It appears the 2008 discussion thread of the year enjoyed a brief revival since my post last month. This generated additional discussion that, in turn, has led me to award the 2008 post of the year to Styleforum member DocHolliday. He writes: I find the quality comparisons of high-end RTW interesting in that they focus […]
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Creativity in dressing requires a basic familiarity with tradition against which to improvise. In contemporary evening dress, men today generally lack that core knowledge but feel free nonetheless to pursue creative variations of black tie. “Pursue” is the operative word as it seems the achievement of true creativity in black tie events for men is
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I thought I should add a brief entry on shopping in Vietnam for those interested in women’s clothing, accessories, home furnishings and handicrafts. Both Saigon and Hanoi pack in a large number of such retail stores in the central district. In Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon), the place to go is Dong Khoi Rd,
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Below is a recent Charlie Rose interview of James Levine, conductor of the luminous Boston Symphony, Daniel Barenboim, former music director of the mighty Chicago Symphony and centenarian American composer Elliott Carter. At 100 years old, I give Carter leeway in his dress but I do note his charming use of suspenders. Note the jacket
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This is the final, belated installment of the Italy trip I took back in February. My sartorial itinerary in Naples took me along: Via Morelli, Via della Cavallerizza, Via dei Mille, Via Filangieri, Via Chiaia, Via Toledo, Galleria Umberto. Rubinacci Rubinacci seems the most commercially savvy of the sartoria I saw in Naples. It certainly
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After a few years of mostly reading and posting occasionally to the various men’s clothing forums, I began to feel my interest flagging a bit. This is natural as the number of times we can meritoriously debate a “RTW v. bespoke” thread is limited. But this Styleforum thread, in the waning days of a sobering
2008 thread of the year: Tom Ford, pagoda shoulders, bespoke tragedies and more Read More »
Citing a recent Gallup Poll, the Wall Street Journal reported that just 6 percent of men wear neckties to work everyday, a decline from 10 percent in 2002. Responding to this steadily declining demand, American suppliers and manufacturers of neckwear announced the disbanding of the 60-year old Men’s Dress Furnishings Association this summer. I find
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The role of print media, especially prior to television, was highly influential in setting and calibrating standards and tastes in men’s clothing. Much the way that some newspapers used to be considered newspapers of record, certain magazines played that role for men’s clothing. Apparel Arts used to be such a magazine of record and standard
Apparel Arts/GQ magazine covers (1957 to 2000s) Read More »
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