Posts by Jackie Treehorn

Quote: Originally Posted by unbelragazzo  JT, I think we can usually arbitrate between rules for aesthetic purposes and rules for social propriety   Can we, though? All available evidence in modern-day society,...

At the risk of pursuing a fruitless tangent, let me remind us all that, so far at least, we've largely avoided qualifying what the "rules" actually are, or how their purpose has changed over the years. The standard assumption in the...

I disagree with the assertion that "the only necessary and sufficient condition for style is style itself." The statement is not only tautological, but wilfully reductionist. Whether or not one is cognizant of the choices he's making in...

Before we go about discarding rules in favor of pure, subjective expression, we should consider why the rules exist in the first place, and whether they offer value in the pursuit of our intended expression. Instead of thinking of rules...

I used to be painfully shy around women, because I thought they'd only go for guys who were rich, attractive, smart, or funny. Then I realized I was all of those things. True story.

Lately my beard has begun insisting that I dress in a more butch, masculine fashion. She claims that my chunky scarves, tight jeans, and fussy glasses make her job harder than it needs to be.

The phrase "navy blue" could be considered redundant at this point. "Navy" suffices on its own, seeing as how there are no other colors commonly qualified as "navy." There is no navy green, nor a navy red, nor a navy...

Awesome stuff. Really looking forward to the seven fold in that brown print.

Up until the OP started posting in German, I was reasonably sure he was somebody's sock. And a wonderful sock, at that. In fact, I may study his collected works here, just to learn a thing or two from an unwitting meister of an ancient...

Quote:Originally Posted by buzzron I'm not exactly skinny at 6'2" but I make sure not to wear too loose or too skinny clothes, my suits have always been tapered and 've never really been a fan of the skinny revolution. It seems that...