The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
Vintage Borsalino I won this hat on ebay a month ago: The felt is very soft and pliable. Just like my Optimo Indy. It has a sewn in liner and the sweatband is sewn straight to the felt without the...
View ArticleShow us your Tiki/Polynesian Pop collections: rooms, bars, mugs, etc.
From it's beginnings in the 1930s to it's popularity boom following WWII, to it's revival in the late 1990s, this fictionalized Island culture kitsch will not go away. I know there have been tiki...
View ArticleQuick Campdraft comparison vid.
I've seen a lot of discussion lately from some folks interested in buying a CD about whether to get the Imperial grade or deluxe I threw a quick video together comparing my CDs ... I did so because my...
View ArticleMarvels Agent Carter Fashion
I its no secret that I am a fan of captain America and the 1940s. So when I was told that Agent Carter got her own TV show I was super excited! And being a brunette I've been told a number of times...
View ArticlePhotographs Of Hats Fresh From Surviving The Elements
I thought it could be fun to have a thread to collect images of hats that are fresh from surviving rain, snow, dust, hail, etc., displaying their durability and proven ability to actually protect you...
View ArticleWhat are you wearing today??
Ok folks:What are you wearing today that exudes that vintage look?? This is my ensemble today: Wool trousers,dark brown oxfords,brown and grey check Pendleton shirt,dark brown waistcoat and herringbone...
View ArticleThe Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
Since some people want only Shorpy pictures in the Shorpy all Stars thread. This thread will be for image found all around the web. Since it is May 16th a after Straw hat day. Here is a Straw hat...
View ArticleFeet Up! The Work Boot Thread
I was able to bag a pair of late 1940's/early 50's Thorogood workboots on Ebay. They were deadstock and are basically brand new. Look very much like WWII issue ankle high dress shoes, except these have...
View ArticlePeacoat Question
Hey everyone! New guy here. Hope to take part in some fun discussions soon, but I wanted to start with a simple question. Kind of a silly one, but it's important. Despite my love of vintage wear and...
View ArticleShow us your vintage home!
Is there a "show us your vintage homes" thread I missed somewhere? [huh] I would love to see how you all decorate your living space. If there is, could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks....
View ArticleThe Role of Education In Assigning Value to Societal Labor Sectors
Stemming from the Decaying Education Thread.... this too can be a very open ended topic, so rather than explain its significance, I'll attempt to steer and narrow it to a feasible grasp for discussion....
View ArticleWhat's Your New Year's Resolution?
I am resolute to turn off my phone more, seriously cut down on my leather jacket intake, and increase my intake of WWII and Nam era camo! (Oh and exercise more)
View ArticleWhat are you listening to?
If you have 'music of your choice' on as your reading this, what are you listening to? Stating random radio or background music is no good. I've got Grateful Dead / The Grateful Dead CD on. Waiting in...
View ArticleThe Young Fogey Phenomenon
How many of you remember, or were influenced by, the Young Fogey phenomenon or its American counterpart? I was having a nostalgic conversation about this with an old friend over the Christmas period....
View ArticleF.S. Vintage 60" Brooks Cafe Racer Leather Jacket | Nice One
Hi, I'm looking to sell my Vintage 60" Brooks Cafe Racer Leather Jacket Size 42. Have a look : ... F.S. Vintage 60" Brooks Cafe Racer Leather Jacket | Nice One
View ArticleThe Cap Faction
The Cap Faction has arrived! Newsboys, flatcaps, vintage ball caps, winter headgear, all essentially non-fedora headwear should be posted here to swell the ranks of this latest strata of our Lounge....
View ArticleF.S. TOYO Sugar Cane Trucker Leather Jacket Size 40 | Buzz Rickson
Hi, I'm looking to sell my TOYO (Buzz Rickson) Sugar Cane Trucker Leather Jacket Leather Jacket Size 40. Have a look : ... F.S. TOYO Sugar Cane Trucker Leather Jacket Size 40 | Buzz Rickson
View ArticleDo you think there could be a second Great Depression?
This commentary was written before the stock market decline yesterday: http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article383.html After Greenspan's comments yesterday and the stock market "readjusting" to correct...
View ArticlePalladium French Foreign Legion Boots
I'm looking for the exact version or at least almost same version of the one that have been used during the French Indochina war. I'm looking for what that guy looked for:...
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