tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post458688728407181133..comments2024-01-02T10:16:13.926+00:00Comments on The Thoughtful Dresser: Gentlemen's cornerLinda Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126115924247248057noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-9718128112442936772008-01-23T03:23:00.000+00:002008-01-23T03:23:00.000+00:00Prada 2008 was an abomination, and no amount of "m...Prada 2008 was an abomination, and no amount of "meaning" or "purpose" will change that. It's pretty easy to design clothes that make men look ridiculous and Prada proved this. What a farce.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874196441496831678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-18888019209767084412008-01-21T15:35:00.000+00:002008-01-21T15:35:00.000+00:00I think the 70's was the last era in which white, ...I think the 70's was the last era in which white, middle class men actually wore some fairly "peacocky" getup. Disco fashions, jumpsuits, velour tuxedos... maybe it's a case of once bitten twice shy?Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-75400358310867382252008-01-21T15:33:00.000+00:002008-01-21T15:33:00.000+00:00Male conservatism when it comes to dress (at least...Male conservatism when it comes to dress (at least in the States) is a more white phenomenon, and even there it depends on the social/ethnic group. I lived in Harlem for a few years, and the men there--both black and Latino, but especially black--tend to have serious style. The nature of that style differed by age, with many of the older men wearing fedoras and sharply tailored coats so on and the younger men wearing sometimes astonishingly vibrant, perfectly color-coordinated but more casual ensembles.<BR/><BR/>Now that I think about it, I've probably gotten more compliments on my *own* clothes from unknown black men on the street--whether in Harlem or elsewhere--than I have from any other men, including those I actually know.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-85853656997822386332008-01-21T14:53:00.000+00:002008-01-21T14:53:00.000+00:00My apologies, Linda.My apologies, Linda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-81836340687573265982008-01-21T14:14:00.000+00:002008-01-21T14:14:00.000+00:00I wonder when fashion conservatism started among m...I wonder when fashion conservatism started among men. Post-Andrew Jackson -Civil War?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-89861967958474277202008-01-21T13:32:00.000+00:002008-01-21T13:32:00.000+00:00TobyI have, on this very rare occasion deleted you...Toby<BR/><BR/>I have, on this very rare occasion deleted your comment. This is because you extrapolated from a real person, and a very dear friend of mine, behaviour which is far removed from his character. The article you cite may indeed describe a type, but my friend isn't that man.Linda Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126115924247248057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-55741953408075596022008-01-21T12:44:00.000+00:002008-01-21T12:44:00.000+00:00I think this is actually a very witty visual pun o...I think this is actually a very witty visual pun on something I see in stores the time: the mannequin with the well fitted shirt, and when you see it from the back it's all pinned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com