‘Pimpy is not Hepcat. Pimpy is a much younger man with a young (30's) family where-as Hepcat is much older (50's).’

Mmm. I used to exchange PMs with 4FHepcat sporadically when he was on here. One time I met up with him for beers where he lives in Holland. During my brief stay at DW I swapped a few messages with Pimpernel, he was one and the same. He’s an interesting guy and is knowledgable about many things, always a defined opinion, always a taste for the good things in life, always some new obsession but a constant love for jazz and big band music.

Sorry to hear about Shooman falling and ruining a white shirt ensemble.

That's the problem with expensive kit. Should be worn carefully - like Sunday Best.

Anyway, it has now emerged that Ask Andy shirtmaker and infamous 'Malinda' moderator Kabbazz has died aged 72. He was a source of great fun for Russell Street when he was in his pomp.

Turns out he came late to the shirtmaking game. Before that he was the disco king of New York and independtly wealthy.
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/obituaries/2022811/alexander-kabbaz-noted-shirtmaker

I imagine Paul Whitehouse Archie sidling up to him in the pub:-

'Shirtmaker? I used to be a shirtmaker meself.  Thirty years, man and boy before I put my back out.
All that steam and fine needlwork plays havoc with you constitution.
I caught a four pound perch at the weekend tricky landing it.
Do you care for Frank Sinatra at all?'

They seem to be going in circles a lot. Anyone know what's up with that Canadian fellow and his constant anger management issues?

Rather too far from, I'd say.

https://www.dressedwell.net/threads/how-long-before-pimpy-is-back.9211/#post-310826

Hepcat is missed on Dressed Well.

Dressedwell is now settling down, with mostly like-minded posters.

It should be renamed though.

On 'new posts' there are sixteen posts before a clothing-related one. Shooman on knitwear.

^Wonder if it's because the forum frontier is gone, thoroughly mapped and curated?

I think people don't feel the need to talk about clothes anymore, and people can't be bothered reading anymore. People get so many emails and have social media, and it all takes time. The adventure of clothing seems to have left many posters too.

FlatSix, interesting point about the 140 characters mindset. You are probably right. People seem to have short attention spans these days, many are so reluctant to read. Many people lack knowledge these days.

Seem to be struggling to entice the next generation of forum members though.

They've got rid of all the dissenters too. Very much on point now. Very good.