HERE AND NOW

[smittycl]

Showing name and address on the newspaper isn't very secure though...

D’oh!
I missed that!

 

[Clouseau]

Here and...tomorrow ?

I was quite surprised yesterday when i watched the TV series "Mars" to notice that the crew wore... Baracutas !
The TV series is from 2016 but is supposed to happen in 2033, when SpaceX launches the first human spaceflight to Mars...
For sure this garment that we mentioned several time is timeless !...

 

[smittycl]

First wear for NMWA x Sartoria Carrara tobacco linen suit. Very light and cool. Got it soaking wet yesterday as Hurricane Isaia swept through but it dried fast. Fabric is Dugdale from England and is very light but holds its shape. Much lighter and comfy than Irish linen I think.

 

[Byrone]

First wear for NMWA x Sartoria Carrara tobacco linen suit. Very light and cool. Got it soaking wet yesterday as Hurricane Isaia swept through but it dried fast. Fabric is Dugdale from England and is very light but holds its shape. Much lighter and comfy than Irish linen I think.

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Excellent !

 

[smittycl]

Just got new linen summer shirt from Drake’s. Very nice if a hair short. Model on website was wearing it tucked in which seems a bit weird to me.

 

[Luigi_M]

^ perfect combination of colours for summer.
I don't think your shirt is too short: you properly wear it untucked and its lenght allows you to put your hands in pockets without any bagging.
I know that for many hands in pockets is a no-no, but frankly I don't mind that

 

[smittycl]

^ perfect combination of colours for summer.
I don't think your shirt is too short: you properly wear it untucked and its lenght allows you to put your hands in pockets without any bagging.
I know that for many hands in pockets is a no-no, but frankly I don't mind that

I was comparing to my other short sleeves and thought it short. You're right, though, and it's fine!

 

[Clouseau]

With 37°C in Paris this afternoon, what else could i wear ?

 

[Byrone]

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With 37°C in Paris this afternoon, what else could i wear ?

Castaner ?

 

[Clouseau]

No name espadrilles - like everyone wears here. You can have around 10 pairs for the price of a single pair of Castaner.

 

[Luigi_M]

No name espadrilles - like everyone wears here. You can have around 10 pairs for the price of a single pair of Castaner.

Sorry I can give just one thumb, because this answer would deserve at least three

 

[smittycl]

Rota pants out in Georgetown for their first wear. My shirt is only just starting to dry. It’s hot out... Would normally go sockless with suede loafers but long walks need socks!

 

[Swampster]

This may not be the right place to ask, but since I only frequent three threads and bomber jackets are mentioned here at times...

I've just finished one of Deighton's spy stories - the one called, imaginatively, 'Spy Story'.
When the main character meets a USMC Air Wing colonel, he is described as wearing a "shiny green flying jacket, with lots of Mickey Mouse on sleeves and chest."
I'm guessing the Mickey Mouse refers to the various name tags, unit patches etc. but it isn't a term I've seen used like this before. Deighton was RAF but I don't know if it was RAF slang. Was it ever used this way in the US?

Deighton isn't as big a name dropper when it comes to clothes as Fleming, but they do crop up. It amused me when the main character described the contents of his wardrobe -
"I mean, I don't have the sort of clothes that I can be quite sure that no-one else has, but the combination of Brooks Brothers, Marks and Sparks and Turnbull and Asser can't be in everyone's wardrobe."
And guess what I have in my wardrobe - or at least will have if the BB blazer I ordered yesterday from TK Maxx actually fits me

 

[Clouseau]

This may not be the right place to ask, but since I only frequent three threads and bomber jackets are mentioned here at times...

I've just finished one of Deighton's spy stories - the one called, imaginatively, 'Spy Story'.
When the main character meets a USMC Air Wing colonel, he is described as wearing a "shiny green flying jacket, with lots of Mickey Mouse on sleeves and chest."
I'm guessing the Mickey Mouse refers to the various name tags, unit patches etc. but it isn't a term I've seen used like this before. Deighton was RAF but I don't know if it was RAF slang. Was it ever used this way in the US?

I can't tell.
But post two pictures.

USAF Officer 1961 (i think, @smittycl will correct me if i'm wrong)
We can just see the rank (i guess) on his left shoulder, and the name tag on the chest.
Army MA-1s always existed in Navy (i think it was their first color) and Sage green.

A nice replica by Buzz Rickson, with insignia and patches

 

[Swampster]

Thanks