The Louche
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I have regularly seen posts on the various fora that indicate the poster having had an understanding of various pedantic rules for years and years. For example: "I've thought it a sin to wear bluchers with a suit since I was 25, 50 years ago, but seeing this picture makes me re-think my position..." This may be a rather pedestrian example, but you get the point.
So I ask: where did you learn the minutea of dressing before these boards existed? I have always read books about style and studied being properly dressed, but it numbs my mind to think of the "rules" that I didn't know until joining the online menswear community a few years ago. I think most posters are in a similar boat, but some of you obviously knew a great deal about all of this long ago. How did some of you guys get so knowledgeable in the first place?
So I ask: where did you learn the minutea of dressing before these boards existed? I have always read books about style and studied being properly dressed, but it numbs my mind to think of the "rules" that I didn't know until joining the online menswear community a few years ago. I think most posters are in a similar boat, but some of you obviously knew a great deal about all of this long ago. How did some of you guys get so knowledgeable in the first place?