the return of dandyism
Started by splinky, Jun 29 2012 02:20 PM
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:20 PM
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:27 PM
Wow. He looks great.
Suffocating under a pile of cheese curds.
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:29 PM
I don't recall the last time I saw a double breasted seersucker suit. The last time I wore one was probably during the Ford administration.
The gentleman looks wonderful in the outfits.
The gentleman looks wonderful in the outfits.
"Peter Kiewit looked for three things in hiring people. He looked for integrity, intelligence and energy. And he said if a person didn’t have the first…that the latter two would kill him. Because if they don’t have integrity, you want ‘em dumb and lazy. You don’t want ‘em smart and energetic.”
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:41 PM
This is a man who knows how to dress.
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:47 PM
there is an entire genre of this sort of thing. Go check out styleform. They argue about notch lapels and flap pockets the way we argue about wine in jam jars and no reservation policies.
Why not mayo?
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:54 PM
Just give "Governor's Island Jazz Age Lawn Party" a google.
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:54 PM
I'd love to see him and Tom Wolfe together.This is s man who knows how to dress.
“I have a dream of a multiplicity of pastramis.”
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"None of you get it." - Wilfrid (on the Beatles)
"I don't have time to point out all the ways in which you're wrong" - irnscrabblechf52
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:55 PM
there's a lawyer with an office in my apartment building who owns a similar pink seersucker suit. i haven't seen him in it yet, this season, but he does not look as fine as dr churchwell. no where close. it's all about fit and attitude.
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
*proud descendant of cheese eating surrender monkeys*
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:58 PM
this is his brotherThis is s man who knows how to dress.
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
*proud descendant of cheese eating surrender monkeys*
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 03:03 PM
When I look at pictures of those guys I feel like a burlap bag filled with rocks.
“I have a dream of a multiplicity of pastramis.”
"None of you get it." - Wilfrid (on the Beatles)
"I don't have time to point out all the ways in which you're wrong" - irnscrabblechf52
"None of you get it." - Wilfrid (on the Beatles)
"I don't have time to point out all the ways in which you're wrong" - irnscrabblechf52
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 03:38 PM
It's interesting to compare the two gentlemen.
For me, the blue suited gentleman conveys a very polished, very professional, very thoughtful individual. The seersucker outfit suggests more of a "fancy" attitude, and perhaps a distraction from the business at hand. If indeed this is worn in a business environment. For a party or social gathering, it's magnificent.
For me, at least, there's a fine line between "hey, look at me" and a "well turned out, but not overtly seeking attention" outfit.
For me, the blue suited gentleman conveys a very polished, very professional, very thoughtful individual. The seersucker outfit suggests more of a "fancy" attitude, and perhaps a distraction from the business at hand. If indeed this is worn in a business environment. For a party or social gathering, it's magnificent.
For me, at least, there's a fine line between "hey, look at me" and a "well turned out, but not overtly seeking attention" outfit.
"Peter Kiewit looked for three things in hiring people. He looked for integrity, intelligence and energy. And he said if a person didn’t have the first…that the latter two would kill him. Because if they don’t have integrity, you want ‘em dumb and lazy. You don’t want ‘em smart and energetic.”
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 04:39 PM
the seersucker was worn to the symphonyIt's interesting to compare the two gentlemen.
For me, the blue suited gentleman conveys a very polished, very professional, very thoughtful individual. The seersucker outfit suggests more of a "fancy" attitude, and perhaps a distraction from the business at hand. If indeed this is worn in a business environment. For a party or social gathering, it's magnificent.
For me, at least, there's a fine line between "hey, look at me" and a "well turned out, but not overtly seeking attention" outfit.
more on the brothers churchwell
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
*proud descendant of cheese eating surrender monkeys*
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 04:46 PM
Serious question: ties and pocket squares should be so very different? Is it déclassé for them to match?
The gentleman in blue hurts my eyes.
The gentleman in blue hurts my eyes.
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 04:52 PM
...déclassé for them to match?
Yes it is, and I couldn't have put it better.
I like both the looks. I have a single-breasted cream seersucker which I pair with white and tan "correspondent" shoes; I am envious of the look he gets with that splendid tie.
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 05:27 PM
...déclassé for them to match?
Yes it is, and I couldn't have put it better.
I like both the looks. I have a single-breasted cream seersucker which I pair with white and tan "correspondent" shoes; I am envious of the look he gets with that splendid tie.
I'm a sucker for a colored plaid tie like that, but not baller enough to try to pull it off.
My wife told me if I lose 40 pounds she'll let me buy and wear a seer sucker suit.
ETA: that chalk stripe flannel makes me sweat just looking at it. The english wore all those fabrics because they didn't have central heating
Why not mayo?
