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#1 2007-01-06 07:22:31
- Marc Grayson
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The British Chap
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article91467.ece
"‘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
#3 2007-01-07 04:27:41
- Horace
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Re: The British Chap
I've read some of the articles in the magazine. They're hysterically funny though written in that quintessential British style of understatement.
http://www.thechap.net/
See their letters:
http://www.thechap.net/Epistolary.html
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#4 2007-01-07 07:01:24
- Marc Grayson
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Re: The British Chap
"Phrederick Philistinius-Barker provides evidence that a disastrous wardrobe and the smell of Brut aftershave need not prevent one from enjoying the delights offered by a Thai bride mail-order catalogue."
"‘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
#5 2007-01-07 07:06:12
- Marc Grayson
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Re: The British Chap
"Jeremiah Cornelius Phibes-Mordecai simply must know:
In late 1996 I purchased an excellent pair of black ankle boots hand crafted in the punched leather, or ‘brogue’ style. Each step I make is accompanied by a plainly audible squeak. How can I eradicate this discordant perambulatory grace-note?"
"I’m afraid I don’t really see much of a problem here, rather a blessing. Apart from the obvious difficulties of sneaking up on people, what better way could there be to draw attention to your splendid footwear?"
"‘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
#6 2007-01-07 07:10:32
- Marc Grayson
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Re: The British Chap
"Sir,
At the tender age of 15, I am still a student attending secondary school, but I feel this should not curb my hereditary Chappist tendencies. The school uniform consists of a black blazer, black trousers, black shoes, white shirt and school tie, which is very hard to transform into something both elegant and sublime, but I have tried my best. My modifications are as follows: double-cuff shirt with cutaway collar or wingtip, dependant on my mood; a Windsor knot; gold cufflinks; black or grey wool waistcoat; paisley braces with gold clips; sharply crease trousers with turn ups; black silk socks with sock suspenders, parade-polished black leather Sterling and Hunt brogues; Dents leather gloves; Tootal paisley-type pattern scarf and, when the occasion demands it, a leather-bound swagger stick.
Topcliffe Kinipple, Worcester"
"‘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
