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#1 2008-03-16 18:23:28
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Black Cloud Over The Bespoke Community
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/business/16cnd-bear.html?em&ex=1205812800&en=419ecfcc4d69bda6&ei=5087%0A
"‘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
#2 2008-03-16 19:15:27
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“You know that saying, 'Caesar's wife is above suspicion'? Well I put an end to all that rubbish!"..”
#4 2008-03-16 19:58:44
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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
#5 2008-03-17 02:05:19
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Re: Black Cloud Over The Bespoke Community
Perhaps this then is a conspiracy by the Bush family to direct more customers to J Press?
#6 2008-03-17 13:06:12
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This may help to thin out the tailors who are priced beyond value (cough, cough, Clown, cough).
Although when societies are in decline, the elites keep on with business as usual.
Remember: not everyone took a bath in 1929. Some weathered it just fine.
#7 2008-03-17 13:11:53
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Sometimes when events like this happen, I wonder if anyone regularly seen on the forums I read has just lost their job.
#8 2008-03-17 14:13:34
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Re: Black Cloud Over The Bespoke Community
"‘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
#10 2008-03-17 14:53:57
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Re: Black Cloud Over The Bespoke Community
"‘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
#11 2008-03-17 14:56:32
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“You know that saying, 'Caesar's wife is above suspicion'? Well I put an end to all that rubbish!"..”
#12 2008-03-17 15:29:16
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“You know that saying, 'Caesar's wife is above suspicion'? Well I put an end to all that rubbish!"..”
#13 2008-03-17 19:05:30
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It may be had to believe for some but there was a time when Manhattan real estate was being given away, when Wall Street jobs were not the first choice of every Ivy League MBA, and when lower Manhattan was basically a dump. It was called the 1970s. and before that there was the 1930s. It's happened before, it can happen again.
#14 2008-03-17 19:33:10
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Rumor has the same fate befalling Lehman. Bush=Hoover. Lots of former investment bankers will be asking their tailors about apprentice availabilities.
"‘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
#15 2008-03-17 19:37:58
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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
#18 2008-03-18 09:13:52
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“You know that saying, 'Caesar's wife is above suspicion'? Well I put an end to all that rubbish!"..”
#20 2008-03-20 01:26:51
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#21 2008-03-20 12:58:04
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Did someone mention that Bear was one of the last banks that actively required a jacket and tie?
#22 2008-03-20 16:18:11
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Re: Black Cloud Over The Bespoke Community
"‘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
#23 2008-03-24 15:10:39
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Looking a little better today, maybe the Bear bankers will still get to buy a suit or two for the summer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120635948382859081.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news
#25 2008-03-25 09:00:16
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Perhaps a rollback in bespoke prices is next...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/fashion/23envy.html?_r=2&ref=style&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
"‘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