Greetings and happy new year to everyone. Here’s a deceptively innocuous quote by the French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire to start off 2010 – “Style is character.” This equation of person and appearance is related to my previous post on decoding styles. In other words, style often starts from within, not without. It’s a […]
2010: The substance of style Read More »
Nerd Boyfriend is a clever, visually interesting blog – a kind of historical Sartorialist for the clothing worn by the creative set – well-known artists, writers, musicians, actors, directors and academics of the past. But it departs from the Sartorialist, which focuses exclusively on the visual interest of the contemporary clothes worn by people on
Decoding styles inside out: “The man oft proclaims his apparel” Read More »
A defense of ready to wear clothes may seem like an odd thing to write about, especially since I cover mostly bespoke tailoring. But perhaps one of the unfortunate temptations of going custom is thinking that it is the end of line and sniffing at anything not bespoke pedigreed. Flying to exotic and/or expensive locales
In defense of ready to wear: Dressing for the moment v. the long duree Read More »
Michael Alden, moderator of the London Lounge, has launched a new blog Dress with Style, and recently posted a video interview with John Hitchcock of Anderson & Sheppard. The noteworthy quote for me during the interview occurred at the beginning, when Hitchcock says “We’re up 25 percent up on orders this year, which is fantastic.
Anderson & Sheppard: “Shouldering” up on sales Read More »
Every metropolis accommodates a certain range of aesthetic senses, which in turn are reflected by its inhabitants. I was reminded of this when I was in Paris recently. Here the word and concept of “dandy” is not pejorative or considered suspect as it tends to be in the US. Instead, my sense is that the
Marc Guyot: Progressive historicism from head to toe Read More »
In case some of you were wondering whether Cifonelli does classic well, I present exhibit A to the prosecution: SaveSave
Cifonelli “classic” Read More »
In February 2008, I visited Paris and did a little tour of Cifonelli and Camps de Luca. I happened to be in Paris again last weekend and had the very good fortune of meeting a fellow blogger, Hugo of Parisian Gentleman, probably the most well-known men’s clothing blog in France. Hugo very kindly invited me
Cifonelli revisited: Experimentation with exactitude Read More »
For the uninitiated, let me briefly introduce the world of online men’s clothing forums. In 2009, these forums are perhaps not as exciting, novel or addictive as they were back in 2003 or 2004 when I first came across them. But very often these online forums are the “gateway drug” to sartorial enlightenment for many
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