The London Lounge

Gentlemen:

A great site for Cary Grant photo's is: http://carygrant.net.

Happy thoughts!

Trey

Jovan: Excellent points. Queries - Would you, or others, wear a button down with a double breasted suit, even if you more "formalize" the button down shirt with French cuffs? Would you have button downs made with French cuffs? Would you wear loafers with a tuxedo? I suspect Cary Grant pulled these o...

Gentlemen:

In light of now seeing the entire article, I retract my misdirected previous post about Mr. Flusser and the "haughty", etc. quotes. I incorrectly assumed that he endorsed the comments, the substance of which are still plain gross to me.

Trey

Marcelo et al: Excellent find. Who among us wishes to be "wonderfully arrogant" when we dress? Why not set your goal each day to be "almost a gentlemen", which is equally oxymoronic. There is nothing wonderful about being arrogant, just as one can not almost be a gentlemen. Either you are a gentleme...

Gentlemen: As a lawyer myself, going back to Michael's reference to Cochran and as it relates to Flusser's ill-fitting and just plain sorry ensemble I hereby pen my closing argument, entitled "Ode to Flusser": Mr. Flusser, if the clothes do not fit, we Loungers cannot acquit. Your attire is beyond p...

Gentlemen: Please see the following article that appeared in today's Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123380523253950975.html Given the recent publicity of 21 Club's eschewing its tie policy, it is nice to see some institutions maintaining higher standards. As an American lawyer,...

Gentlemen: President Obama's notch lapel dinner jacket and white tie were poor choices. Based on what I have observed, he seems to be studious and one who will listen to the advice of others who know more than he does in certain fields. One of those areas is likely attire. I am sure he wishes to loo...

Santy:

Your comments are out of line here. The internet is rife with rant rooms. This forum is dedicated to the ideals of gentlemen and elegant living - not political discourse. Please stick to the subject.

Trey

Hartline and other Loungers:

I too read the article. It is most troubling indeed! Noilly Prat's change begs the question, if your martini vermouth of choice is Noilly Prat, what will you switch to?

Trey

Gentlemen:

Sinatra and Duke Ellington were great dressers. Miles Davis back in the day perfected the East Coast Ivy League preppy look.

Trey

Carl:

I should have read your earlier post more closely when you wrote "never" instead of "ever". Stanley Donen directed "Charade".

Trey

Mr. Browne: "Charade" is a good movie. Nevertheless, it pales in comparison to three other Cary Grant/Hitchcock collaborations ("North by Northwest", "Notorious", and "To Catch a Thief") and possibly a fourth ("Suspicion" - especially if Hitch had gone with the original ending and had Cary Grant kil...

Gentlemen: My Pacific Music Pagers "Magic Writer"'s arrived today. They are most excellent pencils. I highly recommend them. They indeed bring back memories from a too long ago time. I miss the days of going to the pencil sharpener in the classroom and sharpening my pencil. I do not, however, miss a...

Gentlemen:

You are correct. A Vesper calls for Lillet - not vermouth. I started making Vespers by substituting Martini & Rossi vermouth (I used to use Noilly Prat) because I found the Lillet Vesper to be a tad too sweet for me. This is a personal preference though.

Trey

Gentlemen:

Whoa! Two unbelievable replies. I feel that I should snail mail my pencil written reply to you and await your pencil written snail mailed reply in a few weeks. It's good to see that, despite our modern conveniences, the pencil still lives!

Trey