GQ Personal Style: Gay Talese
1August 15, 2013 by Ville Raivio
Today’s link leads to GQ’s Personal Style series which featured Gay Talese two years ago. The text sees him go through the roots of his fascination with tailoring, his preferences for the very best (even if one can’t afford it), the biggest style mistake men make and dressing up for the story.
Products from Pukimo Raivio
- Brioni, hand made black suit, size 54/56EU- Tom Ford, grey sports jacket, size 48EU, wool-mohair-silk
- Brioni, blue blazer, size 50EU, metal buttons
- Artioli, burgundy loafers, size 41EU, crocodile leather shoes
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His life philosophy: ‘I’m also aware that many journalists are poorly dressed. When they die, somebody will put a nice suit on them and place them in a casket. If they dress up for their death, why not dress up when alive?’
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Gay Talese wrote a beautiful article about his father, called the ‘brave tailors of Maida’. It should be in the Keikari archives. Oh, here it is:
http://www.keikari.com/english/the-brave-tailors-of-maida/