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post #31 of 111
12/14/11 at 10:48am
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My grandfather wore stark, raving mad plaid jackets (and he was a wealthy, Harvard educated man), and dark crimson socks at all times (hence, the Harvard background).

I think that I've seen that guy.
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post #32 of 111
12/14/11 at 10:49am
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Perhaps, it can be said, we met our end the moment we set our eyes on the prize.

Shit. It's gonna be a grim Christmas then.
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post #33 of 111
12/14/11 at 10:51am
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+1

The best way to combat this alleged igorance (of all things "basted") is to have a group trip to Pitti Uomo on January 10th of the new year.

I can get press passes.

Anybody in?
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post #34 of 111
12/14/11 at 10:53am
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I think my generation (born before 1960) was probably about the last to grow up wearing suits on a regular basis. The knowledge seems to have begun fading away with the generations who didn't grow up wearing suits regularly.
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This is not appealling to my frugal and patrician upbringing.
Wow...a patrician on StyleForvm!
This is fantastic news.

I still think that it's fantastic news.
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post #35 of 111
12/14/11 at 10:54am
I like pancakes.
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post #36 of 111
12/14/11 at 10:54am

F. Corbera's posts are some of my favorite, when I can get to them before they disappear.

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post #37 of 111
12/14/11 at 10:55am
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F. Corbera's posts are some of my favorite, when I can get to them before they disappear.

His posts are self destructive. After 12 reads, they're self merkur'ed.
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post #38 of 111
12/14/11 at 10:55am
When clothing, for the general public, made the transition from purely practical to fashion. Clothing became a manner of expressing yourself; breaking with the establishment. This was quickly remarketed by the industry as a sort of mass individualism. Now average Joe could permit himself to more and more clothing items, where this had formerly been the prerogative of just the upper-classes. Durability and repairability became unimportant. Also, new mass production techniques alongside the introduction of synthetics and glues drove the nails in the coffin of the traditional crafts even further.


edit: rewrote a few lines.
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post #39 of 111
12/14/11 at 10:58am
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The best way to combat this alleged igorance (of all things "basted") is to have a group trip to Pitti Uomo on January 10th of the new year.

You don't need to fly to Firenze to forget to buckle your dub monks.
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post #40 of 111
12/14/11 at 12:07pm
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You don't need to fly to Firenze to forget to buckle your dub monks.

It's like having our very own Henny Youngman with Aspergers...
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post #41 of 111
12/14/11 at 12:16pm
Does he have to carry a violin?
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post #42 of 111
12/14/11 at 12:17pm
Take someone please
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post #43 of 111
12/14/11 at 12:18pm
Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.

[source unknown, ain't me]
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post #44 of 111
12/14/11 at 12:19pm
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Originally Posted by brainchild View Post

These are all distinctions that our fathers' fathers new quite well, but almost noone today has any knowledge of them.

My family certainly never lost this knowledge - they were too poor to buy suits.

Perhaps one of the reasons almost no one today has it is because, in fact, until very recently in our history it was only a very small minority that needed, wore or could even afford the kinds of clothes we are generally discussing here...
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post #45 of 111
12/14/11 at 12:19pm
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Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.
[source unknown, ain't me]


 

Doug Larson. Courtesy of Google.

 

http://www.quotegarden.com/nostalgia.html

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