Okay. So I am one of the five. Oddly enough I watched the new DVD transfer of Four Flies on Grey Velvet last night. It is interesting to note that no matter what Argento wears he can not draw attention away from his frightening countenance. I mean that as high praise, of course.
Robert
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Yeah that's a mystery in itself. I tried to show a picture of her to my wife and ran into the same "trouble" finding a chaste one. She is a talented actress and director in her own right, and certainly has some more immediate qualities as well.
Robert
Asia was fantastic in two films I recently saw. One of them Boarding Gate.
Suspiria! Absolutely demented soundtrack.
And yes, his daughter is niiiiice. Check out "B. Monkey."
I don't remember if Fred Perry or someone else originally did the strip or stripes around the collar -- I'm guessing that it was earlier than ol' Fred. But it's a nice touch. Those made in England FP's are really nice. In fact, I think when they do it right, the English still have a lock on the pique tennis shirt. Way more so than the Italians or Peruvians.
You get that nice English fabric and the workmanship (when they do it), and you can't beat it.
The associations with 'chav' in England have struck deep roots. What was once very cool has now become unspeakable, doubtless due to the greed of the company itself. 'Old school' featured in my wardrobe until a couple of years ago, and I think John Simons still sells very subtle jumpers (no logo!), but an English made old school polo shirt might go better in the US now than in England if the preppy/'Love Story' connection remains valid. Maybe, though, as with Burberrys', UK Ivy chaps will seek to snatch back the brand from the scutters...
Just having a look at 'vintage' Fred Perry on Ebay.UK. I'm convinced - at least right now - that it's had its day.
My thing is purely the quality of the English fabric compared to the stuff I've seen from Italy or Peru. I haven't surveyed the whole scene and am not an authority but the English stuff I've seen is by far superior to the Italian stuff. This sort of surprised me. But sort of didn't.
I looked at a lot of stuff when I was in Paris last and still kept coming back to the really good English fabric which I take it is rather rare now?
There's a place in the US that still offers it: Grass Court. They've got a English pique with the shirt made up in USA. I like it a lot.
In my youth, a Fred Perry shirt was truly something to aspire to. Not as important as having the right jeans - red tag we called them - but desirable. I never had one, and eight or so years later they became the shirt of choice for those who wanted to be 'Jimmy' - polo shirt and Hush Puppies. Now you'll see them, from time to time, on foul lager-swilling yobs who hate black people (though they like soul music), hence my aversion.
Lovely posting, Get Smart! I still own stuff that's too big for me - US sizing for you! - ah, deadstock, deadstock...