tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56754663087908826782024-03-12T03:12:16.880-07:00The Houndstooth Kid Ghosts from Style's Past Haunting Style's Future.Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-18456507501387818602014-06-17T18:48:00.000-07:002014-06-17T18:50:55.423-07:00Owning the Vintage Military LookSurplus military clothing has always been a go-to option for many people within the last century; whether for rugged outdoor activities or ironic anti-war protesting, military clothing was there. That's because surplus is abundant, it tends to be fairly well-made, and it's cheap.<br />
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Putting modern surplus to use is easy, but finding and using vintage military pieces the right way to create the kind of look you want is difficult. You first must decide what kind of look you're going for. Stylish and mature? Rugged and carefree? Dark and mysterious?<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Depending upon which you decide, there is a plethora of military surplus from which to choose. M65 jackets, trench coats, various military caps, even different styles of camouflage can work. Choosing the right pieces and colors/patterns will aid you in creating your look. Just be wary of using too much camouflage or camo that is too loud or just doesn't work. </span><br />
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The stylish, old-world aristocratic look in the photo above was put together using a WW2-era U.S. Marine Corp. jacket combined with vintage civilian pieces. This shows us that utilizing one or perhaps even two military pieces with civilian pieces is key. If we take multiple military pieces and put them together we'll look like we're trying too hard or, worse yet, we'll look like we just came out of combat. Simplicity and moderation are the keys to make the vintage military look work well. Too much military and you look like a soldier, too little and it won't be unique.<br />
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Below is a pretty poor quality 'selfie' of myself several months ago while it was still cool outside. I'm wearing a vintage newsboy cap, an unissued M43 combat jacket, a rare original WW2 paratrooper's scarf made of camouflage parachute material, and, unseen, a pair of dress trousers (look at that ugly mug).<br />
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I've combined two vintage military pieces with other rather manly accoutrements to create what I believe to be a rugged yet stylish and maybe even 'elegant' look. Something that stands out in the crowd, is pleasing to the eye, but still looks tough while remaining pretty casual. It's something you'd wear for a stroll in the country or to see a man about a dog.<br />
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A favorite style of jacket of mine is the old M42 paratrooper jacket. With it's large, bellowed saddle pockets, belted waist, angled chest pockets, and gusseted back not only looks great but speaks of utilitarianism. It's a great look that could, if desired, be paired with either jeans or trousers for a casual look. <br />
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The M42 brings to mind the safari jackets of old or even the famous Belstaff racing jacket.<br />
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There's all sorts of vintage military pieces that you can use to create your own, unique military inspired look. Experiment with what you can find to see what works and what doesn't. Don't just wear the woodland camouflage pants like everyone else, try something new and unusual, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised! The choices are limitless.<br />
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<br />Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-34018508919403086522014-06-10T17:57:00.000-07:002014-06-10T17:57:42.386-07:00Custom-made M-1 HelmetsFollowing the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, here's something a bit off the beaten path for this vintage blog. You can now get <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">custom-created M-1 helmets refurbished to WW2 standards at the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Houndstoothkid?section_id=15591196&ref=shopsection_leftnav_10" target="_blank">Houndstooth Kid Haberdashery</a>. These are perfect for reenactors or if you are just looking for an attractive display piece.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What does this mean exactly? </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 25px;">I can recreate either WW2 U.S. infantry or airborne helmet shells. These postwar shells are refurbished to plain-jane, standard as-issued helmets and you can add on any markings, camo, etc. that you wish. Airborne markings? MP markings? Medic markings? Camo? 'Follow me' bars? No problem. These a</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25px;">re individually hand-crafted to your specifications.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I take a postwar shell, strip off the awful silica texture and apple green paint, paint it with correct extra-flat</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> OD paint and texture it with cork, and then bar tack the repro chinstraps onto the shell. I then hand paint any markings and/or camo you want.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The liner is a decent repro made of shiny plastic, so I also paint the outside of the liner with flat OD paint to make it look more correct. I can provide either infantry or airborne liners. These liners have OD7 webbing and are green inside, so not the most accurate, however most non-reenacting folks don't know the difference and most likely won't even see the inside of the liner. These fit both WW2 and postwar shells but fit a tad tight. Overall, I'm happy with them seeing how expensive USGI liners are becoming these days. I don't yet have liners up for sale on the Etsy site but should soon.</span><br />
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The repro airborne liner. The scuffs are from being in the shell.</div>
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Interior shot. The exterior was also shiny plastic until painted.</div>
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How I intend to use it: with a piece of camo parachute material, as was occasionally done by paratroopers and infantrymen alike.</div>
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Detail of the corking.</div>
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/06/scenes-from-d-day-then-and-now/100752/" target="_blank">Then and Now images</a><br />
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<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-d-day-paratrooper-93-jump-again-anniversary-192153803.html" target="_blank">93 year-old paratrooper jumps again</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10861960/World-War-Two-as-you-have-never-seen-it-extremely-rare-colour-footage-of-D-Day-invasion-released.html" target="_blank">Great color footage from the invasion and beyond</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/05/women-victims-d-day-landings-second-world-war" target="_blank">Darker side of the invasion: treatment of collaborators</a><br />
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<a href="http://time.com/2826794/at-d-day-commemoration-few-mourn-the-wars-losers/" target="_blank">The other side: few remember the fallen foes of Normandy</a><br />
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Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-17551299298103500732014-04-02T18:55:00.001-07:002014-04-04T14:41:48.718-07:00A New Service Offered by the Houndstooth KidThis has been something I've considered and thought long and hard about for over a year. But then I was forced out of my comfort zone when a CEO out in Los Angeles contacted me and asked for a short style consultation. I'm thankful that he did.<br />
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It's simply amazing. Made of dark navy flannel, it is super soft to the touch. The gusseted pockets are a very nice touch and add subtle character to the front. I love patch type breast pockets, especially when their gusseted.<br />
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This is a custom-made piece and has no union tag. Amazing quality, fantastic flannel, and great styling. A superb specimen of the 1920s sports coat.<br />
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That's right, this 1920s style sports coat was made the same year as the Battle of Khe Sanh, the Tet Offensive, and the My Lai Massacre. RFK and Martin Luther King Jr. were both assassinated the year this coat was tailored. Apollo 8 orbited the Moon.<br />
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How does a 1920s style sports coat get made 30-40 years after that style died out? Well, firstly the 1920/1930s style of clothing was making a comeback in the late 1960s and some of it was quite authentic, as this sports coat shows. Natural fibers were often used in these 1960s reiterations before the polyester craze of the 1970s took hold. So perhaps it was made by someone trying to keep up with the new fashion of the time, which was the old style of the 1920s. <br />
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Or, maybe, as this was a custom piece in a larger size, an older plumper man who longed for his younger years and styles had this piece created. I recently discussed this sports coat with a fellow vintage aficionado and expert who, upon learning the date, related the story of an old tailor in New York City in the 1960s who made absolutely perfect reproduction pieces for a specific client, often out of vintage 1920s and 1930s fabrics. Those 1960s-made pieces would be nearly impossible to differentiate from original pieces if it weren't for the 1960s dates on the tailor's tag. Remember, there were still plenty of tailors in the 1960s who used the old school techniques often seen in suits and sports coats from the 1920s-1940s.<br />
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I like to think that the second possibility is the correct one, that an elderly man longed for the "good ol' days" of his youth and therefore commissioned something familiar and at the time, surprisingly, in fashion. Maybe he had a sports coat just like this one when he was a youth.<br />
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Beginning this next wave strong are two beautiful hats in size 7 1/2. <br />
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First is a 1930s slightly 'fuzzy' "University Club" fedora with some gorgeous proportions: a tall, straight-sided crown with a fairly narrow yet shapely brim. Just the way I like 'em. This one has no issues at all. As near perfect condition as an 80ish year old hat can get. Feast your eyes upon this hat, which can be found for sale by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/183283048/1930s-fuzzy-fedora-size-7-12" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.<br />
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Now that we have you drooling, check out the next contestant. It's a 1940s Stetson homburg in black, perfect for that dinner suit you've been dying to wear but didn't because you lacked the right hat. It's in very nice condition (for being 70ish years old) with only a couple very minor issues that won't keep you from wearing it right out of the box. </div>
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Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-74147361210845362342014-01-26T16:14:00.000-08:002014-01-26T16:18:20.435-08:00What I Have To SayAs if this blog wasn't enough for me to put my thoughts to 'paper', below are links to interviews I did with two different men's style websites. Strangely both asked to interview me within the a couple days of each other so I guess it was meant to be. I thank the owners for contacting me and allowing me to take up valuable room on their sites and time from their schedules.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wellbuiltstyle.com/style-qa-with-the-houndstooth-kid/" target="_blank">Well Built Style interview</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.keikari.com/english/interview-with-will-moul-from-mr-lapel/" target="_blank">Keikari interview</a><br />
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Let us know what you think, either at those sites or on this one.<br />
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<br />Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-57675311919761633442013-12-08T20:33:00.001-08:002013-12-08T20:45:02.038-08:00That's an Odd OneOnce in a while in this hobby (or should I say addiction?) you'll stumble upon something that's just plain odd.<br />
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Case in point, while browsing an online vintage shop I ran across a strange sports coat. The seller described the jacket as being from the 1940s and made of navy blue flannel material. It is dated but the date is incomplete: <span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25px;">4-1-?8". I believe that jacket is from the late 1920s or possibly even the 1930s, though the former is most likely. Looking at the photos provided by the seller we see some unique characteristics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 25px;">-Fishmouth lapels</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 25px;">-Multi-pleated and bi-swing back but lacks a belt</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 25px;">-Dual vents in the back, something fairly unusual to find on vintage sports coats</span><br />
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You might expect to see this kind of odd sports coat sold in a fashion forward city like New York City or Los Angeles. But no, it's originally from ol' Indianapolis, smack in the midwest. I've found in my searches that some of the craziest, most unusual and 'Hollywood-esque' vintage actually comes from small town USA.<br />
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Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-60604958362205004322013-11-29T20:45:00.002-08:002013-12-01T12:07:02.187-08:00Fantastic Vintage for Sale......at the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Houndstoothkid" target="_blank">Houndstooth Haberdashery</a>. My closet is bursting at the seams so I'm clearing some fine items out to make room for more pieces that will get more wear. <br />
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Now it's your turn to own and wear these 'holy grail' vintage pieces. Or maybe a few pieces will make someone very happy on Christmas day just a month away.<br />
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Here are just a few of the suits and sports coats now for sale.<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/169313662/1930s-donegal-tweed-suit" target="_blank">1930s Donegal herringbone tweed suit</a></div>
This is a rare and fantastic 2-piece suit from the late 1930s/early 1940s. Heavy weight tweed, very well tailored, just a fantastic piece to see in person. This suit will make someone very happy.<br />
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This is another very rare suit since suits from this period are getting more difficult to find, especially in good condition and a 'wearable' size like this one. A few moth holes in the jacket and trousers, they are stitched up, not too apparent and don't take away from this gorgeous suit. A rare piece of wearable art.</div>
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The flannel of this sports coat is some of the softest I've ever seen. This jacket was custom tailored back in the 1930s and the quality shows. It's a manly and stylish sports coat that will help you dress your best. Lovely dark maroon pinstripes on a brown background.</div>
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I just recently found this one for myself but have decided to part with it because it is just a tad too large for me. My loss is your gain. You never see one like this again, it's fantastically unique. Bold, wide herringbone with square patch pockets. Very Hollywood and it could be yours. Check it out.</div>
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A nice, conservative, attractive pinstripe suit from the WW2-era. Not a lot issues with this suit at all. It does, however, have a neat 'former' issue. <span style="font-family: inherit;">One part of the right leg has an expertly executed example of reweaving. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 25px;">Reweaving is the lost art of making a hole invisible by hand-weaving individual threads from another area of the garment into the hole. Let me tell you, the reweaving on this suit is expertly done and is near invisible.</span><span style="line-height: 25px;"> This has been the first and only example of vintage reweaving I've ever seen. I love this suit but alas, not the best fit so off it goes.</span></span></div>
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Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-69487874001145726262013-11-20T20:01:00.002-08:002013-12-01T12:11:54.527-08:00Quality of the Time<span style="font-family: inherit;">With the way I go on about the quality of vintage all of the time you probably think everything was amazing back during the Golden Era. And that's not true, there were plenty of bad quality pieces, just like there are today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The reason we don't see those pieces very often nowadays is that they were cheap and didn't survive. A cheaply made piece isn't going to last as long as a well made piece, especially if it is all the owner can afford and wears it to death. Not to mention certain materials didn't always behave the way the owner might have wished:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;">THE SHRINKING SONG</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;">Woolen socks, woolen socks!</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Full of color, full of clocks!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Plain and fancy, yellow, blue,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>From the counter beam at you.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>O golden fleece, O magic flocks!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>O irresistible woolen socks!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>O happy haberdasher's clerk</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Amid that galaxy to work!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>And now it festers, now it rankles</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Not to have them 'round your ankles;</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Now with your conscience do you spar;</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>They look expensive, and they are;</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Now conscience whispers,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>You ought not to,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>And human nature roars,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>You've got to!</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Woolen socks, woolen socks!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>First you buy them in a box.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>You buy them several sizes large,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Fit for Hercules, or a barge.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>You buy them thus because you think</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>These lovely woolen socks may shrink.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>At home you don your socks with ease,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>You find the heels contain your knees;</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>You realize with a saddened heart</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Their toes and yours are far apart.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>You take them off and mutter Bosh,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>You up and send them to the wash.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Too soon, too soon the socks return,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Too soon the horrid truth you learn;</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Your woolen socks can not be worn</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Unless a midget child is born;</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>And either sockless you must go,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Or buy a sock for every toe.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Woolen socks, woolen socks!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Infuriating paradox!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Hosiery wonderful and terrible,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Heaven to wear, and yet unwearable.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>The man enmeshed in such a quandary</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Can only hie him to the laundry,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>And while his socks are hung to dry,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>Wear them once as they're shrinking by.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Some of the worst-made suits (yet highly collectible today) are British 'Demob' suits from the 1940s. As British servicemen were returning from the war the government gave them suits to help them get back on their feet. They were often very crudely made with all sorts of errors: misshapen lapels, funky proportions, low quality materials. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now let's once again look at the other side of things: good quality. While poor quality items did exist they were definitely the exception, not the rule. Let's face it, people back in the day cared more about quality and were more thrifty, fixing and salvaging and reusing items without tossing them away like we do today. As a result, we're able to find both the high-end and lower-end pieces from 70 years ago, often in perfect condition. And looking at vintage 'mid-level' pieces from run-of-the-mill department stores like Sears, Younkers, and JC Penney, we see that garments from these places that everyday low- to middle-class folks use to buy are often still better quality than higher-end off-the-rack of today. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I regularly find vintage top quality tailored suits and other pieces from long gone shops that were once found in tiny farming communities. Back 70-100 years ago nearly every decent sized town had one or more men's clothing store and/or one or more tailor shops. They dotted the landscape from coast to coast. My great- great- grandfather owned, in central Iowa, as many as four quality men's clothing shops within 50 miles of each other back in the teens and '20s. The quality was better and people were willing to pay more for that quality. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Examine the late 1930s/early 1940s drape sports coat shown below.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This sports coat is artful, finely crafted. It has a gorgeous, subtle herringbone pattern to its wool material. Add in the attractive leather buttons and the sleek roll of the lapels and you have an incredible piece of vintage. Here are a couple more views of the sports coat:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just out of </span>curiosity<span style="font-family: inherit;">, how much would that Younkers sports coat have cost back in, say, 1940? Well, here's a comparable sports coat from a Spring and Summer 1940 Montgomery Ward catalog. The price for this piece is $12.50 in 1940 dollars. </span></span></div>
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Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-40058643220418010812013-10-01T10:03:00.000-07:002013-10-01T10:03:21.408-07:00Enter the Man RoomCassie and I bought a house back in June.<br />
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Since it's fairly large, I've been 'allowed' a room to myself by the spousal unit. I've finished this man room and post photos of it here for your enjoyment. There's not a lot of vintage in it but it still fits in the topic of this website.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">There is a mix of original, reproduction, and a tiny number of airsoft items but the large majority of what is shown is original. Some of the pics aren't great, the lighting wasn't the best and shooting items behind glass is tough. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Not 100% historically accurate but provides a good idea of how a GI would have been outfitted in Normandy in July, 1944. The helmet is postwar I stripped and repainted and the bandoleer is postwar. His pants and shirt are repros that were used in the filming of "Saving Private Ryan".</span></span></div>
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Signed by the bombardier and navigator of the 'Enola Gay' as well as a WW2 war correspondent.</div>
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<br />Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-57573578081913186822013-09-22T20:07:00.001-07:002013-09-22T20:08:43.473-07:00Palm Beach: the Summer FabricPalm Beach was a famous brand that created a uniquely blended fabric for warm weather wear. It was very popular during the Golden Era (before dying out in the 1950s) because it offered men one of the best and most stylish ways to stay cool in the heat while wearing a suit.<br />
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What was Palm Beach fabric? It was a warm weather blended fabric created in the late teens/early 1920s. The blend was kept secret and is still up for debate, but general consensus is that it's a blend of linen, mohair, and, added in the mid-1950s, rayon and nylon. One 1950s Palm Beach material tie is tagged with the following blend:<br />
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It should be noted that this is a later blend after Palm Beach was sold by Goodall in 1953. The previous original blend did not contain rayon nor nylon. While the Palm Beach fabric died in the 1950s, it should not be confused with the Palm Beach brand, which existed separate from the fabric from the 1950s up to at least the 1980s if not later. After the 1950s the Palm Beach brand name was just that: a name. Unimpressive wool and polyester Palm Beach brand suits and jackets litter thrift shops across the country; these later garments share no heritage to those made out of true Palm Beach fabric.</div>
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I was able to pick up a Palm Beach suit the other day. Surprisingly it fits me pretty well. It has stains throughout but I'm currently working on them.</div>
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The interesting thing about this suit is that the two pieces are not original to each other. If you look at the photo of the jacket above you'll notice by the low button stance, highly padded shoulders, and very generous lapels that this jacket dates from the <a href="http://mrlapel.blogspot.com/2008/08/bold-look.html" target="_blank">Bold Look</a>, or the mid-1940s to the early 1950s. It dates from before the Palm Beach name was sold by Goodall in 1953 because the brand tag still mentions Goodall.</div>
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With so many stains throughout this suit it will be somewhat difficult to clean well. Palm Beach fabric can easily develop dry rot if stored in a hot, dry area and can shred at any attempt to clean it. Oxiclean has been known to also destroy the material as it's a fairly harsh cleaning method. From a couple experts I've talked to, the best bet for cleaning vintage Palm Beach fabric is in soapy water with a mild soap. However, if dry rot has occurred even a gentle hand-wash in soapy water can still shred Palm Beach. Avoid dry cleaning.</div>
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Anyone lucky enough to find a good-condition garment made of Palm Beach fabric can attest to its usefulness in the warm summer months. I've thankfully finally joined their ranks with this great suit that, with a little elbow grease, will serve me well.</div>
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That said, I love these shoes. The mix of patent leather and leather stamped to look like crocodile skin is perfect. The sleek styling and elegantly rounded toes are also perfect. This is a pair of shoes meant to be worn out on the town with your best getup and your woman on your arm.<br />
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The M-1 helmet is famous. Adopted into service by the U.S. armed forces in 1941, the M-1 served for four decades with the U.S. military in multiple forms until it was replaced by the ballistic kevlar helmet in the 1980s. It had served its wearers well, often protecting against artillery and grenade shrapnel and, rarely, it would even stop the occasional stray bullet.<br />
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Below are the two M-1 helmets I found, both from antique shops for roughly $70 each.<br />
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This first one is an early to mid-war helmet. It has a front seam (the seam in the brim edging of the shell is at the front; it was switched to the back by late war), fixed bails (early to mid-war chinstrap bails were solid but often broke and were replaced mid- to late war by swivel bails), Olive Drab #3 chinstraps (changed to the greener OD #7 later in the war), brass chinstrap hardware (late-war variants had steel hardware), and a stainless steel brim edge (changed to non-stainless metal as stainless tended to lose its paint). It also has a matching mid-war Westinghouse liner in nice condition. <br />
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There's some scuffing around the front of the shell, paint speckles on the side, and the liner chinstrap is dry and broken, but this is a nice example of an early M-1 helmet. The cork texture is excellent on this one.<br />
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The shell and liner chinstraps have matching laundry numbers, showing these two pieces have been together since the beginning. Looking up the number and name, I found this helmet belonged to a soldier from Pennsylvania who was a widower and joined the U.S. Army in 1939.<br />
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Like the helmet above the U.S. Marine Corps helmet below is early to mid-war: front seam, fixed bail, OD #3 chinstraps, brass chinstrap hardware, and stainless rim. It too has a mid-war Westinghouse liner with a dry and broken chinstrap. Unlike the helmet above, this helmet has a well-used third pattern USMC cover.<br />
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This is a salty helmet and has that 'been there' look to it. The helmet and cover look like they've been together forever. Who knows what this helmet has been through and to whom it was issued, but one thing is for sure: it is a veteran WW2 USMC helmet.<br />
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Helmets like this USMC helmet are getting more difficult to find in the wild but as this one has shown, they are still out there. These two helmets will be staying in my collection and thus far the USMC helmet is the centerpiece.<br />
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Below is the USMC helmet with another one of my M-1 helmets, a mid- to late WW2 shell with a miss-matched Korean War-era CAPAC liner.<br />
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These old helmets are quite intriguing, are great 'monuments' to the brave men and women who wore them, and are fun to collect but like everything else, they can be quite expensive and fakes abound. If you wish to begin collecting M-1 helmets enjoy the history behind them but beware, fakers are getting very good at what they do and it is easy to sink a lot of dough into a single shell. Be patient and informed.<br />
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<br />Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-71857443721401398212013-05-28T19:12:00.000-07:002013-05-28T19:12:09.467-07:00A Suit to Die For or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to EnjoyAbout a month ago I found a wonderful suit.<br />
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Double breasted, a rich brown color, with elegant chalk-striping. Dating from the late 1930s to early 1940s, it was in very good condition for its age. A small hole here, some wear on the the lining there. Nothing major, all of it easily repairable. The peaked lapels had a nice shape and generous belly to them, giving them an attractive appearance.<br />
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And that brings us to the lesson of the night: don't form an emotional attachment to these physical things, no matter how cool they are, because sometime or another they will go away. They are just things. Enjoy them while they last, but don't make them your life.<br />
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<br />Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-35082189202456083742013-04-23T19:01:00.000-07:002013-04-23T19:01:02.663-07:00New Hats at the Houndstooth Haberdashery.Some new Spring arrivals at the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Houndstoothkid" target="_blank">Houndstooth Kid Haberdashery</a>. These hats are in a variety of styles, conditions, and sizes. Sizes range from medium to large.<br />
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We drove 4 hours through a snow storm to catch our plane and after a whole day of travelling (not to mention a several hour delay in Chicago), we finally arrived at our hotel in mid-town Manhattan.<br />
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The next day we had a full day of exploring before we went to "Newsies" on Broadway in the evening. I felt like dressing up a bit and went out in the rain in my red plaid sports coat, gray flannel trousers, and an ascot. I received several positive comments about my kit.</div>
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Breakfast at Tiffany's<br />
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I was able to hit some thrift/vintage shops on this day. I'll tell you, thrifting in NYC is very different from thrifting where I live in the Midwest. There are a lot more shops and vintage pieces from which to choose, but prices are sky-high. I was, however, able to snag two 1940s sports coats at a Salvation Army for a decent price.</div>
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While at the Empire State Building we stumbled upon <a href="http://www.cheapjacks.com/" target="_blank">Cheap Jack's Vintage</a>. I'd heard of Cheap Jack's before, or should I say, heard of its reputation, but even so took a look inside. Cheap Jack's, contrary to what you might think, is not cheap. </div>
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Selection at Cheap Jack's isn't bad for men's items except for hats (they've been pretty thoroughly picked through). There are plenty of suits from many different eras as well as leather jackets and sportswear, but all of it is pretty outrageously priced. $500+ for a typical 1950s suit? No thanks, I'll just wait and find a similar one for less than a quarter of the price back home. Somehow they've stayed open since the 1970s. It's closed right now as it is moved to a new location.</div>
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On the last day we hoofed it along 5th Avenue, looking at all the windows and ran into Rockefeller Center, another neat Art Deco building.</div>
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Overcoats. What does that word do to you? What pops into your mind when you first hear it? Do you picture an overcoat as being heavy, bulky, stiff and itchy or soft, warm, sleek and comfortable?<br />
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The category that is represented by the word 'overcoat' is vast and full of many different styles of coats. So whether you pictured the big, bulky overcoat or the stylish, sleek coat your idea was probably correct, if limited.<br />
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The overcoat is an old garment with one simple goal in mind: keep the wearer warm. Now, that doesn't mean it can't be jazzed up a bit to look stylish, just that the main goal is warmth and that style is secondary. If it succeeds at the latter but fails at the former, well, it makes a poor coat of any kind. The overcoat has its roots in the military with the Greatcoat, hence its utilitarian purpose. But the overcoat would not have survived so long had it not grown to be stylish. From the dull military garment made of rough, thick wool with brass buttons to the stylish and gentlemanly garment of the 1930s, the overcoat has gone through many different rebirths. </div>
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Yesteryear the overcoat was a staple of the wardrobe. It provided, obviously, warmth on a cold day and most often looked quite snappy. There were many different and unique styles of overcoats back then, especially during the Golden Era. The late 1920s to the early 1940s was the apogee of overcoat design. The materials, construction, styles, price, and availability of overcoats were all outstanding. Even department stores like J.C. Penney's and Younkers carried interesting and well constructed overcoats back then. The overcoat was a necessity, and a stylish one at that. Every man had one, whether he was a wealthy businessman or politician right down to the homeless man on the street.<br />
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The overcoat of today is not only rare to see in its natural habitat (being worn), it's also boring, rather poorly made, and usually very high priced for what you get. Maybe that's why so few men wear them. When was the last time you saw a modern overcoat with a belted back? A loud yet attractive plaid fabric pattern? Pleating and an impeccable fit? Not today unless you spend $600+ for a made-to-measure or bespoke overcoat. But not many of us can afford something like that.<br />
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In the next few posts of this series we'll take an in-depth look at different styles and examples of vintage overcoats and see just what the overcoat was really meant to be: not only warm but also<i> classically stylish</i>.<br />
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Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-91608212944914978792012-12-15T18:33:00.000-08:002012-12-15T18:33:12.759-08:00Thrift Store Runway: WinnerThe website <a href="http://thriftstorerunway.com/" target="_blank">Thrift Store Runway</a> holds a monthly contest where contestants submit thrifted outfits in an attempt to win one of the prizes. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> Entries must be made of thrifted items and cost less than $50. L</span>ast month I entered several kits and <a href="http://thriftstorerunway.com/november-winners/" target="_blank">one of them won</a>!<br />
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TSR gives five prizes each month. If they receive less than 50 submissions each prize will be $100; if more than 50 submissions each prize will be $500.<br />
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In the month of November they received over 150 submissions so each of the five prizes were $500. So, I got $500 as well as a donation from TSR to the thrift-based charity of my choice. Very cool.<br />
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I encourage you to enter the December contest with your best thrifted outfits and see if you don't win!<br />
Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-8708273606233326572012-12-04T19:30:00.000-08:002012-12-04T19:30:05.850-08:00The Hard Life, Part 1<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;">Railroad workers, circa 1920s-1930s.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;">Their faces show a life filled with hard work, danger, and struggle yet some managed to crack a smile for the camera. A couple of the older ones look boldly toward the camera while others let the long years of work show on their faces. A few guys wore their Sunday best for their photos but most just wore what they had on after a hard day's work.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To be continued...</span>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-59025150860542222882012-11-29T18:37:00.003-08:002012-11-29T18:37:35.219-08:00Around TownCassie and I took some photos while we ran some errands around town the other day. It was cool outside but still nice and we enjoyed getting out of the house.<br />
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<br />Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675466308790882678.post-40563605013428961482012-11-25T22:05:00.000-08:002013-02-02T14:16:12.035-08:00Firearms: the Browning Hi-Power (via the FEG)This blog is full of classics. Why not a classic firearm?<br />
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The Browning Hi-Power is a classic handgun. <br />
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It was the first "wonder-9" handgun, holding an (at the time) incredible 13 rounds of 9mm. Introduced in 1935, it was first designed by the gun-prophet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Browning" target="_blank">John Moses Browning</a> (who designed dozens of other important firearms and cartridges) before his death in 1926. Browning's French assistant<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Dieudonné Saive then took over and changed certain aspects of the handgun before releasing it to the French military, who had placed the initial order for the Hi-Power in 1914 and then rejected the finished handgun in 1935.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">The Belgian military adopted the Hi-Power as its sidearm and the love affair took off from there. As a military sidearm it was adopted, copied, ripped off, or stolen by dozens of countries across the world over the last 77 years. It was, at the time, the AK-47 of the pistol world: everyone made and used them. During World War Two both the Allies and the Axis in Europe used the Hi-Power: the Nazis took over the Belgian factories and put them into production for their forces while the Allies were given plans for the Hi-Power and began producing the handgun in Canada.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Britian, Argentina, Columbia, Canada, Germany, China, Belgium, Greece, Israel, the United States (FBI), Poland, Luxembourg, Iraq, and dozens more countries have put the Hi-Power to use.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span style="background-color: white;">One country that produced the Hi-Power was Hungary. Known as the FEG </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">(</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fegyver És Gépgyár) Hi-Power, it was produced starting in the 1970s and was known to be a quality, near exact copy of the Browning Hi-Power. There were several different variants of the FEG with different finishes and uses, but they were mainly produced for export.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was able to come upon one of these FEG handguns less than a year ago and have been quite pleased with it. The model I found was the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">PJK-9HP, also known as the FP9, and has a ventilated rib running along the top of the slide as well as a slightly different front slide, looking more like the front slide of a Colt 1911 than that of a typical Browning Hi-Power (as depicted in the first photo). In all other regards the FP9 is identical to the standard Browning Hi-Power.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My FEG is a piece of work, a marvel to look at, a masterpiece of gun art. At least to my eye. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">The deep satiny blued finish of the metal is contrasted by the utilitarian and rugged wood grips. While normal Browning Hi-Powers are something to look at, the ventilated rib, like those normally found on sporting shotguns, adds another touch of </span></span><span style="line-height: 20px;">mystique </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">and class to an already attractive handgun. The lines are smooth and straight-forward; nothing too complex to muck up the flow of the eye as it sweeps back along the slide. Like many things, simplicity is beautiful.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Now, a firearm can be extremely beautiful but that matters not if it does not shoot well. So how does the Hi-Power/FEG shoot? In so many words: as beautifully as it looks. The action is very smooth and feels great when fired. The grip fits well in my large hands but might be a tad large or uncomfortable in smaller hands. And the stock Hi-Power barrel is definitely accurate enough for most intended uses, but just in case it isn't match barrels are available in both 9mm and .40 caliber. But out of the box any decent condition Hi-Power is an accurate handgun. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Like the sights, the miniscule stock thumb safety is quite minimalistic. It is unfortunately barely adequate and is one of the few low points of the Hi-Power, especially for a left handed person like myself. This is one thing I would change in the basic Hi-Power design.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Another would be the magazine disconnect. The typical Hi-Power cannot fire without a magazine being fully inserted into the mag well. It was designed with safety in mind but I would consider it a liability, especially with its intended use being that of a combat sidearm. The magazine disconnect also makes the trigger pull quite a bit stiffer than it really needs to be. This issue can be resolved by (1.) removing the magazine disconnect or (2.) polishing the areas on the magazines where the disconnect makes contact.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Another issue that sometimes comes up with Hi-Powers, especially the older versions, is that they may or may not feed hollow-point ammunition, depending upon the shape of the feed ramp and how well polished it is. Thus far my FEG has had no problems feeding hollow-points.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Like the Colt 1911, it is meant to be carried in a holster cocked and locked meaning with a round in the chamber, the hammer cocked back, and the safety on. This is a perfectly safe way to carry the Hi-Power. I carry mine only for special occasions: it is my best and most beautiful handgun, an engagement gift from my then fiance. Like the dinner jacket, your special cuff links, or your finest shoes, my Hi-Power only comes out with my best. It is a sort of "BBQ gun", as Texans call it. It makes the occasion special and the occasion makes it more special. I was proud to wear it at my wedding.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">The Hi-Power has a proud heritage that continues today. Even if you can't find a vintage Hi-Power fear not, Browning <a href="http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/finder.asp?f1=007B" target="_blank">still makes them</a>, though prices are over $1,000. Prince Harry was recently seen wearing a well-worn and beat-up Hi-Power in a war zone in the Middle East, a tribute to its longevity and ruggedness.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">The Hi-Power has influenced handgun design, from multiple Smith & Wesson types to the CZ-75 and -85 families. It has soldiered on not only as the military sidearm that it was designed to be but also as a civilian sporting and self-defense handgun as well. And while it may not be the best choice anymore as a combat handgun, it is still a classic that will not let the shooter down. You cannot go wrong with a well-made and taken care of Hi-Power, whether it's a Browning or an FEG.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">As with everything else, look to the classics. Classics have been proven through time and experience. There's a reason the Hi-Power is a classic: it was made to be.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Years ago for paintball I bought a "Tru-Spec" jacket in a civilian variant of woodland </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARPAT" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">MARPAT</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">. Well, for some reason I bought it in a large size (42R-45R) even though I'm a medium (39R). Because of this I never used the jacket and threw it in the closet. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br />Well, I'm getting into airsoft and decided to check out the jacket again. Yup, still too large; actually it looked like a balloon on me. So rather than put it away and never use it I decided to try a fun little sewing project. Check it out below.<br /><br />Here's the jacket front just to give you an idea (pardon the pics, they don't show colors very accurately).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">While I didn't get any "before" pics of the back, my jacket had just a plain back like any other shirt or jacket you might own. It looked like this:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Well, on each back seam I took in about 1 1/4", making the jacket fit me a lot better. I pinned and then sewed the pleats just under the armpit where I then opened it up, did some interesting pressing, pinning and sewing, and gave the jacket a bi-swing back with a gusset at each shoulder as well as open gussets on the jacket skirt. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">What is a bi-swing back? Below is a WW2 service jacket with bi-swing gussets and belted back. These are old-fashioned features rarely seen on suits or coats today but were pretty commonplace back in the 1930s-1940s.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The bi-swing gussets were hidden 'boxes' of extra material and were there to allow the wearer to move further and more comfortably, especially considering the M39 service jacket shown was meant to be used in combat. </span></div>
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And here is the gusset in use and extended:</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I added a piece of elastic between the two internal 'blades' of my jacket's gussets, producing the same result as the WW2 jacket.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma, arial; font-size: 11px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Without elastic the fairly flimsy fabric of the MARPAT jacket renders the gussets pretty much useless: there isn't enough 'weight' in the fabric to push the gussets back in. Hence the need for it in this garment.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Now, with just a plain seam below the shoulder gussets the bottom of the jacket back would have been a tad tighter than I like and I wanted better mobility so I opened it up from just below the shoulder gussets all the way to the bottom of the jacket skirt. What previously would have been just a seam is now pleated just like the shoulder gusset. At rest it just lays flat while in use it can expand, giving me extra mobility and room to move.<br /><br />Here's an illustration of a similar gusset in use on the black overcoat: </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are a few minor things I'd do differently if I had another chance and a couple areas of pulling/wrinkling that could be fixed but I'm quite happy with how it turned out. It will serve me well for the intended purpose and I look forward to using it in the future. </span></span></div>
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I own several American Lving pieces and have had no issues with quality. Actually, its 'Newsboy' jacket is a perfect copy of a 1930s reversible belted back jacket and is very nice quality. Check out the photos below.<br />
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Soft, thick flannel in a classic color and pattern.</div>
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But even with demise the chic and classic though flawed American Living brand and the restructuring of its leadership, J.C. Penney's is still full of classic and even vintage-inspired clothing.<br />
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Before the rebranding I was a bit dissatisfied with the suit selection. Narrow lapels, notched lapels, neutered peaked lapels, dark colors, boring fabric patterns, and uninspiring fits dominated the racks. However, now after the rebranding I see more satisfying changes. Yes, while the above list of complaints still does exist it is not as widespread. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Becoming</span> more apparent are bolder classic patterns (plaids, windowpanes, houndstooth, etc), cuts, and features.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was at a smaller Penney's recently and found multiple plaid, windowpane, and other bold patterned sports coats. Most had a 1960s aesthetic going on though a couple looked more from the 1930s.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I really like the suit/sports coat shown here. The silhouette is maybe the best thing about this jacket: pretty good looking dimensions and it fit me well. Labelled as "slim fit", it has a more vintage (shorter) length than most modern jackets, nicely shaped medium width peaked lapels, a ticket pocket, and dual vents. Nicely balanced 1930s aesthetic to my eye. Made by Stafford.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sorry for the poor quality cellphone photos.</span></span><br />
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Not easily seen in the above photo is the Prince of Wales check AKA plaid. Really traditional colors and pattern sizing going on. Here's the <a href="http://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/brands/stafford/stafford-brown-windowpane-jacket/prod.jump?ppId=pp5001630590&searchTerm=windowpane&dimCombo=null&dimComboVal=null&catId=SearchResults" target="_blank">online link</a> for this jacket.<br />
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Unfortunately t<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">he matching trousers are still stuck on trendy: low rise, flat front, extreme taper, and no cuffs. Hopefully the trousers will soon swing back towards the traditional like the jackets have.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I rather liked this blue windowpane sports coat. Again, made by Stafford and also l</span><span style="background-color: white;">abelled "slim fit"</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Both jackets are surprisingly made of medium weight material: the plaid sports coat is worsted wool and the windowpane sports coat is tweed-like.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Penney's has a lot more to offer for the budget-minded man looking for classic clothing and suits. Ties, knit wear, and dress shirts looked quite nice and quality-made. The shoe department also showed some positive changes, in my mind.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">If you haven't in a while, stop by Penney's and see what you can find.</span>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992481826260998376noreply@blogger.com0