‘Arbiter Elegantiae’ Category
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Forthediscerningfew’s interview with Yukio Akamine
0February 7, 2020 by Ville Raivio
February 2012 was marked by FTDF’s Pierre-Antoine Levy and Virgile Mercier meeting with the Humphrey Bogart of Japan, Yukio Akamine. …
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What we lost in the casual revolution by G. Bruce Boyer
0September 18, 2018 by Ville Raivio
Who else but G. Bruce Boyer? Let us leave it to him to tell what the western culture has lost …
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G. Bruce Boyer’s life as a style writer
0June 26, 2018 by Ville Raivio
Today’s question: what has the act of writing about men’s tailored clothing taught G. Bruce Boyer? In the collection of …
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Ralph Lauren and the necktie
0July 18, 2017 by Ville Raivio
Ralph Lauren has many fans. His career began in 1967 with a range of neckties, and some two years later …
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A definition of style
0October 29, 2015 by Ville Raivio
“Style is what happens when a person bends fashion to his personality.” – G. Bruce Boyer in his recent interview …
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