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Interview With: Go Fujito, Part 1

October 31, 2017

by S. Charlie Weyman.   Many designers today, even those considered avant-garde, start their design process by delving into vintage archives. It’s just a question of where they take their inspirati...

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Game: Set. No Match

October 27, 2017

by David Isle.   You may remember that there was a football game a couple of Sundays ago that ended in dramatic fashion. As the clock ticked down to zero and players and media spilled onto the fiel...

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Pitti the Fool?

October 24, 2017

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   About a decade ago, a kindly assistant at my office nicknamed behind her back (not by me) La Castafiore for her resemblance to the melodramatic Tintin character of tha...

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How to Wear a Pocket Square

October 20, 2017

by S. Charlie Weyman.   There are many ways to wear a pocket square, but only one rule – always complement; never match. As with tie knots, card tricks, and pick-up lines, you want to look good wit...

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Dressed to Write

October 17, 2017

by Alexander Freeling.    Language as a metaphor for clothing is ubiquitous in writing on dress. But clothing isn’t a language. Speaking and dressing make very different demands of the body. And co...

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On Lasting Things

October 10, 2017

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   A great achievement of the classes that rule us is making us love our chains. I had this (almost certainly not original) thought reading the estimable Bruce Boyer’s re...

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The Beauty of Aging

August 22, 2017

by Alexander Freeling.    For twenty years, Patek Phillipe has sold watches using the idea that you never actually own one of them, but “merely look after it for the next generation.” This might se...

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Shades Off-White

August 03, 2017

by David Isle.   What grey flannel pants are to winter, off-white linen and cotton pants are to summer. You can wear them every day of the season without ever regretting it. This versatility is one...

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