Belatedly, I learned of the recent auction of the Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. estate. He was the only son of Fairbanks, Sr., who himself was was one of the first Hollywood moguls and founders of the modern film industry. Doyle New York was retained to run the auction on September 13. Below is a selection of […]
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I’ve written about Los Angeles tailor Enzo Caruso before. He is not only at a stage in his career where his technical skills are superbly honed, but he also grew up in a milieu of well-dressed men who executed their style with skill and variety. Consequently, he is well-positioned to offer stylistic suggestions that go
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I like these looks from this RTW brand: the summer monochromatic look (whites paired with light colors – “lights on whites”), turned up cuffs on shorts, and high contrast cool colors against light warm pastels.
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Last month, I passed through Rome and spent a couple of hours strolling through via Margutta, via dei Condotti and the area near the Spanish Steps. Window display, Kiton store, Rome Window display, Rome
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When I visited Maurice Sedwell on Savile Row in May, I had a very pleasant chat with Mr. Ramroop and senior cutter Davide Taub (whom I had met earlier when he was working at Edward Sexton). One of the things Davide recommended was checking out the Tommy Nutter exhibition at the Fashion & Textile Museum
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As far as I know, Mr. Fermor has never been nominated as a “style icon” although he has been described as “a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene.” But Fermor’s passing away makes clear, to me at any rate, why this superb, idiosyncratic writer of travels and journeys should rank highly in
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The Broadway Musical (1929) was the first talking musical for MGM as well as for Hollywood. The men’s suits were almost assuredly bespoke and you will see superb examples of formalwear (below, Charles King and Anita Page) and “lounge suits” (i.e. business suits in modern nomenclature) across a variety of physiques. Take double-breasted suits for
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Designer Jil Sander on growing up in Hamburg: I was born in Hamburg, a trading city with a big port. It’s very English because it’s close to London. The saying is that when it’s raining in London, they put up their umbrellas in Hamburg. And so the men are very gentlemanly, with proper tailored clothes.
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