Tom Wolfe

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

-Honore de Balzac

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alden
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Tue May 15, 2018 8:03 pm

Imagewolfe by The London Lounge, on Flickr

RIP

One of the greatest dandies, writers, journalists of our time, or anytime, left us today.

He will be missed.

Cheers
GSC
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Tue May 15, 2018 8:27 pm

Interesting piece about his suits in The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/art ... f9b88fe3a4
old henry
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Tue May 15, 2018 8:48 pm

He was loyal to one tailor. Vincent Nicolosi.
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Wed May 16, 2018 12:47 pm

Brilliant writer and journalist. God speed.
Mark Seitelman
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Thu May 17, 2018 5:12 pm

The portrait above is by Everett Raymond Kinstler, the best portrait artist working now. http://everettraymondkinstler.com/wordpress/

Mr. Wolfe's shirts were by Alex Kabbaz.
Jimmy9lives
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Fri May 18, 2018 11:07 am

'The Kingdom of Speech' is a fantastic read.
Leonard Logsdail
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Mon May 21, 2018 1:51 am

I had been in the process of making Tom a suit. Despite his body being in decline, his mind and eyes were of a young man. I last saw him about 3 months ago at his apartment in NYC. It was an honor to spend time with him and to listen to the way his mind works.

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Mon May 21, 2018 7:22 am

Leonard Logsdail wrote:I had been in the process of making Tom a suit. Despite his body being in decline, his mind and eyes were of a young man. I last saw him about 3 months ago at his apartment in NYC. It was an honor to spend time with him and to listen to the way his mind works.
Ahhhh... it's moments like this when I envy artisans the most!

Andrey
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