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by Montauk
Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:33 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: In Seach of Dignity
Replies: 0
Views: 733

In Seach of Dignity

I know that this properly belongs in the "Elegant Living" forum, but I think this excellent essay will resonate with everyone here. Clothing is nothing on a man who lacks such a code. Montauk In Search of Dignity By DAVID BROOKS Published: July 6, 2009 When George Washington was a young man, he cop...
by Montauk
Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:47 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Bespoke Overcoat
Replies: 62
Views: 15369

Re: Bespoke Overcoat

manton wrote:It is possible that I can be talked into dark gray herringbone, but I am not promising anything.
Stay the course. A beautiful blue bespoke coat is a thing of rare beauty. The cloth has got to be out there.
by Montauk
Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:31 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Last Chance to Change My DJ
Replies: 41
Views: 7785

Re: Last Chance to Change My DJ

I'd highly recommend midnight blue facings. The Duke knew what he was doing. Foof too. Blue DJ with black facings has always seemed showbizzy to me for some reason. (Perhaps a preponderance of them in that slender slice of history when entertainers wearing DJ and color TV overlapped?) Although my in...
by Montauk
Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:22 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Alan Flusser Interview
Replies: 87
Views: 16256

It seems to me that Flusser, by spending so much time in this interview discussing such relatively esoteric sartorial points as collar shape, missed a rare opportunity to address the state of men's dress more fundamentally before a large and general audience. The primary issue, after all, is not tha...