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Collections: Gus's Guitars

April 13, 2017
by David Isle.   Some collections are like the city of Rome - built stone upon stone, every addition becoming a permanent layer supported by its predecessors. Other collections are like Pocahontas’...
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Glenn O'Brien, 1947-2017

April 11, 2017
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   In recent days, the art, music and, not least, fashion worlds have all mourned the unexpected passing of Glenn O’Brien. The dust of his life path, even before one read...
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Diving into Summer Wedding Wear

April 04, 2017
by Claude T. Hector.   The first wedding suit I bought for myself was a black, 2 button, single-breasted that I purchased at Zara. I remember it being a big deal at the time because I was not yet t...
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Ask the Rakish Man: Plane Travel

March 30, 2017
Hello everyone, and welcome to The Rakish Man. My name is Léon Philippe and I am here with all the right responses to your sartorial queries. I’ve poured my first glass of Grand Marnier, so let’s g...
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Alternative Style Icon: Robert Badinter

March 28, 2017
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.  The last weeks have taught the world more than it ever wanted to know about the expensive clothing tastes of the French political class. Conservative presidential candi...
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Chuck Berry, 1926-2017

March 21, 2017
by David Isle.   America’s greatest cultural inventions have been in music. And there was no musician who influenced American music more in the 20th century than Chuck Berry. Musically, Chuck Berry...
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Competing Souvenirs

March 16, 2017
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   I am in my favorite city. Its name, for the moment, does not matter. Favorite cities generally aren’t the ones we actually live in. We save favorites for places that w...
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