May 2013
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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.
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There is no such thing as a good fit that is uncomfortable. The good fit, which,...
– Hardy Amies (via voxsart)
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I am quite aware that I shall annoy some people by my insistence on correctness...
– Hardy Amies (via voxsart)
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Lucien realised, at the Minister’s house, the great difference that exists...
– Honoré de Balzac, Lost Illusions.
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At that time there flourished a circle of young men, some rich, others poor, all...
– Honoré de Balzac, Lost Illusions.
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April 2013
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A Suitable Wardrobe: A Debt We Owe →
Alan Flusser, An Apology
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I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
– Humphrey Bogart — via voxsart
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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.
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