unexpected sartorial win -young george lucas

You've seen the RedLetterMedia 70 minute critique of Episode 1 right? Genuis. Go on, one more time...

sartorial hero -peter venkman

Venkman in professor mode. Tweed jacket, rep tie, dual-zone watch.

Boat shoes deep into fall. Ray goes golden era Ivy with Izod, wool scarf and duffle jacket.

Sorry I didn't get to meet YOU sir.
Blaze chamois with elbow patches... in the dictionary under "next level".

Gotta be secure to wear Wimbledon checks.

I like her because she sleeps above her covers.... 4 FEET above her covers...
Peter knows the only way to look good after a hard day in your work clothes
is to have a strong-jawed woman on your arm. Point taken...

sartorial hero -jacques-yves cousteau

Remembering JYC today, the centennial of his birth. [bad timing BP. -ed.] Captain Planet pretty much had his uniform; chambray shirt, THE red cap, no nonsense glasses, maybe a Peterson pipe. In the older photo he is crushing the white shirt look. Having a prototype Rolex Submariner does not hurt either... Related, Omega Seamaster PLOPROF history.

captain haddock

Captain H absolutely slays it. Bow-tie askew (essential) so they know it is real, working cuffs on your tweed jacket (natch'), silk pj's/dressing gown/belt of whisky... probably Peal&Co. slippers too...

commander schweppes -2

The Commander was asked after a 1968 lecture at Harvard Business School:

“Does Schweppes Tonic Water really contain quinine, and could you drink it as a cure for malaria?”

Commander Whitehead answered without pause, “Indeed, Schweppes Tonic Water does contain quinine and one could drink it as a palliative for malaria. However, should one adopt such a course of treatment one would surely expire from renal collapse, for the daily dosage, I regret, would be approximately 30 cases.”
-via Steve Cotler. Classsic.

sartorial hero -commander schweppes

Commander Edward Whitehead (1908 – 1978) was a British Royal Navy officer, a veteran of the South Pacific campaign, and at one time the President of Schweppes (USA). He is better known as an advertising representative of Schweppes in a campaign created by Ogilvy&Mather Agency in 1955 which ran through the 1960s.

A bit late to the party on David Ogilvy, my reading list just got a wake up call. Long/short I have no doubt that Commander Whitehead could take down a certain "interesting man" any day of the week. Big fan of the old quinine water myself.



The bottom right photo was taken by Richard Avedon on a rooftop in New York City. It really had started snowing.
Lightning, meet bottle.

have the papers arrived yet fawlty?

Fridays are tie days... for many British regiments including the Royal Artillery, in which Major Gowen (resident at Fawlty Towers) served. This particular tie is often called the Gunner Tie, and might work for those that are averse to regimental stripes (i.e. me). Long/short, it is still a regimental tie, but the lightning pattern really takes it into geometric land.

"The inspiration for the character of The Major in Fawlty Towers was said to be one Captain Lancaster — John Cleese's Latin teacher as a young lad... Major Gowen, played by Ballard Berkeley was a bumbling, quintessential stiff upper lipped English gentleman. And proud of it! Well known for his distrust of foreigners in general he could always be found wandering about Fawlty Towers enquiring if the newspapers had arrived yet. The only thing more important to Major Gowen than the arrival of the newspapers to keep himself abreast of the cricket scores was the opening of the bar."
-via FawltySite.

Sidenote: repp ties are so-called for the weave; nothing to do with reputation or clubs or schools. A repp tie was made from silk that's woven in such a way as to produce tight diagonal ribs. Often, striped ties for schools, clubs, and regiments are rep ties, but not all rep ties are school/regiment etc..

Most silk neckwear is produced in only a few weaves: rep (with longitudinal ribs), ottoman (with crosswise ribs), crepe (with a broad range of grained surface effects) and faille (with conspicuous crosswise ribs).
-G. Bruce Boyer

sartorial hero -charles brown

Couldn't find the right hat; something Kromer-ish no doubt, but the straight brim has me foxxed. Charles Shulz was from the twin cities, (Charlie Brown first appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press(1)) so I am guessing most of Chuck's gear would be from the midwestern states. Bemidji Wool (MN) coat of some kind, Carhartt's (MI) and Red Wing boots (MN). Utilitarian cool from young Charles Brown. Now where is that red headed girl...

Sidenote; found a great handknit Charlie Brown-ish sweater for overkill via Joven Kids.

sartorial hero -bill cutting

That's Bill The Butcher Cutting to you and me... Did not enjoy anything of Gangs of New York except DDL chewing the hell out of the scenery. Serious clashing of tartans, taffeta(?) bow ties, lots of apron prawn. Tapping his glass eagle-eye... out of control.

I’ve got a hole in my shoulder and it hurts, so have a drink and shut up or shut up and get out.
-Bill “the Butcher” Cutting

Knee length long-johns seem to be the thing this year, so tap into your inner Butcher and grab these from Burton. BTW does anyone really think Leo could take DDL... thought not.

sartorial heroes

After Felix and Oscar, but before Randolph and Mortimer there was Statler and Waldorf. They are every suited man's yin and yang... tweed suit (Waldorf) or pinstripes (Statler). Both shooting the french cuffs like absolute pimps btw... Blue steel as below.