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#26 2012-08-03 01:10:11
- jesmond
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
Jim, this is far too `outre` for you.....
Best leave it.
#27 2012-08-03 01:12:33
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
...... Still waiting 
#28 2012-08-03 02:01:38
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
At least I find comfort in my BB rain hat, which just arrived (together with the cords I ordered).
Just to get a repp..
#29 2012-08-03 02:05:43
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
I bet you look lovely.
#30 2012-08-03 02:40:52
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
I read the book then saw the film quite recently, as it happens. I recommend both. Serpico identified with the counter culture, and was undercover constantly, so his look was late 60s counter culture, which is often regarded as the enemy of ivy, but, as has been said, certain elements fit quite well with the ivy style it displaced. There is actually an ivy wearing character in Serpico's story; I can't recall his name (and I'm not going to look it up), but as I recall: his style gets a mention in the book, so the film makers extrapolated that into making him a consistent ivy wearer.
some sort of banal legitimacy
#31 2012-08-03 02:46:23
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
Sounds good, Yuca. Thank you for the insight. I think i need to check this film out.
#32 2012-08-03 03:41:05
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
YES. I enjoyed that write up J.
I've been coffee dyeing a white polo shirt and found you need a whole lot of coffee only to achieve a subtle colour shift.
I've also done a bucket hat with navy Dylon, it turned out some powdery blue, not the deep navy I was after.
So you may need a few takes, good luck.
#33 2012-08-03 04:04:35
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
Thanks a lot for the info, Rob.
Yeah, i`m not in a rush, but i do plan to try coffee-dying at least one of these hats, at some point.
I`ve read up a little bit on it, and youtube has some clips... Boiling water and lots of (instant) coffee, eh?
Maybe you should have added some black dye to that nylon navy dye, Rob?
Thank you for letting us know the results in your own case.
I think you might like these hats, Rob. They are flexible enough to mould into numerous shapes, and keep their hold.
I think i like a stingy brim style, with just the back and the sides, at the back, turned up a little: it strikes me as a (Bing) Crosby-ish ,`50s -ish, golfing hat style of ivy.
I can see these hats going with merino and/or cotton textured rollneck jumpers, and cardigans; and cotton levi 501s, or chinos.
I really like my own hat with a natural baracuta g9- buttons done up, and medium size frame Rayban Caravans. Possibly worn with, tapered, Oliver Brown cotton cord jeans (sand)
#34 2012-08-03 04:14:04
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
'I'm not that keen on the Average Look .......ever'.
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#37 2012-08-03 04:40:34
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
I've got a Barbour version of that in navy which I wear in the rain if I can't carry an umbrella for some reason.
#38 2012-08-03 04:53:20
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
Isn't tea a better dye than coffee? Coffee doesn't stick to fabrics that well, but tea does? Worth googling I guess.
I almost bought a J Press rain hat myself. The idea of a rain hat and a mac is great, but an umbrella keeps your clothes dry when it rains...
#39 2012-08-03 04:58:10
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Just to get a repp..
#40 2012-08-03 06:02:39
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
They're rain hats, yes! Not just for garden work...
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#41 2012-08-03 07:29:38
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some sort of banal legitimacy
#42 2012-08-03 07:42:02
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some sort of banal legitimacy
#43 2012-08-03 07:54:33
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
You're really selling it to me, Yuca! It DOES sound good ( the book). I' ve just had a quick look to see if I could download it on kindle or iBooks , but , alas, its not available for download on those two.
I love anything factual and especially enjoy auto-biographies and biographies.
I may still order the book. Thanks again.
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#44 2012-08-03 15:45:45
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
Serpico must have worn hats like that so none of his corrupt colleagues would take him seriously.
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#45 2012-08-03 16:17:28
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''By hurling yourself into the abyss you discover its a feather bed.”
#46 2012-08-04 00:57:23
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
where did you buy them jesmond?
I like my BB bucket hat with ribbon, but I only weat it at the beach or sailing... As a rainhat (with a suit? to the office?) it just seems a touch goofy.
#47 2012-08-04 02:12:32
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Re: United States Navy 'Dixie Cup', GOB , Bucket Hats
Sailing with Muffster and Kiel?
I think the rain hat also works with a rain coat.
Just to get a repp..