‘Reading’ Category

  1. The ’80s Drape Suit

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    June 24, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    Today’s link leads to an old New York Magazine article on custom tailoring, titled ‘Bespeaking of Suits‘ and dated 1988. …
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  2. The Dandy by Charles Baudelaire

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    June 17, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    Charles Baudelaire is to literary dandyism what Brummell is to social dandyism. The latter lived the part, the former theorized …
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  3. Rant on the Current State of Menswear

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    June 15, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    Today’s link will disappoint Keikari’s usual readers. Instead of my usual re-posted slideshows, TOP lists, short summaries or shots of …
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  4. Elegance in Black

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    June 13, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    Today’s link leads to Dandyism.net, which hosts an old article on the then-rising phenomenon of well-tailored black American men, first …
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  5. The Year of Dressing Formally

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    June 9, 2013 by Ville Raivio

    One English professor took the plunge, deciding to rise and dress for the occupation for one year. As social dynamics …
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