Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps
1883 Original Campaign hat I used to use this for my avatar, it's an original 1883 Campaign hat with artillery hat cord and I just thought I'd post this shot as an offshoot of the other thread I...
View ArticleLewis Leathers x Real McCoys "Lightning"
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View ArticleVintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.
I thought it might be useful to have a separate thread dedicated to discussing the technical specifics of vintage suitings (e.g., weights, weaves, contents, etc.). This topic frequently comes up in...
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Post New Hats Here!
My new hat. This is my ?¢‚Ǩ?ìHavana?¢‚Ǩ? styled Montecristi from Optimo Hats. I got it as part of their annual ?¢‚Ǩ?ìFino Club?¢‚Ǩ? Montecristi acquisitions. It?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s the finest Montecristi hat...
View ArticleVintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
I was riding home from work tonight and passed an excavation pit in the middle of the street with flashing LED pylons around the perimeter to keep the unwary from falling in -- and I had a flashback to...
View ArticleThe Most Interesting Man in the World
My bad luck. Living overseas, I had never even heard of "the most interesting man in the world" (TMIMITW) until Dos Equis decided to cancel the string of commercials. A friend of mine made an off-hand...
View ArticleLadies, what are you doing this evening?
I just took a shower, set my hair in rollers, and am sitting on the couch with my vintage Lady Dazey bonnet dryer. And a diet Dr. Pepper. Lol What are you lovely ladies doing this evening?
View ArticleWhat was the last TV show you watched?
I didnt want to userp the movies thread, but with the rise of tv shows on DVD, I love being able to watch an entire season in a week! I just finished House MD season 3 and was not as enthusiastic about...
View ArticleImpulse boot buy
What should I get guys? Budget is anywhere up to $400. I'm looking at William Lennons, 1000 miles, and Oak St Trenches.
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Families of the Lounge
We all enjoy the "Ladies of the Lounge". And they - hopefully - enjoy the "Men of the Lounge" thread. We have even seen the ocational children pop up here and there. Here is your chance! Show us your...
View ArticleBlue Angels Baercats
As some of you know, the second type of aircraft the Blue Angels flew was the Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat. This is a good video, with modern aerobatic team in Bearcats, and interviews with the original...
View ArticlePre 1940s dress hats
Please show your (non stetson) hats made in the1930s and prior here. By showing them together, people can get to know what to look for, and how to properly date them. Other threads on early hats and...
View ArticleHimel Brothers Leather Co.
I am totally in love with Davide Himel's (the genious behind The Art of Vintage Leather Jackets) new Himel Brother's Leather Co. jacket line. This man is every bit the obsessive that John Chapman of...
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 ArticlePhilosophical: We're all come and go. Only those, who accept this fact, are...
And how "free" are you?
View ArticleSome fit pics...
here's a size 42 cafe racer in steer from aero. I'm leaning towards FQHH for the leather and the jacket will end up being a sheene. i have a couple basic thoughts in lengthening body and sleeves by 1"....
View ArticleShow us your Guns!
I think my other material passion besides nice hats is guns! So let's see all those mechanical masterpieces! Any and all gun pics welcome just as long as you actually own the thing! This picture is of...
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Loungers' Pets
This is Max, an over weight (half Avocado) Dachshund. Full name Max Amillion, AKA Max the Wunderdog AKA Max the Magic Puppy. He is my best buddy in the whole world. He is half avocado because we have...
View ArticleWhat Jacket Are You Wearing Today?
Simple idea, post pics of the jacket you are wearing today. (What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?) This thread may have legs, it may fizzle, either way I am sitting here waiting for my wife & loving...
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