I'd be bitter, if I bothered. 6 years military service including a brief interlude in Vietnam. I was at a BBQ this week and some fair haired lad had decided to enlist. Mind you, he hasn't even talked to a recruiter yet and men were pumping his hand and 'the greatest generation' grandmother's touching his sleeve, er tshirted wrist. All giving 'thankyou for your service' like laurel leaves. He will learn what all do soon enough.
The one photo looks like Nick Nolte in Mullholland Falls and the second like Jeffrey Dalmer.
I shaved and ironed my one decent shirt. I look, well clean at least.
The Peterman dusters are a POS. I handled one in their brief foray into outlets. I bought another duster from a mom and pop outfit and soon realised dust isn't a problem so much as rain. So I bought a re creation, yellow 'fish' slicker. The aussie drover coats are splendid, except they all take sleeve length from A.B. Banjo Patterson's one somewhat stunted forearm.
My mare, like your mom had the final word. She hated the snapping and flapping about of the things and told the animal psychic she had no intention of being ridden in bad weather anyway and wanted a tatterstal blanket like the english horses had.
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A drizabone is not a duster exactly. Dusters were heavy linen, ankle length affairs worn predominently in the central states. They were good for only what their name implies; keeping dirt off of your good clothing while travelling. They look sexy and drapy and Sergio Leon brought them back in his spaghetti westerns.
For rain, cowboys wore yellow 'fish' slickers which were linen treated with linseed oil. These were first made by sailors come ashore to work. The same metamorphosis gave you the Drizabone, only with a better waterproofing and refinements like the cape, ankle snaps and throatlatch. I owned all three, sold all three AT PROFIT when they were hard to get. It is too costumy for my tastes. I work horses and my riding togs came of in the barn. Nothing is more nauseating than a set of 40 something female cottage cheese, thunder thighs, sausage like in black riding pants, boots and prussian spurs stomping around in public proclaiming the owner is a dressage rider wannabee 16 y/o Liz Taylor in black beauty.
A nice Chinese man owns them now. Not that there's anything wrong with that, they've just gone shite and are mass marketing and mass producing. They've lost me a little while ago.
^I didn't know that! Beno Dorn, never ever went there, was that up on the Rows, near the camera shop? My old man use to get his suits from that tailors.
The G&H Chester shop was my favourite place from around 1993-2002 - roughly. You couldn't deny the quality, and if I was still 15.5 neck size and a 32" waist, there's still seriously good gear at my Mum's place on the Wirral. Well, molding away in the attic and shed. All rather depressing.