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#151 2009-07-24 02:47:34
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#152 2009-07-25 04:07:44
- One Trick Pony
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
The more I consider Gibson Gardens' line of attack and reasoning, the more appealing I find it.
Oh, he and I don't see eye to eye on everything. He seems to have taken something of a linear approach to the concept of Modernism which is at odds with my more organic, conservative stance.
But the narrow, specific, really quite zealous attitudes expressed above are probably only a sampling of the man's personality. I admire very much the self-sufficient, anti-peacocking, asexual approach. That requires guts in a young man at the peak of his sexual life. We were desperate to attract women - and they knew it.
This is a side of Ivy that, IMO, requires further exploration.
#153 2009-07-25 05:40:44
- Alex Roest
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
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#154 2009-07-25 07:24:35
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
Well, certainly, Alex, I'm not trying to claim it as anything but a minority thing. No less interesting for all that. In fact, I had thought GG had been referring to the state of play re MM back on Merseyside. I guess I was mistaken.
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#158 2009-07-25 14:22:19
- Alex Roest
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
I meant no disrespect to anyone in particular, people. I just wanted to make clear ( as if you didn't know ) that I can't be fed what I regard as bollocks. Simple as that and end of story. No offence again, just my harmless opinion ( take it or leave it )....
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#161 2009-07-26 02:49:10
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
I'm kind of playing with all this now on The Fine Line thread...
How do we get the best from people with whom we might not personally agree?
They can have valuable input too, mixed in with the way in which they might choose to present themselves.
- It's a tricky one!
Best -
#162 2010-03-24 23:17:30
- shamrockmonkey
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
I brush my teeth with minty paste/I hate when Liquor goes to waste.
#163 2011-09-19 15:23:36
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
I thought this was well worth bumping, for a number of reasons. Disappointed over a Blacker sack during the summer of 2010. Not my size, unfortunately.
Gibson Gardens at his finest here. Newbies may not recognise some of those involved in the, ah-hem, debate.
#164 2011-09-19 15:27:11
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
Oh, and, yes, the blazer remains fantastic.
#165 2011-09-19 19:20:37
#166 2011-09-20 02:32:31
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
The living and the learning. We should all be following Adam's example.
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#168 2011-09-20 02:42:11
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
It is perhaps timely, then, to bring this thread back.
#169 2011-09-20 02:58:40
#170 2011-09-20 03:07:06
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
Was that not an incredibly dark Blue in a rather heavy fabric?
My eyes...
The fabric is to be changed along with the button stance and as for the colour... Dunno.
I have a slim Brooks Bros silk knit tie from my first trip to the 346 in '85 of a similar dark, dark Navy... If indeed that's what the JS Blazer was.
We shall see what's what soon.
#171 2011-09-20 03:20:05
- Sal
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
You're right it was blue, but so dark it may as well have been black.
Paul mentioned that they might do a few suits with the same style jacket and high waisted trousers. Now that's something I like the sound of.
#172 2011-09-20 06:02:31
- Hard Bop Hank
- Ivy Soul Brother
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#173 2011-09-20 07:05:05
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
As Kingstonian noted, Style Councillor offered a contrarian view of John Simons. He was brash, sure, but we can take a little brashness, can't we? Otherwise we might as well scrap 'Talk Ivy' and join John's minions over on Arseaboutfacebook, telling us about stadium boots. Anyway: not the point. Adam has since had a chance to chew the fat etc. with GG. It's a sign of intelligence to learn from experience and change your mind, isn't it?
#174 2011-09-21 12:45:49
- SubtleCool
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
Thanks for bumping that. My favourite Gibson rant / rage of a bruised romantic. And I think he is someone with romance in his soul. How could he not be?
Me? Conspicuous? Lady, I'm the invisible man.
#175 2011-09-21 15:52:07
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Re: Stanley Blacker at Cecil Gee
Yes, I think that's when and where I learned to love him. The forum at its best IMO.