Posts by sleeper

I got it free from Poole's - so you can probably get it there for $3000 or so, and they will throw in a suit for free. I liked the book. It is more about the company, and the individuals who created it, rather than about the styles,...

I had a friend who bought a leather frock coat after a drunken lunch in Rome, and looked very good in it. I actually used to wear Tyrolean jackets every day, and liked them a lot, despite the continuing objections of the women in my...

Arvi Is Via Quadronno between Madison and Fifth - it's very narrow, with a bar on your left as you enter, with a seating area at the back, with excellent sandwiches, mostly on a ham/cheese theme? If so, I concur in your view that it's a...

I too would advise avoiding Pink. I always go to Brooks Brothers on Madison Avenue when I am in NY, but that is because I am from London, and this is a treat for me. Another regular haunt for me is Belgian Shoes (I think it's on 56th...

I have that exact tie. I used to let a friend of mine use one of the bedrooms in my flat when he was in town, and he left a tie like that behind, and then told me to keep it, as he no longer wanted it. It looks right, but I will check...

I think this is only really appropriate for a gentleman if you are engaged in some form of sporting activity (e.g. the grandfather who was fishing). It looks just about OK with your white flannels while playing cricket, tennis, or...

I remember meeting a friend of mine from university, who was about to join Holland and Hollland (from a management consultancy) as their brand manager, in order to capitalise on the quality of their shotgun brand. They had always been...

I had my heart broken in my last year at university - the first time is always the hardest. My advice is to put as much emotional distance between you and her as possible, and that means meeting as many women as you can, going out to...

I have had bad experiences with linen trousers being machine washed, although this may be because of the ineptness of our maid. I ended up with wrinkles being fixed into the cloth, as grey lines, an effect similar to being stone-washed....

To be honest, I think that the best thing is to ignore them, and not ban them or delete their threads, and they will eventually get bored and go away. So it makes sense for Andy and the moderator not to do anything.