The London Lounge

JMurphy wrote:Anyone have any copies you would care to share? I have a few somewhere and would be glad to send them as pdf files if anyone would enjoy them.

I would. Can you send me a private message and I'll give you an email address to send them to? Cheers, RT

For those of you well-dressed gents in London interested in CG Style, an excerpt from the book is pending in The Telegraph.

RT

E. Tage Larsen wrote:Perhaps Kilgour just fitted George Kaplan?

LOL. Good one!

Rich, I’m just working my way through the book now. So far, it looks great. One question. On page 25 in second full paragraph, you write that the suit in North by Northwest (1959) was made by Kilgour. During the scene in hotel room at the Ambassador East, when Grant takes off his coat (“a lot in tw...

We talked about CG's taste in scents. Green Irish Tweed by Creed and New Mown Hay by Floris were his favorites.

But I just talked to somebody at Acqua di Parma claiming that CG wore this scent, too. Anybody know anything about this? Or any opinions on the cologne itself?

Mr. Torregrossa, congratulations on your book. Of course, the four role models all had in common elegant dress, and they were all customers of the Row. Rex Harrison was a customer of Sullivan & Woolley which merged into Henry Poole. I understand that he took his custom to Poole. Where did the other...

As Mr. Torregrossa indicates in his excellent book, Grant took characteristics from all of these actors. . Fairbanks--a swashbuckling, athletic hero who can woo the ladies and then on a dime fight a villain with swords. The picture of elegant non-chalance without any strain or effort. See Grant in ...

I remember reading many years ago in a quote attibuted to Grant that he had been influenced by Douglas Fairbanks SR, Noel Coward, Jack Buchanan (starred in The Band Wagon with Fred Astaire) and Rex Harrison. Here's the question: What did each of the persons mentioned contribute to Grant's style? Br...

Ah, if only losing a little weight could make us all look a little more like CG. I could get off the Creed-feed and stop contemplating "lifts". Richt, a question that perhaps you'll know from your research: that talking tour Grant did in the late 70s ( I forget the exact date, perhaps early 80s) wa...

- Years of acrobatics had over-developed Grant’s neck. Measuring 17 ½ inches, his “fat neck” was the cause of initial dismissal by the studios. He quickly moved to custom shirts with a high collar and often wore an ascot to disguise his neck. My 17 1/2 neck just came from years of getting bigger :l...

Dear Richt, Is it that Andre Benjamin 3000 has good style or a good stylist? I don't know much about him other than a few GQ-type spreads that are always raving. In the little I’ve seen of him he’s always come across as a more of a construct than casual. I agree with TVD. Celebrity has such a diffe...

As the author of this book, I've been asked for example of men with style, maybe not icons in the sense of CG, but men who care about such matters and demonstrate their sartorial skill both in private and in public. Jude Law, George Clooney don't quite cut it for me. Andre Benjamin 3000 who made Van...

As the author of this book, I've been asked for example of men with style, maybe not icons in the sense of CG, but men who care about such matters and demonstrate their sartorial skill both in private and in public. Jude Law, George Clooney don't quite cut it for me. Andre Benjamin 3000 who made Van...

Dear Richard: Thank you for responding here. I greatly look forward to getting the book. It seemed from the excerpt that there was a LOT of information to be had. Congratulations on what must have been a labor of love. Any chance of you clearing up the lingering Floris question? Oh, yeah, sorry abo...

If you liked the excerpt, I think you'll like the book even more. . When will your book be available, Richard? Is a book tour in the offing? How about a signed copy? Books should be available Sept 4th, but you can always pre-order on amazon and from what I hear they've already been fulfilled.In oth...