Just a little bump for my well read thread -
Is the Trad thing linked to the US economy? Is it linked to the way that America is under a bit more pressure than before in the eyes of the world politically?
Any thoughts?
Peter York wrote in 'Modern Time's in the Early '80s about 'Reactionary Chic' - Is Trad an off-shoot of RC? Back to basics? The longing for old certainties?

End of bump.

Thank you for reading -

Mr. Miles Away.

My name is Russell Street.
I write and I teach.
I once saw the OPH across a crowded bathhouse  -
Barry Manilow was playing the piano for Bette Middler at the time (Sp? and sp? again...)
I picked up the book that night (along with a rather nasty rash) and fled.
My life is very different now.
Please don't rake up the past like this Horace, I'm now an American Arisocrap...
You can call me something suitably tweedy...
My new name is Donny Gall.

M.

Last edited by Miles Away (2006-06-28 00:35:09)

I shall treat the OPH question seriously this time -
But of course - I've read it cover to cover & still have my well thumbed copy on my bookshelves.
When it came out in the States I was tipped off by a friend, so I ordered it from Hatchards & had them fly me in a copy. Really.
I could see 'Sloan Ranger' and a lot of humour in it too. I enjoyed it as I do anything Ivy related.
It wasn't 'a design for living' for me, but it certainly added to my collection of all things Ivy.
It's a funny book.
I'm a Prep & Public School boy (in the English sense) & we have nothing like the self-conscious codified Preppy style over here. It might be fun if we had.
M.

Lovely to hear from you Trip.
Most of the action relating to this thread turned out to be on the PM service here. The whole 'phoney name' thing wasn't necessary as it turned out. I honestly hadn't really thought of the PM service when I tried to open up a kind of mimi-forum here. People have been 'posting' using their usual FNB log-ins pretty much. Some are guys with other names from elsewhere, as for the rest, who knows? My only comment on all that is that they could all have posted on the forum here & not PM'd I should have thought. Maybe the freedom here was new to them & they didn't trust it? Maybe they didn't trust me? Either way I got some good feedback to which I can now add yours.
All the beast -
Miles.

Miles - in some ways I am the mirror image of your UK American Trad fan as I have always loved the full-on Anglo thing, savile row, tweed, if I could dress like anyone it would be Bertie Wooster.  When I hit goal weight in about a year (and keep it off for six months) I am going to London for some bespoke clothing.  But here it doesn't really have the same class barriers or implications, it's just Anglophilia.  When removed from its native climes, the clothing items of desire can be appreciated on their own merits rather than as an attempt to gain membership in some kind of club.  I am not interested in looking like an 'authentic' multi-millionaire, as at least here they tend to wear the same polo shirts and khaki shorts as anyone else, but they do drive nicer cars.

Last edited by Coolidge (2006-06-28 15:18:20)

Seriously, H. -
Dark Tweed in the evening? Usually Charcoal Herringbone.
I like the look more than a Blazer after 6PM if I'm not wearing a suit.
I'm not overly anxious here, just looking for the official AHAT verdict.
Miles.

Tweed in the city? I hope youre speaking of faux tweed looking stuff. I went to a part the other night, I can only imagine what I wouldve looked and felt like in a tweed suit.

Always good to have the proper answers to these questions - Thanks.
Grey Tweed in the city (Shock! Horror!) is very nice. Real Tweed or just Herringbone wool in various weights & shades. For business it has that 'I've just popped into the office to see you all but really I'm actually busy eleswhere today' look. It's another way of annoying people who are working hard and taking what they do seriously. I wouldn't wear green or brown etc, however, but Grey I like... from a distance you blend in and then up close you stand out.
Tweed for city socialising is usually just jackets with me, not suits.
The weather needs to be right to do it though. In England that means probably October to April, depending on the weight of the cloth.
As I say, it's a nice look & one which I can recall seeing various of my relations doing too. Now that I know it is officially wrong I can wear it with an added frisson!
I suppose the look I'm aiming for with it is kind of "Gentleman Amateur" - it's a good disguise for my lack of any real practical ability at work!
Miles.

Edit: I'm talking of 'smooth' Tweeds here - Cheviot etc, not a hairy Harris.

Last edited by Miles Away (2006-07-04 01:17:41)