February 2012
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O'Mast
On the way to London for the screening of O’Mast, a documentary about Neapolitan tailoring and the old school charm of apprenticeships. Should be a good one.
January 2012
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“Well dressed, what does that actually mean? It means to be correctly dressed.
Correctly dressed! It is as if with these words I have revealed a secret that up till now has cloaked our perception of fashion. Words like lovely, chic, elegant, fetching and snappy are but vain attempts to provide explanatory terms for fashion. But this is not at all the point. It is all about being dressed in...
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Well-dressed
I’m reading Adolf Loos’ Why a man should be well-dressed. Although the writing comes across as dogmatic in places and borders on the downright snobbish in others, if you take his ideologies with a pinch of salt you have a pretty nice set of guidelines for the modern gentleman. A few quotes from what I’ve read so far:
“An outfitter keeps everything in stock belonging to...
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Ask
I’ve added an ask feature to this blog. Top right, in the description. You know, if anyone out there actually cares about that sort of thing…
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December 2011
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WatchAgain, nearly had it. Think I need to pour closer to the coffee…
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WatchStarted off okay, then lost it half way through…
November 2011
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WatchWould have liked the rosetta a little bigger, but the milk consistency was decent.
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October 2011
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