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Next month I will be seeing Il Barbiere di Siviglia at La Scala. It will be the second night of the run and my seats are fairly high up in the auditorium. I assume black tie is not required but I just wanted to make sure. Also Milan in July will obviously be a bit warm to say the least. I would love...

As always, thanks for your most helpful advice Costi. So you would agree that Loafers are acceptable to be worn with a Dinner Jacket in the UK? Black will be my colour because black can be worn more often, I don't own a single pair of brown shoes because I don't have any garments that would require...

"I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings."
- W. A. Mozart

Marcelo had a really nice idea The truly fashionable are beyond fashion. ~Cecil Beaton Never wear anything that panics the cat. ~P.J. O'Rourke Carelessness in dressing is moral suicide. ~Honoré de Balzac One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art. ~Oscar Wilde Clothes can suggest, per...

Rachmaninoff, brilliant composer and superb pianist that he was, had a peculiar idiosyncrasy while living in America. No matter how much he was offered for a concert or recital at Carnegie Hall on any given Sunday, he flatly refused. The reason? Rachmaninoff didn't want to miss the Jack Benny radio...

watch and enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB6-gT-dt18

This is so true. This is in line I think with the poem recently posted here. It shouldn't be too much about the clothes but about the wearer. Elegance should be more than skin deep.

Michael, Thanks for your quick response. I'm new to the LL and I'm learning a lot. Keeping my fingers crossed regarding the photos! I hope etutee is well. I saw some discussion about turning his posts into a book. That's an excellent idea. If it was privately (vanity) published you might be able to...

^May I ask what it is about your personal style that allows people to not be shocked by spats?

My Chinese friends tell me that, when learning to write as children, if they were left handed they were forced to write right-handed (and then smacked with a ruler for their less than elegant handwriting). Historically, Chinese was written with brush and ink, from top to bottom, right to left, and ...

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Let us not forget T S Eliot...

I know he moved to England, but isn't he still technically an American?

Do the import restrictions apply to Britain as well? Thats where I'm living at the moment.

I will be in Paris for four nights from Feb. 13th. I have never been before and am looking for suggestions beyond the obvious. From cheese shops to hidden attractions, what anything that is little known but a must see is what I am interested in. Also, how do Parisien me usally dress? I'm not asking ...

Deanna Durbin-Any woman who can sing Largo Al Factotum is worth a mention.
Not a picture, I can't seem to cut and paste on this forum, so I hope a link is ok.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mol_ttm6uVI

How do you find this group? I tried searching on Facebook but still no luck.