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- Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: In Seach of Dignity
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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...
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:47 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Bespoke Overcoat
- Replies: 62
- Views: 15369
Re: Bespoke Overcoat
Stay the course. A beautiful blue bespoke coat is a thing of rare beauty. The cloth has got to be out there.manton wrote:It is possible that I can be talked into dark gray herringbone, but I am not promising anything.
- 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...
- Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:22 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Alan Flusser Interview
- Replies: 87
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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...