I really liked the photographs of the modernists on the Simons website, and keep contemplating buying some of those excellent frames.  A bow-tie, however, however Ivy, is an absolute no-no for me.  The right cut and weight of tweed jacket, certainly; the loafers, it goes without saying... 
One or two mates were turned on to Gropius around 1979-80, but I've generally stuck with 'small is beautiful' for buildings; and, having never walked around Manhattan, cannot form any real opinions.  Only on the stuff I see around me, or in, say, Paris.  'Bespoke' is a word to be cherished; the unknown designer of the modest art deco cafe in the Essex Road would definitely get my vote.