What 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...
View ArticleCowboy Boots
I haven't the slightest clue why, but recently I've had a desire to purchase a pair of cowboy boots. It really doesn't fit with my style, which is exclusively khakis, collared shirt, fedora, but it is...
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FS As new SB M422a type. JERKY HORSEHIDE
Worn only at home. Not even break. Size 46 but please see full measurements on the 2nd pic. Fits more like a 42L RiRi 8 zipper Mouton collar Black Jerky Horsehide A very strong jacket which need break...
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What's for Dinner?
After reading and participating in the threads about coffee and favorite dishes, and seeing the wonderful tastes you guys have (of course you would or you wouldn't be here right? ) I'm assuming there...
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Aero Midnight Blue FQHH
Thanks to a very kind gesture from Denny, I received today a sample of the aforementioned hide. What a lovely, intoxicating hide it is indeed. I will most certainly use it for my pending order, which...
View ArticleAdvice needed. Help me round out my collection/wardrobe
Hi all, First of all, I'd like to give a quick bio. of my style history - so you might better understand my influences and personal tastes; to help you make more informed/relevant suggestions....
View ArticlePhotos of hatters tools
I did a search for 'tollicker', which didn't turn up much. The best thing I came up with was a pic on Jimmy Pierce's site of an old one he has for sale. Are there any other photos out there of vintage...
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Anyone own a Real McCoys flight jacket?
I picked this one up on ebay last year for 600 bucks, and it was brand new looking when I got it. Still is not broken in very well. It is horsehide. I went overboard on the patches, and in retrospect,...
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The Conversion Corral
Cowboy hat conversions I've been playing with some ebay buys as I get up the "hat learning curve". Old cowboy hats are pretty easy to find in larger sizes, and pretty cheap. I cut all the brims down...
View Article1870s to 1914
I find the era between the end of the Civil War, and the start of World War I, a fascinating period. A time which spanned from the cowboy era, the railroads, the further growth of the United States,...
View ArticleA-2 colors
So, i get that there was a war on, and shortages, and all that, hence wartime issue A-2's come in a wide range of browns from very dark seal, to reddish brown, to more tan colors, but the A-2 contracts...
View Articleold terms or expressions that are still among us
There is a thread dedicated to past expressions of speech no longer generally used. I just recently came aware of one I had thought a modern usage to be older than I had thought. That made me think...
View ArticleWhich funny videos are you watching?
Pizza Cat - Simon's Cat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsOYg5gpS0s
View ArticleShow off the sports coats.
Probably had a thread on this a while back, though think it needs a rehash. I bought this jacket at the Camarillo Brooks Brothers outlet back in 2002. It served me well everywhere and I wore it to...
View ArticleAdventure! Fedora Lounge Folks in Action!
Mike K., one of the many fans of Golden Age exploration, hunting, and general adventure here at the FL, has proposed a companion thread to the long-running Adventurer's Gear Thread in General Attire...
View ArticleTerms Which Have Disappeared
I'm fond of the old Dragnet radio shows. My local (USA) public radio station airs old radio on Sunday evenings, and Dragnet is on from 7:30 to 8:00. I like them so much, that when I saw a complete...
View Articlevintage caps
Please post photos of vintage caps, either your own, or as worn by people back in the day. We have the cap faction, yes, but it is a huge thread which incorporates modern, vintage and repro caps, and I...
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Black leather German military jacket - they just don't make them like this...
LINK: http://www.thehistorybunker.co.uk/acatalog/Black_Leather_-_.html
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The 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...
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