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    Alexander Julian's Debut

    His menswear design business has taken many twists and turns over the years. His most recent endeavor is what he’s informally called “Relaunch”, which marks the return to the specialty store and online marketplace of his “Collection” level menswear.
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    Alexander Julian's Debut

    My IG feed should be quite the treat for you, as it contains very nearly every color ad and editorial of note that featured Alex’s Collection (vs. “Colours”) menswear during his 1980’s heyday: https://www.instagram.com/alex_julian_collector/
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    Alexander Julian's Debut

    This GQ editorial featuring his Spring 1976 Bespoke collection is almost certainly the earliest multi-page editorial of Alex’s work featured in a major men’s fashion magazine.
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    Hidden button down shirt options

    Alexander Julian has been offering them for years as the default collar for his Private Reserve (R.I.P.) and Relaunch better menswear lines.
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    WTB: Alexander Julian Menswear

    Fred: Thanks for the tip. In fact, I do believe I’ve contacted every consignment store not only in the Triangle, but in every major metropolitan district coast-to-coast, asking politely to be contacted should any AJ come in. The responses from the sub-millennial gals who answer the phone...
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    WTB: Alexander Julian Menswear

    Long-time serious collector seeking Alexander Julian men's apparel and accessories from his better (i.e., not "Colours by Alexander Julian") product lines. Size/condition are not a factor, provided the piece(s) bear(s) one of the attached labels. The above "price" field requires an input, so...
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    The Uniqlo Thread

    Just visited my local Uniqlo store, intending to grab another pair of last year's best-ever jean--the "slim/straight/low" in color #68--for my current professional look of choice: solid sport coat, fun patterned dress shirt and pocket square on top and dark denim down below. Despite owning way...
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    What are the greatest menswear brands of all time?

    Evening, folks: I see that Alex Julian's name has come up, 28 pages into a thread on "legacy" menswear brands. As the aforementioned member who is a great admirer and collector of Mr. Julian's work, I won't pretend to be objective on this topic. While I confess to not having read all 29 pages...
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    The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

    At lunch I snagged a pair of RLPL 5 pocket chinos for $6.99. I also scored a pair of RLPL linen dress trousers in off-white for $2.99. They're a beautiful, heavy-weight linen but the previous owner got rid of them because there are some faint stain spots on the lower leg. I figured at that price...
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    Uncommon Threads: Alexander Julian Retrospective

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    Bankruptcies in the Menswear Industry, 1981-2006

    I performed a search of the "Daily News Record" electronic archive, using the search term "bankrup*", which, for the period they've indexed (1981-2006), yields 4950 articles. Divide by the number of years indexed (25), and you have a yearly average of 198 times a year that an article with the...
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    Uncommon Threads: Alexander Julian Retrospective

    I'm not sure if the present context (namely, that of a thread concerning menswear designers who wear their own creations, morphed by a respected member of both the AAAC and SF communities into becoming a thread concerning a long-standing and very personal rancor) is the right context in which to...
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    Uncommon Threads: Alexander Julian Retrospective

    <Briggs Robinson Gallery's press release> "This month-long exhibit is an entertaining, artistically approached, in-depth analysis of 30 years of designer Alexander Julian's innovative contributions in men's and women's fashion and home furnishings. Playful installations illuminate Julian's...
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    Alexander Julian Bespoke/Couture/Private Reserve

    Gentlemen: Good day to you and thank you for taking a few moments from your busy day/evening to read this post. I'm an Alexander Julian archivist and collector from Los Angeles seeking, as always, still more pieces of vintage Alexander Julian apparel and accessory items from the: "Alexander...
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    Gene Meyer

    Hi all: As something of an admirer of Gene Meyer's color sensibility (though not quite as big on some of his styling choices), I thought I'd append a few articles from DNR--most recent first--that should give anyone tracking this thread a concise history of this talented and quite overlooked...
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    Wanted:  Alexander Julian Bespoke/Couture Menswear

    Hello, Gents: I thought I'd post a link to a picture of the most desirable Julian labels, which, taken as a whole, constitute almost the entirety of his "couture" programs from 1975-1988: http://www.ioffer.com/w/Wanted-Alexa...Menswear-91543 If you have (or know where there are) any pieces...
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    December 25, 2004

    Gentlemen: We are that rare breed of men, not merely, I am certain, for the enthusiasm that we bring here and to Andy's in our many passionate discussions about all things sartorial. If it is true that clothes do not make the man, then let us, throughout this New Year, vow that we allow our...
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    Alexander Julian, Redux

    Thesis: "The use of off-beat, even eccentric colors in tailored clothing fabrics, after the demise of the 'peacock' 60's, is due almost entirely to Alex's deployment, in his Couture collections between 1975-1985, of over 7500 different colors, most prominently in his sportswear, but, even more...
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    Top Ten American Designers

    1.   Ralph Lauren: 2,748 mentions in DNR since  02/03/1982 2.   Calvin Klein: 2,465     &quot;                       &quot;   07/22/1981 3.   Donna Karan: 1,222     &quot;                       &quot; 11/02/1983 4.   Perry Ellis: 1,815     &quot...
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    Alexander julian:  man of the cloth

    Hello, Gentlemen: {I've taken the liberty of cross-posting the following missive at "Ask Andy's", in slightly different fashion, and I apologize, in advance, if you've already seen it there and find its presence here redundant...} I'm a Los Angeles-based archivist, presently actively curating...
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