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Nicholas J. Johnson
Inner circle
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 5:21am
In August last year I got a new costume made:
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=217054&forum=17
Unfortunately, the costume stunk, cost be $500 and fell apart, the press studs falling off, the cuffs different sizes and the material fading after one wash.
I also got sick of being the 'clown' and ignored by older children and parents who thought I was for the little ones.
So this is my new costume. My hair looks weird and my t-shirt isn't tucked in properly but I hope you like it!
(no suggestions please! I'm too happy with it!)
http://www.funnybones.com.au/Tricky-017.jpg
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kimmo
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Sheffield
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 5:25am
That's great Nick! I much prefer that look.
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magicgeorge
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Belfast
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 7:02am
I like it. Easy to look after, too.
You'll always be a clown. I've been called a clown while wearing a grey suit.
I did say a few years ago that a t-shirt could work well as the base of a smart costume but some australian geezer laughed at me....
Magician Belfast
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Nicholas J. Johnson
Inner circle
6359 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 7:45am
Was that me?
Maybe I just wanted the idea all to myself....
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jakeg
Special user
751 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 8:44am
Sorry Nick, I really liked the other costume better. (At least I liked the colors better.) It tied you to your show.
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Lyndel
Inner circle
wrote the theme to the TV show COPS!
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 8:55am
I like the new one! Much more modern.
Lyndel
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Ken Dumm
Inner circle
1083 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 10:06am
Nick,
I really like the new costume. Looks a lot more comfortable. As much as I like vests, every time I wear one, I seem to sweat a lot more.
Ken
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ERIC
Inner circle
New Jersey
1187 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 11:42am
Just check out my avatar and you will know how I feel...
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danryb
Special user
506 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 2:17pm
The new one better.
Dani
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Al Angello
Eternal Order
Collegeville, Pa. USA
10465 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 3:55pm
The no collar shirt without a tie just isn't me. How does everybody else feel about a tie? Perhaps the Australian audiences are more casual. I don't know, but the mom's always compliment me on my clothing.
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Nicholas J. Johnson
Inner circle
6359 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 4:29pm
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On 2008-02-24 08:44, jakeg wrote:
Sorry Nick, I really liked the other costume better. (At least I liked the colors better.) It tied you to your show.
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I don't get it! The colours are exactly the same and my show is blue, yellow and red!
Al - I don't wear ties very often because they just don't suit me. With my fat neck, a closed collar is very unflattering. I've tried to keep to open collars and t-shirts for that reason. I do love a nice tie though! does your tie ever get in the way of the juggling?
Ken - I agree - this jacket is much cooler and is made off wool. I find vests make me sweat up a storm leading to visible pit stains.
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Al Angello
Eternal Order
Collegeville, Pa. USA
10465 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 4:52pm
Nick
All of my ties come to the waist for that very reason, and most of my shirts are short sleeve, because juggling is easier when my arms are bare. I do wear either suspenders (braces) or a vest, because along with the hat it sends the message that I am an entertainer.
I always start my show with my jacket on, but after two tricks I dramatically take it off, which usually reveal a loud pair of suspenders.
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Nicholas J. Johnson
Inner circle
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 6:26pm
I think that look would only work with suspenders. Modern ties and trousers are designed so that the tie point should just touch the top button of the pants. If you want the tie to go waist (about 2cm lower) then you would need to wear higher pants.
Higher pants only look good with suspenders!
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Al Angello
Eternal Order
Collegeville, Pa. USA
10465 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 7:17pm
Nick
I see that the general description of my ties was too general for you, so the detailed explination is most of my ties are silk Garcia, Helfinger, and Cardon they cost about $36 each retail. They are roughly 59" long untied, and aproximately 20" long tied (from the top of the knot). I generally like to have the wider end 1/2" to 1" longer than the slim end when I wear them. I'm not good with the metric system so that is the best I can do on the tie thingy, and just for the record I love it when things get real technical.
I get my suspenders from Germany, and I have them in 20 different colors, but that is a whole nother question.
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Nicholas J. Johnson
Inner circle
6359 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 7:44pm
What type of silk do you use? And what sort of weave? Is that $36 including tax? Do you tie a half or full Windsor? Is it left or right handed knot? What part of Germany are the suspenders from? What is the total area of the tie? In inches? In metric?
Seriously though, a huge number of people look stupid in ties because the fail to tie them properly leaving the hanging down over their crotch like a fig leaf or so short you can see their shirt buttons.
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Al Angello
Eternal Order
Collegeville, Pa. USA
10465 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 7:59pm
I am very fussy about my right handed half winsor with a creasy in the middle of the knot. I buy them wholesale at Marshalls, and the Burlington coat factory for $12 each.
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magicgeorge
Inner circle
Belfast
3990 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 8:05pm
I do some kind of windsor knot, too.
Does a tie look ok if your top shirt button is undone?
Magician Belfast
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Al Angello
Eternal Order
Collegeville, Pa. USA
10465 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 8:09pm
George
I never button the top button, because I am still a rebel at heart.
Nick
My suspenders come from Stuttgart Germany.
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Nicholas J. Johnson
Inner circle
6359 Posts
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Posted: Feb 24, 2008 11:18pm
Al - that little dent has a name, I can't remember what it is...
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Neale Bacon
Inner circle
Burnaby BC Canada
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Posted: Feb 25, 2008 12:28am
I like the new look much better.
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Al Angello
Eternal Order
Collegeville, Pa. USA
10465 Posts
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Posted: Feb 25, 2008 12:40pm
I had no idea that the crease had a name. I have seen TV news anchor men with a double crease, but I'm not skilled enough to achieve that look. I make the dent because it is the only way to get a half windsor knot to lay streight. I get all of my fashon ideas from watching TV anchor men, and I think that polititions for the most part are fashion tragedies especially Tony Blair those English people make their ties look like scarves, and I'm not real fond of their shirt collars either.
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KidMagic
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Regular user
Bradford
183 Posts
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Posted: Feb 26, 2008 8:31pm
There both good, but the new one is faster and easier.
Zach
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airship
Inner circle
In my day, I have driven
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Posted: Feb 27, 2008 10:59am
Al, two words: Ron Burgundy
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Rupert Bair
Inner circle
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Posted: Feb 27, 2008 11:33am
I think it looks awful...sorry Nick! Either wear red suit or black suit...mixing and matching looks terrible! Woolen jacket...shudders! Hope your clothes don't get offended 
P.s The T-shirt is pretty cool tho!
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The Great Danton
Elite user
Westfield, North Carolina, USA
450 Posts
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Posted: Feb 27, 2008 3:36pm
The crease is called a dimple.=)
I like too get a double dimple if I can, but if I don't it doesn't bother me usually. I tie a full windsor by the way. I like the way the full windsor makes a more triangular knot, instead of the rounder, more square knot of of the half windsor. I really have a thing for bow ties though. I have found it is easy for me to get really really loud bow ties that I like for performing. But, for Church and business, I almost always wear a neck tie.
As for your outfit Nick, if it works for you, and your audiences like it, more power to ya.
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Dustin Baker
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California
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Posted: Mar 4, 2008 12:59am
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On 2008-02-24 05:21, Nicholas J. Johnson wrote:
In August last year I got a new costume made:
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=217054&forum=17
Unfortunately, the costume stunk, cost be $500 and fell apart, the press studs falling off, the cuffs different sizes and the material fading after one wash.
I also got sick of being the 'clown' and ignored by older children and parents who thought I was for the little ones.
So this is my new costume. My hair looks weird and my t-shirt isn't tucked in properly but I hope you like it!
(no suggestions please! I'm too happy with it!)
http://www.funnybones.com.au/Tricky-017.jpg
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Thank goodness.
I saw the old costume in a thread yesterday, and I didn't have the heart to say how silly it looked - for the very reason of looking like a clown, as you said.
Now you look a lot more sensible, and the outfit will still draw attention but from more people.
Secondary thoughts:
Where did you get the red jacket? I keep trying to find one but I never seem to be able to.
Did you make the shirt yourself? I made a red one with a white rabbit once, but it was low quality so I've been looking for a manufacturer.
Day 3
Think inside the box. . . it's less crowded.
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donrodrigo
Special user
U.S.A. and Europe
593 Posts
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Posted: Mar 4, 2008 2:16am
Any thought as to;
Dress for the occasion? I have various styles according to the places I'm performing.Anyone here the same?
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Nicholas J. Johnson
Inner circle
6359 Posts
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Posted: Mar 4, 2008 3:30am
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On 2008-03-04 00:59, dbaker_creator wrote:
Thank goodness.
I saw the old costume in a thread yesterday, and I didn't have the heart to say how silly it looked - for the very reason of looking like a clown, as you said.
Now you look a lot more sensible, and the outfit will still draw attention but from more people.
Secondary thoughts:
Where did you get the red jacket? I keep trying to find one but I never seem to be able to.
Did you make the shirt yourself? I made a red one with a white rabbit once, but it was low quality so I've been looking for a manufacturer.
Day 3
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I had the jacket tailor made here in Melbourne. The shirts also came from Melbourne. They are made from a special plastic that does not peel or fade. The print will last longer then the shirt. They cost $40 each.
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Bob Sanders
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Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama
19258 Posts
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Posted: Mar 6, 2008 9:16am
Once you find perfection, why change?
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Dustin Baker
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California
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Posted: Mar 8, 2008 10:23pm
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On 2008-03-06 09:16, Bob Sanders wrote:
Once you find perfection, why change?
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Colonel Sanders. . . Is that you?
Think inside the box. . . it's less crowded.
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