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#1151 2009-02-05 16:01:20
- Marc Grayson
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
"‘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
#1152 2009-02-05 16:09:00
- formby
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#1153 2009-02-05 18:11:50
- Twin Six
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
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#1155 2009-02-06 07:09:13
- Ed-1
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
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#1156 2009-02-06 08:11:17
- Marc Grayson
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
"‘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
#1157 2009-02-06 09:53:11
- Marc Grayson
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
A vivid example of why free advice on style found on the fora is worth every cent...
http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.php?p=1730184&postcount=393
The wrong-headed advice that "drape" is a flattering cut for "skinny" men couldn't be more ill-advised---As misguided as his advice that high shoulder pads make a short man appear taller. Pure nonsense. A skinny man in a drape suit ends up really looking like a skinny man wearing a sloppy, ill-fitting suit. People, for the most part, are not fooled by such distractions. Indeed, a suit with excess cloth ends up calling attention to it for its lousy fit. To borrow from Cruz, why not just buy a suit 2x your normal size at Mens Wearhouse, which, basically, achieves the same result? A skinny man would be most flattered and, in the end, best served by a well-balanced, well-tailored jacket made by a skilled tailor who really is proficient in balance. Trickery really doesn't work.
Last edited by Marc Grayson (2009-02-06 10:02:09)
"‘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
#1158 2009-02-06 10:35:11
- Tony Ventresca
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^ Excellent post, Marc.
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#1160 2009-02-06 11:19:50
- formby
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#1164 2009-02-06 12:44:13
- Marc Grayson
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
"‘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
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#1168 2009-02-06 13:56:53
- formby
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#1169 2009-02-06 15:18:34
#1170 2009-02-06 15:22:13
- formby
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Re: New Improved Inane Post of the Day Thread (50% More Snark)
For me. the problem with the 'drape' is that it looks so old fashioned, it has a dull, amorphous look to my eye. I simply cannot see how tailoring that makes a slim man look more corpulent than he is, is in anyway flattering, and that is the first duty of the tailor, to flatter the client.
The drape cut may work for some, but I think it's a small minority.
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
Souvent me Souvient
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#1173 2009-02-06 16:24:22
- Sator
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