Advice about my hat
So I spent a little time just adjusting the bash on my hat to get it a little bit closer to looking like Indy's hat. The problem I've got is that while the right hand side of the hat looks pretty much...
View ArticleRepro 1930's "Grizzly" jacket
This is the first prototype for a line of reproduction "Grizzly" jackets based on originals from the 1930's that I'm sorting out. Leather is steerhide & mouton fur is real, not fake synthetic!...
View ArticleStetson Original '47. Leather sweat. Its about what they sold for when released.
If anyone is interested or hasnt seen it. Stetson Straw Hat 7 1 4 1 2 Panama USA Original 47 Excllent Condition Sweet | eBay... Stetson Original '47. Leather sweat. Its about what they sold for when...
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Let's See Your Watches! The Vintage Watch Thread.
Michaelson, as promised, a little show-and-tell: During my one month holiday back in the Good 'Ole U.S. of A., I received this watch that my parents had been saving for me since the death of my...
View ArticleWhat hat are you waiting for today?
Waiting for an Optimo Can anyone give me a rough idea on how long the wait would be for a hat from Optimo?
View ArticleTramp Steamers
Tramp steamers. I’m talking the fantasy, not the reality. I'll get to the contest in a moment. Based on various reasons, I’ve always romanticized the Tramp Steamer. I dream about what it must have been...
View ArticleG-1 / M-422A USN Jacket Triubute Project Comes To Fruition
Evening Gents, The postman has been & gone & I've now taken ownership of my winter project. It started last September when I finally admitted that neither my original 70's Star Sportwear G-1...
View ArticleShow us your photography
I thought a thread to this effect would have existed but after a search of "photography" and "photos" nothing turned up. There must be other amateur (or professional) photographers on the Lounge other...
View ArticleHow do folks react to your hat wearing?
As much as I like a good hat it just isn't something worn much nowadays. Wearing a hat makes you stand out most of the time. In the Internet I've seen a very aggressive anti-fedora stance and a lot of...
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New Aero Zip Sleeve Highwayman, LOVE IT!!!
Hi y'all, guess what: My Aero Zip Sleeve Highwayman arrived yesterday and I am LOVING it! This is my first Aero jacket, and I have read through many Aero threads which helped me decide on some of the...
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Dare to Dream: Your "Ultimate" Leather Jacket
First off, my apologies to a certain other forum that also has a "Dream Jacket" thread. BUT...I don't remember a thread like this here...sooooo, I'll start. Last night I was clicking around the...
View ArticleWTB: Vanson Enfield size 44, used
I'm new to the forum and it seems to provide a great service to its members. Thanks! I am looking for a Vanson Enfield size 44. Open to various leather types and colours. Let me know if you have...
View ArticleHow Many Fedoras did you see today?
Hi Folks I never gave anyone wearing a fedora a second look until I found this board and have taken an interest in the stylish fedora. So yesterday while visting a local casino, I noticed three people...
View ArticleA New Schott Model: The 603USA Cafecto
I did a search and got no results for this forum so it seems to be a very new item. A cross between the Perfecto and the Cafe Racer in a slim "Japanese" fit. I like it. It seems the slimmest Schott I...
View ArticleOn yer bike!
We didn't let the weather put us off! 22 members of the Veteran Cycle Club turned up for the ride Sunday, but most are more interested in old bikes than wearing period cycling gear. We started in...
View ArticleHeart wallpaper to love more beautiful
What is love? Hardly anyone can define it precisely. Why in the world with billions of people, which I just love someone? Love which is the natural emotion of human beings comes from both sides. In...
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German & Austrian Hutmachers
I poked around a bit but didn't see anything about German and Austrian traditional hat styles. Here is some of my collection. I would be interested in seeing others. Thanks! -Steve Bittner - Original...
View ArticleHow Dress Shoes Are Made - 1930s
Tour a shoe factory in the 1930s and see how they made a pair of men's dress shoes, start to finish.
View ArticleCaptain America: Hydra The Whole Time?
So I am a huge Captain America fan. I love the new Marvel movies (for the most part) and how they've depicted Cap. However, in the Marvel Comic universe, there was a bombshell announcement made...
View ArticleShow us your TIES
In homage to Matt Deckard, whose "Show us your suits" thread has been viewed more times than any other, we offer all Loungers a place to show off the '20s-'30s-'40s ties they love (or love to hate)....
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