Posts by Calder

I don't know that this is really "creepy" so much as "stupid". It's certainly "more money than sense":   Story here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21994873    

Quote: Originally Posted by New Shoes1  And yet, you can't even look up the meaning of context in that dictionary. By the way, I had no issue with your post or seven-fold's post, which is why I quoted neither of you....

I've occasionally turned cast off shirts into handkerchiefs.   A friend has a tie rack made from an orphaned suit jacket, sans sleeves, with a hanger and a series of cross bars inside it. Works quite well to store a lot...

Quote: Originally Posted by New Shoes1  You just did. Again. Yes, yes, I misinterpreted your statement by reading the words and applying the dictionary definitions.

Quote: Originally Posted by New Shoes1  Did you ignore the context of my quote or do you really think someone buying his fifth pair of shoes should buy black brogues when his stated criteria is something versatile? As...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flyswatter  I can see that, given a large enough shoe wardrobe. As for me, though, the only black shoe I need in my collection is a captoe, reserved for the most...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flyswatter  +1. A black shoe with excessive brogueing--such as the McAllister or Strand--seems rather contradictory. In my mind, black should be reserved for rather formal shoes, while...

Quote: Originally Posted by Spats  Back in the day, MAD Magazine referred to this type of hat as a "Madison Avenue crash helmet," if I remember rightly. And yeah, they were pretty scarce by 1969. But then, MADison Ave,...

Quote: Originally Posted by mr monty  This thread should have been only about fedoras (fedorae)? Caps take on a whole new meaning. Most cap wearing guys never wear hats. There's a huge range of hats that aren't Fedoras...

Quote: Originally Posted by AdamWill  calder: 9 years, but I go back once a year or so. It may differ between regions, I suppose, but I still don't recall seeing anyone in Manchester wearing a hat (other than a...