I'm not sure what Edwardian rules have got to do with anything. Chaps who dress up as Edwardians end up looking like the sorry pair above: in short longs, with secondhand, town spats and sticks. The basis for any dress surely needs to be some broad acceptance of the age in which we live and a disregard of fashions that have no continuing currency. However, I'll happily agree that there is no need to appear drab.
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Oh, no! I sincerely hope that LL members do not take this opinion seriously and continue to skinning the cats instead of providing boring information regarding sleeve pitch or worsted yarns.Luca wrote: I guess my personal opinion is that this forum is at its best when it displays the impressive knowledge of tailoring and apparel, rather than when it descends into bitchiness
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Moreover, expressing a forthright opinion isn't 'bitchiness' just because someone simply disagrees with it; whether it is over coat balance or grown men pratting about in the street in fancy dress.hectorm wrote:Oh, no! I sincerely hope that LL members do not take this opinion seriously and continue to skinning the cats instead of providing boring information regarding sleeve pitch or worsted yarns.Luca wrote: I guess my personal opinion is that this forum is at its best when it displays the impressive knowledge of tailoring and apparel, rather than when it descends into bitchiness
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They weren't all bad the fellow in the polo neck sweater looked OK apart from those silly bracelets.
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What is this thing about mangles and bracelets?culverwood wrote:They weren't all bad the fellow in the polo neck sweater looked OK apart from those silly bracelets.
Most of it presumably stems from the wearing of good luck charms in Italy, such as the corno, and has escalated from there. His father, Mariano Rubinacci, normally sports one on red ribbon.
Generally though, I think that men wearing bracelets is not necessarily something to be frowned upon. It lets people express some of their personality without necessarily adopting an overtly loud style of dress. Arnaud Bamberger, who wears John Kent, always shows off his wicked side by wearing gold nail bracelets.
Generally though, I think that men wearing bracelets is not necessarily something to be frowned upon. It lets people express some of their personality without necessarily adopting an overtly loud style of dress. Arnaud Bamberger, who wears John Kent, always shows off his wicked side by wearing gold nail bracelets.
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crooky13 wrote:Most of it presumably stems from the wearing of good luck charms in Italy, such as the corno, and has escalated from there. His father, Mariano Rubinacci, normally sports one on red ribbon.
Generally though, I think that men wearing bracelets is not necessarily something to be frowned upon. It lets people express some of their personality without necessarily adopting an overtly loud style of dress. Arnaud Bamberger, who wears John Kent, always shows off his wicked side by wearing gold nail bracelets.
Old crocks will, probably pass on that one; not leasst because experience suggets that 'the wicked side' is best kept hidden!
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What irks me are the characters, not the clothes.
They can't wear them well. They have no style. They are awkward and self conscious.
You've got to be able to wear the clothes that you put on or what's the use, it'll never work.
Others pictured are just overexposed on the internets, a bit too absorbed in their clothing, and otherwise lose their way with excess and that just gets on my nerves.
They can't wear them well. They have no style. They are awkward and self conscious.
You've got to be able to wear the clothes that you put on or what's the use, it'll never work.
Others pictured are just overexposed on the internets, a bit too absorbed in their clothing, and otherwise lose their way with excess and that just gets on my nerves.
Dear UC,uppercase wrote:What irks me are the characters ...... lose their way with excess and that just gets on my nerves.
you might be taking these people too seriously. It´s not worthwhile. It´s the weekend, relax, pour yourself a scotch and post something interesting in Music of the Day (you have been neglecting your creation lately).
UC, but why does it irk, rather than amuse you?
Such holy wrath...
I like the title, though
PS: the only reason why I would like to go to Pitti is to talk to a few of these people. I would be very curious to hear what their conversation sounds like...
Such holy wrath...
I like the title, though
PS: the only reason why I would like to go to Pitti is to talk to a few of these people. I would be very curious to hear what their conversation sounds like...
I went to Pitti once - about 8 years ago - and enjoyed it.
But it wasn't then like what I see today.
The world has changed. Cruel, cruel world.
It's my own fault. I blame myself. I shouldn't leave the house on most days nor open the internets.
Yes, I will stay in the house this weekend and drink scotch and smoke too much.
Then I'll go to a speakeasy with NJS, Dopey and Luca (and everyone else here who wants to join in) and I'm sure the world will have been put right after that session.
But it wasn't then like what I see today.
The world has changed. Cruel, cruel world.
It's my own fault. I blame myself. I shouldn't leave the house on most days nor open the internets.
Yes, I will stay in the house this weekend and drink scotch and smoke too much.
Then I'll go to a speakeasy with NJS, Dopey and Luca (and everyone else here who wants to join in) and I'm sure the world will have been put right after that session.
See you there!!!. By the way, did you ever stick with pipes for a while or are you still wedded to cigars?uppercase wrote:I went to Pitti once - about 8 years ago - and enjoyed it.
But it wasn't then like what I see today.
The world has changed. Cruel, cruel world.
It's my own fault. I blame myself. I shouldn't leave the house on most days nor open the internets.
Yes, I will stay in the house this weekend and drink scotch and smoke too much.
Then I'll go to a speakeasy with NJS, Dopey and Luca (and everyone else here who wants to join in) and I'm sure the world will have been put right after that session.
Yes, I bought a Claudio Cavicchi from http://www.smokingpipes.com
It's a smooth Canadian. Very nice and a great smoker. But the chamber is too big for me - more tobacco than i want to smoke at a go -and that's one of the downsides of buying on-line: it's hard to judge the actual size and character of things.
Service was very good from smokingpipes. And they have a nice weekly update on new arrivals. I'm looking at a few other makers on this site, particularly the Peter Heeschen and Becker pipes.
I'm smoking Dunhills Standard Mixture these days which is fine for me but am open to try some new orientals. Just a pipeful a day or every other day.
Still smoking the occasional Havana but only once weekly which seems enough for me, a reasonable balance between not depriving myself a nice pleasure while not overdoing it.
And what are you smoking these days?!
Btw, Muchoir doesn't do it for me - it must be the civet which I don't like in Jicky either.
I've got a few perfumes from the Amouage, Malle and Kirkdjian which are keeping me pretty well happy.
It's a smooth Canadian. Very nice and a great smoker. But the chamber is too big for me - more tobacco than i want to smoke at a go -and that's one of the downsides of buying on-line: it's hard to judge the actual size and character of things.
Service was very good from smokingpipes. And they have a nice weekly update on new arrivals. I'm looking at a few other makers on this site, particularly the Peter Heeschen and Becker pipes.
I'm smoking Dunhills Standard Mixture these days which is fine for me but am open to try some new orientals. Just a pipeful a day or every other day.
Still smoking the occasional Havana but only once weekly which seems enough for me, a reasonable balance between not depriving myself a nice pleasure while not overdoing it.
And what are you smoking these days?!
Btw, Muchoir doesn't do it for me - it must be the civet which I don't like in Jicky either.
I've got a few perfumes from the Amouage, Malle and Kirkdjian which are keeping me pretty well happy.
With respect, I think that's a contraddiction in terms.NJS wrote:The basis for any dress surely needs to be some broad acceptance of the age in which we live and a disregard of fashions that have no continuing currency. NJS
To be clear, anyone wearing, for instance, a tie or a hat other than a ball cap, outside of a situation when they are more or less required to do so by their job is, in 2013, wildly unaccepting "of the age in which we live".
The norm of the age, is "smart casual" at funerals and weddings, sweatpants at Michelin-starred Restaurants and gardener-clothes at all casual social gatherings.
But I guess we'll jsut ahve to differ on that.
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