God, I hope this lad is savvy enough to exploit Chensvold more than Chensvold tries to exploit him.
I have my fingers & toes crossed for the chap.
http://robertibrownstyle.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-new-years-present.html
Is it just me or have you noticed how Chensvolds prey is getting younger?
"Call the Cops" as Shaun Rider would say...
Got to support a 16 year old into Ivy though - I wish him very well.
Here's hoping that Chensvold will behave himself with him.
Genuinely never thought I'd see peado bear on Talk Ivy...well played, '66!
I like that kids style. Good stuff!
I enjoyed the blog and can forgive a sixteen year-old the enthusiasm for supercars.
Good work.
I'm not sure about this kind of blog. I think this level of self obsession is unhealthy. This is not that far away from whatjamesiswearing.com. It's all 'I' and 'Me'. Who really cares other than the writer.
I love the Selvedge Yard as a blog because it's more 'Have a look at this, you might like it too'. Rather than 'Look at me, I'm totally fantastic'.
Last edited by Beatnik (2010-01-07 08:52:03)
"By the ’80s, things were much different, and the budding man of style had to rely increasingly on books, magazines and movies."
Oh please - for the original style we're still going to see old films and searching for old copies of playboy/esquire/town!! We aren't all content with his blog and Inventory magazine(though it isn't too bad...).
Last edited by Alex Roest (2010-01-07 14:06:49)
The idea of there being a spectrum is the key thing to hold on to. Being a bit of an old fascist in my heart of hearts I'm still inclined to think of it as a hierarchy, but the best thing to do when I start talking like that is just to pass me a cup of tea, pat me on the hand & change the subject...
A multiplicity of perspectives is essential for TNSIL because the style was so multifaceted itself.
... We had a thing online a few years back called 'Trad' which tried to appropriate, re-brand, re-name, edit, dumb-down and police TNSIL... An experiment which failed.
We'd all be wise not to fall into that same trap again.
Mr Christian M. Chensvold, aspiring scribe and co-founder of the 'Ivy-Style' blog with the non-existent 'Russell Street', I suspect is actually more of a neophyte when it comes to all of this than the new blogger boy. All have their place and contribution to make: the wise, the wonderful, the fools, the frauds, the farts, the freaks and the fakes.
Let us cherish the tweedy rainbow.