Ambrosi Napoli

[comrade]

Originally Posted by F. Corbera

A great crotch should have negative space.

Am I right?

You are, but only among eunuchs.

 

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

1. I agree that the Mad Men influence is real. No, you don't see all that many men replicating the look 100%, but you certainly do see elements of it everywhere: shorter jackets, skinny lapels, skinny ties, etc. This is particularly obvious when you consider the trends trickling down from fashion designers to brands like Banana Republic.

I can't speak for others, but my skinny ties and lapels are in no way aping Don Draper. Perish the thought. I'm aping John Steed, a character from an obscure '60s spy spoof, and that gives me way more nerd cred.

 

[Big A]

Originally Posted by Parker

Is that the place Big A throws those wild parties?
That's in Atlanta, and you are always invited ....

As for the Mad Men influence, it would be pretty hard to argue that show did not affect menswear much more than the look of the Antwerp 6 and similar designers. While certain designers always did the skinny lapel / skinny tie / tv fold thing, that look didn't filter down to the places where most American men get their suits until Mad Men started getting a lot of press. Banana Republic cross branded with the show for pete's sake. Lapels and ties from Burberry, most of the HSM brands, etc., got slimmer. It became easier to wear a pocket square to work without being looked at sideways. The correlation of all this with Mad Men seems too obvious to discount. I think the most telling effect has been the inverse effect (or is it the contrapositive?) here. As pocket squares have turned up on more and more people everyday, the regulars here seem to be eschewing them. I'm sick of them myself, but attribute that to subconsciously noting that some of the posters I admire here have given them up.

 

[Wes Bourne]

So Foo got his pents and Mad Men sucks. Tell us more about them body sushi parties.

 

[Will]

52 pages of criticism and irrelevancies but no-one has pointed out that Foo needs a shoe shine...

 

[voxsartoria]

..

 

[NewYorkIslander]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

Preceded by a good boning?

- B

I love that you're back.

 

[greger]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Looks pretty nice. But, did you gain a little around the tummy- the buttons look tight. If you want the quarters open even more you could have the shank attaching the button even longer.

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by Will

52 pages of criticism and irrelevancies but no-one has pointed out that Foo needs a shoe shine...

+ toe taps

 

[comrade]

Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger

I love that you're back.

The Genius of erudite snark!

(I hope that it's not just a guest appearance.)

 

[JohnnyCrockett]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

This is great, but why THERE?
What is that? Lex and 55th? Random guess but it is that ugly.

 

[Slewfoot]

Originally Posted by JohnnyCrockett

This is great, but why THERE?
What is that? Lex and 55th? Random guess but it is that ugly.

It's 42nd and 5th Ave. You can see the reflection of Grand Central in one of the buildings and I have been unlucky enough to have tasted a slice from Bruno Pizza. The sting has never left me.

 

[BrooklynWeGoHard]

foo'a outfit is just screaming "look at me! i'm foo-tastic!"

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by BrooklynWeGoHard

foo'a outfit is just screaming "look at me! i'm foo-tastic!"

Is that a compliment or criticism?

 

[rnoldh]

Originally Posted by greger

Looks pretty nice. But, did you gain a little around the tummy- the buttons look tight. If you want the quarters open even more you could have the shank attaching the button even longer.

Gain a little?

Don't you think Foo looks slim here.

He has strong style ideas, but I never knew him to aspire to the Heroin Chic Ultra Thin look!