The London Lounge

Brummel's assertion of being well-dressed and not being noticed was in most part a reaction against the flamboyant "excesses" of the normative fashions of the time. It has the semblance of bitterness.

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I find it interesting how most of the top hats are being manufactured by shops in what would be called Central Europe.

Aside from England, of course.

I understand that the traditional silk used for top hats is no longer made.

Apparently the last remaning factory, located in France or Belgium, threw their machines into a river.

Fred Astaire used to wear a monochromatic blue look, which he would coordinate with a solid colored handkerchief.

I remember Alberto Giacometti had some shirts with fabulous double cuffs.

Speaking of d'Orsay, Nicholas Foulkes notes that the Comte d'Orsay used to dip his silk watch fob into a bottle of Houbigant scent.

I have discovered many of the avant-garde people were quite well-dressed. Paul Bowles, le VIcomte et Vicomtesse de Noailles, Jean Cocteau, Charles Baudelaire, et al.

How beautiful.

Their quality declined when they were purchased by Prada.

Does anyone else feel the man's overall appearance somewhat contrived?

How imperfectly hideous.

I take an intense dislike to those oversized watches.

Marinella has a brochure.

It appears to be some sort of a vintage Vacheron Constantin or Audemars Piguet watch.

There are also these smaller carts for luggage: