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Basic Civilization: September 2005
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Thursday, September 29, 2005. RL's Spring 2006. The stuff I'm not so crazy about. This Fall on NBC:. Actually, this isn't so bad, except the flipflops and clunky-chunky belt just wreck the piece.). The "Hell's Angels' decorator on holiday at Cap d'Antibes" look. Europimp meets Ivy League, with predictable results. Blues Brothers Meet Savile Row. The "Mr. Rogers' Decorator" look. The "Mr. Rogers' Decorator's Assistant" look. The "Elvis' (pre-Army) Decorator" look. Posted by Joke at 8:56 PM. Yes, it is not...
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Basic Civilization: July 2005
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Friday, July 08, 2005. What the well-dressed man is wearing. Posted by Joke at 9:37 AM. By Appointment To Me. Swaine Adeney Brigg Ltd. Philistines, the lot of them. But before we get to December. Cheap excellentness, part 39283. Deli salmon, for Hannah. University admissions stuff that you may want to k. Some thoughts on matters serious. Automotive cheapskateness, part 2. Michael Mattis, 1964-2014.
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Basic Civilization: January 2006
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Sunday, January 08, 2006. Enough of the swivel-backed cufflinks! You look like a yokel, seriously. Posted by Joke at 10:52 PM. Friday, January 06, 2006. A little winter shopping action. Over the Christmas break I hauled the fam off to Boston. Shopping ensued. Not just in Boston, natch, but because Boston isn't. It gets mentioned with prominence. Which has me thinking of this:. Pictures of that upon arrival. Posted by Joke at 9:32 PM. By Appointment To Me. Swaine Adeney Brigg Ltd. Deli salmon, for Hannah.
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Basic Civilization: February 2006
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Sunday, February 19, 2006. Ralph Lauren - Fall 2006. Below are my two favorite outfits from RL's Fall 2006. Mind you, they are FAR from perfect, especially in terms of the artifice/affectedness of fit and proportion (seems like there is a knee-jerk reactionary mood against the equally loathsome over-slouchiness of past years. Posted by Joke at 3:00 PM. Wednesday, February 01, 2006. Just to keep you posted, here are mine in a dress shirt:. A for-real separate placket. And no shirt pocket. Fabric: pink cot...
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Basic Civilization: November 2005
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Monday, November 21, 2005. Poppy, whom I adore enough to put on the VERY restricted list of people who get a kidney or bone marrow no-questions-asked, has just posted a screed or diatribe on the matter of black tie events. Poppy and I may be (very) incompatible on politics, (mildly) incompatible on religion, (somewhat) incompatible on geography or music, but I can't get used to her blasphemous philippics. 1 full-on tuxedo (DB). 1 dinner jacket (DB ivory linen). 1 pleated wing collar shirt. Posted by Joke...
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Basic Civilization: August 2005
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Monday, August 29, 2005. Go Bookmark. Now. Posted by Joke at 1:15 PM. Saturday, August 13, 2005. The State of REALLY high-end menswear in the States. If you want to get clothes that are the epitome of craftsmanship and style, you have to head to NYC. And the waist and "skirt" pretty slim, for this line. What most people do NOT know is that if you prefer the "classic" Polo silhouette you can also get that custom made and the label will be purple, but otherwise identical (I'll try to post pictures so y...
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Basic Civilization: October 2005
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005. This is the unedited version of The Dilettante, as it appears in Dandyism.net. You think of something. Which brings us to this introductory column. Who is this from the Tropics who writes to Dandies across the globe? I hear you clamoring. Well, fine. If it means that much to you, well, okay, I suppose I could issue a brief biographical sketch and you, Gentle Reader, ought have a cursory overview of my bona fides, such as they are. The Jeffrey Banks tie. This, I scarcely need ad...
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Basic Civilization: January 2005
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Thursday, January 27, 2005. Random Musings, 1/27/05. WTF is with the word "catsup? I'm rummaging through one of my favorite cookbooks ( Let The Flames Begin. By Schlesinger and Willoughby) and these guys keep using this affected, antediluvian "catsup" instead of the infinitely preferable "ketchup." Their other, otherwise excellent cookbooks are equally guilty. But the taste is so much fresher and more complex and the work required so minimal, I am amazed more people. The last time I was in Boston, I went...
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