The London Lounge

Taken at the funeral of King George V, February 1st 1936.

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Errol Flynn, 1941-1942

It seems to me that extreme casual is the "new normal", especially in the United States. It is part of what I call a "who cares?" mentality fueled by 1) the absence of society-wide training or education in style, 2) a sense of exalted individualism endemic to Western culture in particular, 3) in th...

http://24.media.tumblr.com/69665f4dac440aa65dacbe57bdf24fa0/tumblr_mrby1rWsuI1qzxl4no1_1280.jpg The body language of dominance. Luca, your quintessential Italian silverback touches a younglings cheek to express affiliation and to confirm and reinforce his dominant position within the group. At the ...

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Prep kids, Nantucket, 1939.

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