‘Quotations’ Category
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You know you have a problem when…
0January 13, 2014 by Ville Raivio
“1. You’re on vacation and you find yourself constantly worrying about how many menswear RSS feed updates you’ll have to …
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William Butler Yeats
0January 9, 2014 by Ville Raivio
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark …
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Epictetus and the Colour Purple
0January 2, 2014 by Ville Raivio
‘I aspire to be the purple stripe, that is, the garment’s brilliant hem. However small a part it may be, …
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Men’s Jazz Clothes in the 1910s and ’20s
2December 16, 2013 by Ville Raivio
‘When a real smart ticker [pianist] would enter the place, say in winter, he’d leave his overcoat on and keep …
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Suede Shoes in the 1920s England
0November 19, 2013 by Ville Raivio
‘I was brought up…to think that suede shoes were only worn in private by consenting adults.’ ~ John Taylor, Tailor&Cutter …
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