Thanks!

It turned me on to his blog, thanks.

Timbz n hood chek wrote:

You're welcome!

I was a bit disappointed to see that this thread didn't get more (any) responses.  Well, it did get one, actually, and you probably couldn't ask for a better one, considering.  Anyway, I'm looking very forward to it.

"Considering"...what a hoho.

Tin tin is the trad, that is a book he has done about M magazine, which is probably out a few people's taste range... but I'm sure it will spark interest if people got to see some page shots. Otherwise we're just hopelessly out the know.

Congratulations to tintin!

M: The Civilized Man, 1983–1989, collects the best of M magazine and traces the wild years of the 1980s through the best restaurants, wildest bars, business legends, and classic apparel. Created as the men's W by John Fairchild, M featured fashion advice, styling, and advertisements from the likes of Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, Jeffrey Banks, Armani, Luciano Barbera, Britches of Georgetown, Mariano Rubinacci, Robert Talbot, Alexander Julian, Jordan Marsh, Nicky Wallace, Ferrel Reed, Gianfranco Ferre, Bigsby & Kruthers, Hilditch & Key, La Matta, Paul Stuart, FR Tripler, Andre Oliver, Kilgore Trout, Rooster, John Mendez, Barry Bricken, Kenneth Gordon, Henry Grethel, and Gitman Brothers, at the peak of 80s prep and traditional American sartorial dominance. But M staffers, including Mark Ganem, George Whipple, and Fairchild himself under his nom de plume W. Rushton Chatsworth III, supplied more than just the fashion. They documented their upper-class, urbane, lifestyle as it was lived in New York City: the Surf Club; the Zulu Lounge; lunch at the Four Seasons; how to find the perfect tailor and the perfect wife. M was on the newsstands from late 1983 to its demise in 1992 with Clay Felker at the helm. M: The Civilized Man, collecting the best of M, is like a yearbook that will take you back to those days. Whether you missed it or just don't remember it, M: The Civilized Man can fill in the holes.

"In this increasingly less-than-perfect world, the man who dresses with style—that is, appropriately to the occasion as well as to his own personality and station—almost always stands out." —from “Clothes with Style,” by Robert Bryan for M



Sounds good, but I've already read American Psycho, so this may be superfluous.

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Does Captain Haddock make an appearance?

If you look up a few posts, you will see a lengthy description I pasted (plus a satirical comment I added).

4F Hepcat wrote:

At the risk of sounding too suburban and not where it's at

You're a poster on this forum, so that's guaranteed anyway.

Yuca wrote:

M: The Civilized Man, 1983–1989, collects the best of M magazine and traces the wild years of the 1980s through the best restaurants, wildest bars, business legends, and classic apparel.

To repeat: it's impossible for me to read the above without instantly thinking of the novel American Psycho.  Which, unlike M magazine, was satire.

However I expect this book will be well worth a look, and I wish tintin the best of luck.

Yuca wrote:

Harpo wrote:

The Laird of Enfield wrote:

Does Captain Haddock make an appearance?

It says it features "business legends", so probably Captain Birdseye.

I thought he was a chef?

I always thought he was in Child Trafficking.

Dear John - My Son sent on your very kind wishes to me.  They were very much appreciated.  Thank you -  You and I must be amongst the very few who've had fun !

Jimmy