I recently came across Restaurant Magazine’s best restaurants in the world for 2005. Clearly, this would make the basis of a decent travel itinerary around the world. One surprising thing I noticed is the number of British restaurants that made the list. Perhaps the result of a culinary Renaissance of sorts in Merry Old England. […]
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Last week Chris Lydon of Public Radio International conducted an radio interview of Savile Row tailor Thomas Mahon. An MP3 file of the 52 minute interview was archived on RadioOpenSource.org and can be downloaded by following the link above. An interesting interview but Lydon could have conducted a better flowing and more engaging conversation with
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One could do a lot worse than learn from tutee’s perceptive observation in an AskAndy discussion thread on shirt and tie matching. He argues that if your shirt and tie combination is lighter than the suit then the effect is more formal. On the other hand, if it is darker than the suit, the combination
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Yesterday I drove to Brooks Brothers in Beverly Hills to pick up some made-to-measure garments that needed adjustments. Naturally I got into a conversation with Victor, the salesman I work with at the store, and we started talking about bench tailors in Los Angeles. I mentioned that I only knew of two bespoke tailors in
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Prince Michael of Kent For a number of years, I had always avoided thick knots like the Windsor knot. Perhaps it was due to a cautionary sentence by Alan Flusser – the de facto style reference for many men today – in one of his books or perhaps a source I have now forgotten. Whatever
Recently, a member of AskAndy asked the $64,000 question – since when and why have modern men been dressing so poorly? The consensus seems to be sometime in the mid-1960s, a period of political, cultural and social rebellion. As to the question of why, however, the collective answer is less certain. My own thinking suggests
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This recent StyleForum thread on Chicago v. NY led to a rather wide-ranging discussion on the self-satisfaction of San Franciscans and New Yorkers, the lack of “style” among Chicagoans and other comparisons. Chicago My post on the superlatives of Chicago apparently piqued the ire of others. It is remarkable how individuals are not truly individuals
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As promised in an earlier post on blogging, I’ve compiled a list of tips and pointers to help get your thought process started. Perhaps you’ve thought about starting your own blog. If you’re interested in making an impact, let me suggest that you need the following ingredients: Passion Great things start from interests, ideas, places,
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