One of the most fascinating accusations levelled at me is that, in my manner of dress, I try far too hard. This has always been a sore point for me but not, as you might expect, because I experience personal wounding from the insult. Rather it is frustratingly perplexing to me that commentators can deliver in the manner of a fait accompli such dissatisfaction with, not a result, but the appearance of effort in attaining that result. Additionally, … [Read more...]
It strikes me that the best dressed men are highly disciplined fellows. Nothing happens by accident and the easier and more natural something appears the harder it is to achieve. Men like Cary Grant or Terry Thomas, for example, took years to develop their look. It was a conscious effort, studying the men they admired and then over years learning what worked and how to achieve it. Once they’d built their wardrobes, and they did build them; … [Read more...]
As autumn begins to take hold the weather inevitably gets worse. The winds get stronger, the temperature falls and sleety rain showers become ever more frequent. Rain, especially, can play havoc with business attire. While most men sensibly protect their suits by wearing a waterproof coat, many neglect one of their most important – and most expensive – items of dress: their shoes. Most good dress shoes have leather soles, which mould to … [Read more...]
“Err Winnie” I heard being muttered nervously behind me as I quietly took my place at my desk for registration “why is there a maths book all over your suit?” It was a cool April morning. I was seventeen years of age and in the first year of sixth form. It was not de rigueur to wear ‘flashy’ suits – the faculty looked down on fashion statements – and most of the boys fell into line by wearing innocuous navy or charcoal grey. Being … [Read more...]
Boardwalk Empire is an original television series that premiered this fall on HBO. The show follows Enoch “Nucky” Thompson (played by Steve Buscemi) who is a powerful politician and gangster in control of Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition. The show was created by Terence Winter, the Emmy Award-winning writer of The Sopranos. The first episode was directed by Academy Award Winning Director Martin Scorsese. The shows producers have … [Read more...]
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