't tell why, maybe because of the almost always black look, the highly formal stance, but i always think of frock coats with an unsure feeling.
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Marco
It's somehow strange, but also logical that we view things more from a personal standpoint that historical, political, cultural, or other context. You might look great in a leisure suit, but since (for example) your grandfather wore one when he teased you as a kindergartener, you'll always hate them and anyone wearing them.
The stuff on my list of dislikes are almost all based on trying one on. Actually I would LOVE to look good in a Homburg, but.. I look like a dork. The main thing on my list that's at least somewhat personal, is the bow tie. The bow tie was the trademark of a local politician with whom I disagree entirely.
Scotty, with respect to the boater, it wasn't that it looked bad on me, it FELT bad. The one I tried on was a $75.00 new boater in Levine's in Downtown Saint Louis, but it FELT like a Styrofoam Shakey's pizza hat on my head, no give at all. A couple of guys from California bought one from him that day.
Later
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