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#151 2006-08-10 01:19:42
#152 2006-08-10 09:25:51
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Re: The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni
#153 2006-08-10 13:14:34
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Re: The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni
All of your points re film noir are well taken. I think you're spot on.
I've attended the Palm Springs Film Noir Festival for the last four or five years and the subject of what is noir and what isn't always comes up. I like Eddie Muller's definition of noir: "Suffering with style."
There's really no right or wrong answer, as you imply, but you astutely point out the difference between core noir and films that have noir elements. I think that's about as best one can do.
As a film/clothes fan, do you know the movies Scarlett Street and Woman in the Window directed by Fritz Lang and starring a dapper Edward G. Robinson? They're pure noir but the wardrobes are terrific. Edward G. Robinson was no CG in the looks department but he appears smart and elegant dressed in Kilgour. Robinson of course was stocky, maybe even portly, but he cuts quite a dash, proving what good bespoke can do for a man, regardless of his build.
#154 2006-08-10 21:23:48
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Re: The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni
The author is a self admitted backroom boy. The book was not satisfactory and the author's taste, like his career appears not his own.
#155 2006-08-12 09:39:22
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Re: The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni
I shall commission a suit:
So let it Bespoken
So let it be done!
#156 2006-08-14 19:24:00
#157 2006-08-14 20:40:55
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#158 2006-08-14 21:09:06
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Re: The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#159 2006-08-14 21:23:47
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#160 2006-08-14 22:11:00
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#161 2006-08-14 22:41:14
#162 2006-08-14 23:31:27
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#163 2006-08-15 08:57:01
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Re: The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni
I have yet to purchase this book. What did you gentlemen take away from reading it?
#164 2006-08-15 09:14:38
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Re: The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni
First, I have read this thread with interest for a while
Second, this is the best style forum by far
Third, I saw the way FNB got mistreated on AskAndy. I almost got banned there for even mentioning this site when it was new. I used to post there but it isn't worth it anymore. It is just a pompous self congratulatory place now. I know I'm not a frequent poster but I feel more at home here. AAAC is like an old garage or attic, FNB's place is more like a gentleman's club.
I bought this book a few days ago. Manton has a very snobbish attitude which seems amazing if it is taken into account that he begged a lot of this data from other people in the field. And I am not just inclined this way because I am a math teacher.
#165 2006-08-15 10:05:07
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Re: The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
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#168 2006-08-15 19:01:25
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#169 2006-08-15 19:09:51
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#170 2006-08-15 19:27:36
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#172 2006-08-15 20:07:07
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#173 2006-08-15 23:24:55
#174 2006-08-16 00:10:06
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#175 2006-08-17 05:01:14
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Re: The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.