Yes, I feel this is what separates the old money from the new money, or people pretending to have money.

A few quotes from Chapter 6, " The Art of Dressing"

"It is that slightly casual way of wearing a rumpled flannel suit, a shirt thats a tad frayed at the cuffs, or Dad's old Harris tweed jacket, altered to fit. Very expensive, but very old brogues are a touchstone."

"Sprezzatura encompasses that purposefully disordered style, that cultivated recklessness, that seeming unconcern of the man who turns up his jacket collar, the collar of that English custom made hacking jacket he wears with his ten year old faded khakis, and an old school tie for a belt."

"Mercedes station wagons and Lobb shoes are what we are talking about. The Old Money wardrobe is ancient tweed sports jackets (no ersatz leather patches, please!), an inherited- if possible- barathea tuxedo (wide grosgrain lapels and button fly), the mottled Burberry, dateless gray flannel suit, Granddad's old half-hunter, and ancient cap-toed oxfords. A hat that looks as though it had spent most of its life as an orphan in the rain is the epitome of panache."

"How much better than a spanking new suit, the OML advises, to have Dad's old sharkskin double breasted one altered a bit, recondition the ancient Peal brogues, and turn the collar on the eternal Brooks button down."


It also talks about connections to the Ivy League staples of underplayed elegance of the unpadded sack-cut suit, the saddle shoe, the buttondown collar, argyle socks, etc.  However, Boyer also warns against overdoing it. "Nonchalance is a slight tug on the sleeve, not a violent shake of the lapels." No GTH items here, and dont attempt to wear more than one eccentricity at a time. "A scarf, a pair of socks, or a hat that is slightly out of the ordinary will accomplish more than a pair of purple slacks or a mauve topcoat."

How true.

I see some elements of trad, with some new england thrift thrown in for good measure. Its not just the clothes, but how you wear them that counts. Much more Anglo influence than the trads will admit, which is fine with me.

^ We have often thought of getting into porn, as a career.
Originally, we were thinking about plain girls, etc. Starring one of our furry friends, as the star.
But perhaps there is a market for Preppy Hardcore Sluts, or something equally as culturally significant.

(Let's get the Musies riled up! Women are property, not sex toys!)

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