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The Department of Style
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 25 พ.ย. 2012
Georgetown Tobacconist
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Here at The Department we're unabashed fans of Washington DC. It is a city of diversity, history, contradictions, beauty, tragedy, and style. We're comfortable there, whether it be the wide avenues and museums along the Potomac or the energy of a U Street club. We love the people, the food, and how every neighbourhood has its own unique energy.
One of our favourite neighbourhoods is of course, Georgetown. The shops, the architecture, and the history make it an essential stop whenever we are in town. And if Georgetown has an epicentre, a heart, we'd like to nominate Georgetown Tobacco.
The music in this film is "Descanso De Tela" by Chico Correa and Electronic Band (www.myspace.com/chicocorreaelectronicband)
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The Department of Style is a field guide to the timeless, the adventurous, and the enthusiastic. We celebrate craft. We explore tradition. We find the creative imaginations that take classic forms and make them their own.
It is about understanding that in life, doing something right takes time, and skill, and effort. But therein lies the joy. Finding people who still do those things that way and telling their stories is the original Departmental mandate.
Semper Intrepidus
Here at The Department we're unabashed fans of Washington DC. It is a city of diversity, history, contradictions, beauty, tragedy, and style. We're comfortable there, whether it be the wide avenues and museums along the Potomac or the energy of a U Street club. We love the people, the food, and how every neighbourhood has its own unique energy.
One of our favourite neighbourhoods is of course, Georgetown. The shops, the architecture, and the history make it an essential stop whenever we are in town. And if Georgetown has an epicentre, a heart, we'd like to nominate Georgetown Tobacco.
The music in this film is "Descanso De Tela" by Chico Correa and Electronic Band (www.myspace.com/chicocorreaelectronicband)
*************
The Department of Style is a field guide to the timeless, the adventurous, and the enthusiastic. We celebrate craft. We explore tradition. We find the creative imaginations that take classic forms and make them their own.
It is about understanding that in life, doing something right takes time, and skill, and effort. But therein lies the joy. Finding people who still do those things that way and telling their stories is the original Departmental mandate.
Semper Intrepidus
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Buy once, cry once. Classic never goes out of style.
I am glad to be one of the few to won a silk hat
"the highest common denominator" Translation - not for poor people.
that they don't have a pop up shop at least once a year in NYC -- it's criminal. Buffalo is a long way off...
At 0:52 this "expert" says "this is made of beaver" BUT it is, in fact, made of silk, NOT BEAVER.
The silk is added atop the beaver felt. It is not wholly made from silk.
I now want a top hat now
Dreadful suits. Really poor finishing. Suits loo.like they were sewn by a chimpanzee.
I'm a furlong away allow me to acquiesce your exact location. At ease soldier
Beautiful
Lovely!
Please do another video of Mr. Talese. I'd love to see more of his wardrobe.
DC needs a store like this.
The man charges a fortune for a topper!
Wish there were more locations
great store great people
I love their Boots
Saludos desde México .
Fantastic! We're Gay about Gay...
xo
OMG - We're kindred spirits - I love top hats and paint them quite often as well as collect them.
Not beaver! Silk plush!
Oh some are still beaver - silk plush is/was a particular processing
It’s a beaver fur hat. Not like cowboy hats that are beaver felt, these look shiny because the actual beaver hairs are still on them. I thought they were silk at first too
@@foretell6819 depends. Some are silk plush and some others are beaver. The only way to really tell the difference is to apply light to the nap and see the color. Beaver hats have a very very slight brown color. I collect and restore top hats
@@dariel7001 oh nice, where do you buy them?
@@foretell6819 all over mainly estate auctions but they’re becoming harder and harder to find. All my top hats are in very large sizes. I myself am a 7 1/4 and they’re all big enough for me to grow into them and then some (I’m only in my early twenties) which makes them even rarer. But they can occasionally be found on eBay but most of those are too beaten and have tears and things that can’t be fixed so they’re somewhat worthless.
He looked like the non-adulterous version of Bill Clinton.
Oh how I envy you people with small heads, it took me forever to find an antique top hat my size
yes i relate - small sizes are easy to find but anything over 7 1/2 is a bear
While i may be a little late to the party i also had trouble finding a top hat to fit my head but i stumbled across one not to long ago and to my luck it fits like a treat. I haven't worn it out yet but i do hope in the near future i will get the chance to
@@catmonsterguy8749 try german or france ebay,i found a 62cm hat or 7 3/8 sell it on international ebay and got 1000 pound by selling it back,and they were really good.
Can people just live the present than the past. 21st century is weird.
@@elias7748 well hello there troll,just seeing you replying to the fox news top hat video,its up to people to wear what they want,the same to freedom of speech,we thankfully live in a society that no enforces us to do something
sell some of your stock and pay your debts!
THIS man is a mountebank and liar! he owes me £450 and has for years! Martin I will be coming to see you !! make no mistake
well if he sells that £25,000 hat he'll be in the pink!
Neil, did he pay you?
Whoa.. Martin, just pay back your dept already.
Wait till he sells a hat lolll
Praises analog technology to the skies, then plays on the second digital synth created by the company that invented the digital synthesizer in general. HAAA.
Those comments were just so low brow. I had to stop watching.
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Low brow? he said “we sell the highest quality of clothing”. Aka this isn’t J Crew. Nothing to get your feelings hurt over lol
He's basically no poor person allowed.
I'm so glad he mentioned how a top hat is meant to rest on the sides of your head rather than the back and/or forehead. A wrongly fitted top hat can leave welts on your forehead.
I find a Homburg to be quite the opposite. A well fitted homburg for my head rests on the front and back, though it is much lighter in weight than a tophat.
@@dogge929 a silk top hat is very light. A homburg is typically made of heavy wool or fur
I have a pair of Grenson's. Love the fit of the shoe's last shape! But the outsole has worn rapidly, and long walks provides little ling term comfort.
Visited this past September on my way out to Ohio and found O'Connells exceeded by expectations by a long shot. Amazing selection, premium quality and a relaxed atmosphere. Only store that might compete today is the Andover Shop, in Andover, MA.
Erm, the Synclavier is digital (FM and additive). I don't get the fetishising analog and ragging on digital. They can both sound great or terrible in the right or wrong hands.
my dad owned the bread truck
Will never buy another pair of Grenson shoes. Stitching is poor and they cannot repair at all .
There's a great sync laver users group. Just Google synclaver users group. It's a yahoo users group
Great!
The trackball is used for the Apple Macintosh that control the Synclavier.
he has a THX synclavier
What model trackball is that used with the Synclavier?
Looks absolutely fantastic Olivia, thank you for what you do.
I can't wait to come to TO and meet you, sharpening knives has been a passion of mine for many years.
Nice video.
Love hearing this story. Makes me want to go back to CR now!
Amazo!
Excellent water footage! I love watching this.
Alex! <3 <3