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#26 2009-05-21 08:36:19
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#27 2009-05-21 08:51:57
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
I have a scanned copy from Blighty but I don't think that the review is online yet! I must say that I was amazed to receive it out of the blue and I add it to the Esquire and Maxim review clippings...!! I suppose that I could post it but I am unsure of theimage posting process here - I did manage one but have forgotten.
#28 2009-05-21 08:58:31
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
Souvent me Souvient
#29 2009-05-21 09:19:24
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
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#30 2009-05-21 09:24:27
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
Souvent me Souvient
#32 2009-05-21 09:39:06
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
Souvent me Souvient
#33 2009-05-21 09:47:10
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I suppose 'misadventure' or 'mischance' - but nothing as colourful as serendipity but this reminds me of Goldfinger saying to Bond something like: "once is happenstance; twice is coincidence but the third time it's enemy action."
#34 2009-05-21 10:46:48
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#35 2009-05-21 11:15:57
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FNB - you have completely stumped me there I have to say!
#36 2009-05-21 13:35:39
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Draped and sculpted hep cat suit - as worn by His Royal Hepness, Cab Calloway
#37 2009-05-21 13:46:33
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
Souvent me Souvient
#38 2009-05-21 13:50:32
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
I like 'Kismet' but not KISS
" Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashion. "
G.K. Chesterton
#39 2009-05-21 14:07:21
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Draped and sculpted hep cat suit - as worn by His Royal Hepness, Cab Calloway
#40 2009-06-07 07:13:49
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I shall commission a suit:
So let it Bespoken
So let it be done!
#41 2009-06-10 15:42:00
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^ If it's anything like the author, it's probably a tool of the trade.
#42 2009-06-12 11:17:24
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
I swear anyone with an eye can read the whole book in a bookstore in 5 minutes, and I'm speaking as a slower reader. Nothing interesting except some English brand names dropping.
#46 2011-07-16 06:37:24
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Re: Book Review: History of Men’s Fashion
Despite my earlier comments, I recommend this book. It falls into the 'personal' category along with Russell Smith's book on style and those are the only two books in the category. I would like to see more contributions published, actually, as I think sometimes we can learn more from looking at style from one person's viewpoint more than we can from a victorian etiquette agony-aunt book dressed up as a rulebook on style (cough Flusser cough cough).
"What sort of post-apocalyptic deathscape is this?"
"I don't want to look like a cock hungry sailor after all !!!"
"When it comes to infidelity, broken families, and reckless fatherhood, the underclass are amateurs."
#47 2011-07-16 07:38:54
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