May 2013
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May 21st
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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Paraphrasing Sam Bivins on the latest Daft Punk album: cosmic poolside melancholy. next level galactic sadness-party. so expensive; you can practically hear the millions of dollars in every note.
May 16th
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May 15th
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May 14th
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“There is no such thing as a good fit that is uncomfortable. The good fit, which,...”
– Hardy Amies (via voxsart)
May 11th
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“I am quite aware that I shall annoy some people by my insistence on correctness...”
– Hardy Amies (via voxsart)
May 11th
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May 11th
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May 9th
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May 9th
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May 8th
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May 8th
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May 7th
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“‘So what must you get into that handsdome head of yours? Just...”
– Advice from an Archcriminal to a young man, from Honoré de Balzac’s Lost Illusions.
May 7th
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Cary Grant's Style Philosophy
I keep coming back to it for my own use, so I’ve decided to re-post this in full: “Originally published in five parts on ‘This Week’ magazine, 1962, the following is the only public article from Grant’s pen concerning style. ‘I’m often asked for advice or an opinion about clothes, and I always try to answer the best I can, but I’m not inclined to regard myself as an authority on the...
May 7th
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May 6th
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May 6th
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May 6th
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May 6th
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May 6th
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Dirnelli's Mises: Review of shirtmakers & shirts... →
dirnelli: Review of shirtmakers & shirts I’ve owned Lucca — My favorite shirtmaker in Paris. An attention to detail like I’ve never experienced anywhere else. No standard collars, each collar is cut as a trial paper collar on the customer’s neck, which allow you to instantly gauge the result, in terms of opening & point length. Also, he’s my only shirtmaker so far to have checked on a...
May 5th
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May 4th
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May 3rd
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“Lucien realised, at the Minister’s house, the great difference that exists...”
–  Honoré de Balzac, Lost Illusions.
May 2nd
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May 2nd
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“At that time there flourished a circle of young men, some rich, others poor, all...”
–  Honoré de Balzac, Lost Illusions.
May 2nd
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May 2nd
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April 2013
46 posts
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Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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A Suitable Wardrobe: A Debt We Owe →
Alan Flusser, An Apology
Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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“I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.”
–  Humphrey Bogart — via voxsart
Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 23rd
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“You have genius; try to have your revenge. The world despises you—despise...”
– Advice to a defeated enemy from Honoré du Balzac, Lost Illusions.
Apr 19th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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