‘Quotations’ Category

  1. The origins of Scottish district checks

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    March 5, 2014 by Ville Raivio

    “…it was in the emptiness caused by this drift that the sportsmen of the richer South discovered the possibilities of …
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  2. Braces: Brummell’s secret weapon

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    March 3, 2014 by Ville Raivio

    “Over his white shirt and perfect neckcloth, Brummell wore a pale or white waistcoat – or ‘vest’ in the parlance …
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  3. Ralph Lauren’s Brooks Brothers inspiration

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    March 1, 2014 by Ville Raivio

    Interviewer: I guess you’re more than partially responsible for the preppy rage? Ralph Lauren: Brooks Brothers was the foundation, and …
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  4. The Tailor of Panama

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    February 23, 2014 by Ville Raivio

    “A suit from me, Mickie, it’s not a drunken scream. It’s line, it’s form, it’s rock of eye, it’s silhouette. …
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  5. No logo

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    February 22, 2014 by Ville Raivio

    “And it came to pass that a man who sold shirts was smitten by hard times. Neither did any of …
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