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#101 2010-11-10 11:59:59
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#103 2010-11-10 12:42:22
- Big Tony
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
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#106 2010-11-15 10:53:22
- Gilgamesh2003
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Here's the quote from Boyer that Cromps chooses to include:
"Sartorial distinction requires an understanding and approach to accoutrement, to those furnishings that proclaim the style of the man, just as the basics of dress proclaim his sense of propriety."
Allow me to replace a few words with synonyms:
"Clothing-related distinction requires an understanding and approach to clothing, to those clothes that proclaim the style of the man, just as the basics of clothing proclaim his sense of propriety."
#107 2010-11-15 13:41:11
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Roll me over, in the clover;
Roll me over etc., etc.,
What plagiaristic bollocks from Cromps.
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#108 2010-11-19 18:29:00
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Having said that, quite a good piece on Kent, Haste & Lachter. It isn't clear whether there is any 'side' to this one. Time will tell.
#109 2010-11-27 16:21:43
- dale
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Quite frankly, almost everything on this blog is downright horrible. The "copy of an old Brioni travel blazer from the 1960s" is disgusting due to the stitching and terrible choice of buttons (reminder: just because it's from the 1960s doesn't mean the rules of taste don't apply). This man is a fool.
#110 2010-11-27 17:07:30
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
The latest is his aged Doon'ill man-bag. Prithee, do not even look.
#111 2010-12-03 15:58:37
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Now he's "using" Timothy Everest - http://permanentstyle.blogspot.com/2010/12/fitting-at-timothy-everest.html
"The shots will also feature on Tim's excellent and rather eccentric blog, which I've been contributing to occasionally."
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#112 2010-12-03 18:07:23
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Ah, yes the black 'n' brown sminner jacket; to be worn 'informally' as black tie out 'n' 'bout; in an age when normal black tie is about as good as it gets.
It's a house coat, for Goodness' sake. Nearly a bed jacket.
Mind you, for a man who eschews 'costume' and thought that my suggestion of a navy reefer; white flannels or ducks, and white buckskin shoos at Wimbledon 'over the top', with his grouse-frightening tweed shooting suit and now this, he should soon be presenting plays on the stage. Bugger me!
But - I hasten to add that this is just an expression - and not any kind of an invitation.
Very soon, no doubt, our man's celebrity clients (such as Ant 'n' Dec) really will be on stage in such outfits:
'Za ba ba ba ba boom! '
Bollocks to all Cretinos!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah ba da da ba ba boom.
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#113 2010-12-04 01:59:23
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#114 2010-12-04 05:51:07
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Cromps has also totally given up on Cromps' comps and he is now paying full whack for everything. Or so he says.
#115 2010-12-07 14:17:45
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Crompton on the books of Manton and our own NJS- http://www.asuitthatfits.com/shop/index.php?option=com_myblog&task=tag&category=1930s+Fashion&Itemid=370
"Eric Musgrave’s new book, Sharp Suits is a very welcome addition to the literature on classic men’s tailoring. There is precious little of it about.
Alan Flusser dominates the field, with his most recent publication, Dressing the Man, a primer for everyone interested in classic menswear. Indeed, it’s so good that I stole from it for the title of my blog – the book is subtitled Mastering the Art of Permanent Style.
Beyond Flusser, there are idiosyncratic works like Nicholas Antongiavanni’s The Suit and Nicholas Storey’s History of Men’s Fashion. The first is a job pitch that is entertaining but feels the lack of illustrations; the second is an English barrister’s rather particular opinion on clothes, and isn’t really much of a history. There are others, but really Flusser is the only one I would recommend without qualification. Until now."
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#116 2010-12-07 15:02:02
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=213091
Selling off some of his freebies?
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#118 2010-12-08 06:56:17
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
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#119 2010-12-08 06:58:52
#120 2010-12-08 07:52:43
- fxh
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
I like Sharp Suits - great photos - makes one think about what looks good over a wide range of styles.
#121 2010-12-08 10:31:09
#122 2010-12-09 16:51:27
- NJS
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Now he's sprouting wings:
http://permanentstyle.blogspot.com/
#123 2010-12-17 15:47:12
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
"For our new boots, we wanted the hide of something vicious and bloodthirsty and that devoured all before it in an orgy of rampant ferocity. But Margaret Thatcher wasn't dead yet."
#124 2010-12-17 16:38:53
- NJS
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Well, in his latest post, he says that he likes shawl-collared cardies because he has a long neck. He's right on that one. Still, if he can blag all these people into building him a free wardrobe, then: bully for him.