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post #31 of 53
10/22/09 at 5:27pm
I think cufflinks on 20-somethings looks pretty obnoxious. Other than that, I don't mind
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post #32 of 53
10/22/09 at 5:28pm
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Originally Posted by Journeyman View Post
+1.

All these pronouncements, and push to have different trends/looks, are simply driven by advertising dollars.

All the more reason for Kent Wang to take out a few full-color glossies in Esquire.
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post #33 of 53
10/22/09 at 5:29pm
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Originally Posted by StephenHero View Post
My white linen pocket square has been useful on far more occasions than my ties.

For example, a damsel in distress is less likely to dab herself with a man's tie.
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post #34 of 53
10/22/09 at 5:46pm
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Originally Posted by Bradford View Post
Just picked up the latest Esquire Big Black Book - Fall 2009 Edition.

In response to the current economic downturn, the editors are calling for a new, more serious, sober type of dressing.

As part of this they say that pocket squares should be removed and barrel cuff shirts are the way to go.

They also advocate for the return of the white shirt (which I didn't realize ever went away), striped and ancient madder ties, simple watches and gray suits.

So, will you be giving up your pocket squares and cufflinks until the next economic boom?

I'm curious what everyone thinks.

What do they say about hemlines?
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post #35 of 53
10/22/09 at 5:46pm
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Originally Posted by Tarmac View Post
I think cufflinks on 20-somethings looks pretty obnoxious. Other than that, I don't mind

Being a 20-something don't wear them that often.

I do agree that when I see cuff links on most 20-somethings it tends to be a part of an overall obnoxious look. However I believe that links can still be worn tastefully.
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post #36 of 53
10/22/09 at 5:52pm
I'm pulling all of my advertising from Esquire.
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post #37 of 53
10/22/09 at 6:05pm
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I think cufflinks on 20-somethings looks pretty obnoxious. Other than that, I don't mind

You cheated and looked at the other half of the photo:

Attachment 31500

Captioned, "The bright young man at the left is a bit too obviously the young alumnus for our private taste, and we have a sneaking hunch that the lowering of his right arm would reveal some collegiate gadget on his watch chain. But that is poking our big nose in where it doesn't belong, since our function is simply that of serving up the facts, and it is a fact beyond dispute that a great many young men in business like to carry over the campus manner for a few years after graduation." No cufflinks there.
LL
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post #38 of 53
10/22/09 at 6:24pm
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Wait, this Esquire?


That could have been Foo.
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post #39 of 53
10/22/09 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by Bradford View Post
Just picked up the latest Esquire Big Black Book - Fall 2009 Edition. In response to the current economic downturn, the editors are calling for a new, more serious, sober type of dressing. As part of this they say that pocket squares should be removed and barrel cuff shirts are the way to go. They also advocate for the return of the white shirt (which I didn't realize ever went away), striped and ancient madder ties, simple watches and gray suits. So, will you be giving up your pocket squares and cufflinks until the next economic boom? I'm curious what everyone thinks.
I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to buy that book, turn to that page while I'm on the train, and burst out laughing (a la Robert De Niro - Goodfellas); flashing my striped french cuffs & cufflinks as I wipe tears of laughter away with a nice pocket square.
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post #40 of 53
10/22/09 at 6:29pm
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Originally Posted by Douglas View Post
One of the steps I have taken towards sobering my lifestyle in the current economic climate is not to purchase silly rags such as Esquire.

Seconded.
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post #41 of 53
10/22/09 at 6:29pm
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Originally Posted by Man Of Lint View Post
I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to buy that book, turn to that page while I'm on the train, and burst out laughing (a la Robert De Niro - Goodfellas); flashing my striped french cuffs & cufflinks as I wipe tears of laughter away with a nice pocket square.
I dunno if you'd be laughing so hard if you pay money for that book. You might feel more like you're getting your shine box.
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post #42 of 53
10/22/09 at 6:33pm
Those magazines are written by fashionvictims, low IQ , ultraleftys.

Period.

Long life to the old washion class and style.
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post #43 of 53
10/22/09 at 6:40pm
They are mistaking minimizing for simplifying.

- M
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post #44 of 53
10/22/09 at 6:57pm
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fashionvictims, low IQ , ultraleftys.
This should be Fuuma's Member Title.
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post #45 of 53
10/22/09 at 7:11pm
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This should be Fuuma's Member Title.

What means Fuuma?
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