Film Noir Buff Style Forum / Spy Ivy.......Yale,the OSS, the CIA and Anglophile Ivy Roots.

Armchaired · 2014-12-19 13:29:51

formby · 2014-12-19 13:35:34

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stanshall · 2014-12-19 16:48:34

formby · 2014-12-19 17:00:44

stanshall · 2014-12-19 17:40:13

I have often wondered what is really behind the dislike of the black suit ....

Worried Man · 2014-12-19 18:24:16

"Are you going to a funeral?"

"Do you work at a funeral home?"

stanshall · 2014-12-19 19:09:02

/\ ha ha

definitely now the black suit seems funereal but also fashionable, depending on the suit and the wearer, but in the 19th century most suits were black ....

the question "are you going to a funeral" is like the opening line of one the sick jokes about Lincoln's assassination that have been around for 150 years .....

Lincoln as we know was wearing black suit and coat when he was assassinated ...

http://www.fords.org/home/plan-your-visit/daytime-visits-fords-theatre/museum/lincolns-clothing

I wonder how far-fetched the Lincoln connection was in past decades, the event is deeply embedded in the American psyche, see all the old jokes ....

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Patrick · 2014-12-19 19:20:18

Armchaired · 2014-12-20 02:17:57

4F Hepcat · 2014-12-20 02:37:28

Talking about secret service ops, I can recommend the recent BBC Ian Fleming mini-series "Fleming The Man Who Would Be Bond". A jolly splendid romp.

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Armchaired · 2014-12-20 05:17:58

Armchaired · 2014-12-20 06:05:49

stanshall · 2014-12-20 09:41:22

Saarinen ... the Co-Op, Ezra Stiles, and Morse .... TWA terminal, the Whale, the pedestal tables ...... genius .......

Lawlib · 2014-12-20 10:45:25

Anyone remember Robert Carrier, celebrity restaurateur and food writer? His Great Dishes of the World was my mother’s go to book when entertaining in the 60s and 70s. I have her copy and use it occasionally; it stands up pretty well. The reason I mention him is that when he died I was surprised to find from the obituaries that he has been an OSS man. Whatever else you say about these Yalies they were clearly free from any bourgeois hang ups about recruiting the outrageously camp.

You can read some selections from Carrier’s books and see him sporting some full-on 70s lapels here: http://www.dearmanmollett.id.au/Dearman_Mollett_Family/robert_carrier_1.html

The Woolster · 2014-12-20 10:54:06

stanshall · 2014-12-20 11:05:55

oxford cloth button down · 2014-12-20 11:56:17

Eero also designed the gateway arch in st.louis. This thread is awesome BTW. I am not big into spies and Bond, but I might have to read this book.

Armchaired · 2014-12-21 04:12:10

Armchaired · 2014-12-21 04:55:01

formby · 2014-12-21 06:39:08

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Acton_Baby · 2014-12-21 07:16:57

stanshall · 2014-12-21 09:10:12

H. Bradford Westerfield:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/education/27westerfield.html

stanshall · 2014-12-21 09:25:09

woofboxer · 2014-12-21 09:43:22

^ sunglasses in the winter always looks cool on a bright sunny day, but wearing them when it's foggy is going too far

Armchaired · 2014-12-21 16:22:35

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