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Dressing Scared

November 08, 2018
by Claude T. Hector.   Autumn has always been my favorite season to dress for. While I enjoy the longer days of summer; I find that the high temperatures make it so that I can’t dress the way I’d l...
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Wearing Colors

October 25, 2018
by David Isle.  In the beginning, there is only navy, grey, white, and brown. Perhaps army green if you like to wear military gear on the weekend or olive if have a tailor in Naples. But there come...
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On Recognition

October 23, 2018
by Alexander Freeling.   Unhappy is the man who assesses everybody’s clothes. Most likely, they will fail to meet his cultivated eye, and he will have no option but to write to the usual places abo...
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Two Buttons For Fall

October 18, 2018
by David Isle.  One of the joys of custom made clothing is getting to choose your own details. But there are plenty of subtle yet distinctive embellishments that can be put on bespoke and off-the-p...
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Phantom Limbs

October 16, 2018
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   I’m looking at it now, half stuffed in a box, overflowing in its ample bulk, what seem like acres of lush, lush pile (pile like a pile carpet), ridiculously thick, rid...
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Let's Hear It For The Band

October 11, 2018
by David Isle.  The conventional wisdom within classic menswear is that the shirt collar performs the necessary function of framing the wearer’s face. Hence the fixation with collar height, and in ...
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Corduroy: The King of Wales

October 09, 2018
by Alan Cornett.   Long associated with college campuses, the English countryside, and teddy bears in overalls, corduroy is a quintessential autumn fabric. Normally made of cotton, corduroy has rid...
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