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#1 2008-12-06 09:08:39
- Marc Grayson
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Norman Block/Dunhill Tailors NY
Interesting obit of Norman Block from years back, owner of one of the legendary bespoke tailoring houses in NY, Dunhill. Not the British Dunhill, the Yiddish Dunhill...
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DEFDF113DF93BA35751C0A96E958260
"‘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 2008-12-06 14:37:00
- Shirtmaven
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Re: Norman Block/Dunhill Tailors NY
they were a class act. I remember when I worked at Roger Laviale, I was sent over to clean up the swatch books. I could not beleive how dark the store was.
They had a workroom in the basement with some of the best tailors in NYC. My old Neighbor, Ralph Caprio made the semi custom and some of the RTW items.
ever the salesmen. One of my customers told me a story. He went in to dunhill to have a button replaced on a jacket. As he waited, Norman sold him a Camel hair polo overcoat. Did the customer need the o/c? no but Norman made the sale!
#4 2008-12-06 15:01:50
- rsmeyer
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Re: Norman Block/Dunhill Tailors NY
It was a great shop in the classic NYC tradition; rather English-style suits. Had a beautiful hopsack blazer from there.
#5 2008-12-06 17:30:13
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Norman Block/Dunhill Tailors NY
"‘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 2008-12-07 15:20:24
- rsmeyer
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Re: Norman Block/Dunhill Tailors NY
Walter Pidgeon was also a customer.
#7 2008-12-09 18:29:15
- egbert
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Re: Norman Block/Dunhill Tailors NY
Egbert here: Dunhill Tailors was the best shop in NY from the 1940s until they closed in the early 1980s. The song has ended but the melody lingers on.
Last edited by egbert (2008-12-09 18:30:08)
#8 2008-12-09 19:05:34
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Norman Block/Dunhill Tailors NY
"‘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 2008-12-11 21:29:25
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Norman Block/Dunhill Tailors NY
"‘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