Today is Menswear at London Fashion Week, and to put you in the right frame of mind I’ve hunted up this 1978 ad for that bastion of Savile Row, Gieves & Hawkes. Before checking out its F/W 2012 presentation this morning, it might be worth brushing up on the considerable history of the one-time Navale and Military purveyors (Gieve & Hawkes, respectively) – the former outfitted officers in the Crimean War, whilst the latter developed sword-withstanding pith helmets.* I’m typically terrible at playing tourist, but I think this “Stately Home” may be right up my alley (or Row, as it were).
*Seriously, you must read about their Life-Saving Waistcoat, “incorporating an inflatable device and a pocket for brandy in order to provide ‘additional support’“
Many Happy Returns to Monsieur Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy, on the occasion of his 85th birthday.
This article, from the December 1995 issue of Vanity Fair, can be found in its entirety at The Fashion Spot
What with Spring Fashion Season well under way, I thought it might be nice to take a minute to think about what we talk about when we talk about style (and fashion).* You can read my First Principle (from Vogue’s Book of Etiquette) over on the right sidebar; I think this short piece by G. Bruce Boyer complements it nicely. And their respective publication dates seem to me to confirm YSL’s well-known adage, “Fashion fades, but style is eternal.” What’s your take?
*Yes, I did just baldly rip off one of my very favorite short stories there; but I’m not the only who does it (nor am I the worst offender).
Threw on two my favorite colors for an impromptu Valentine’s lunch date, and thought I’d share a couple pictures since I am quite possibly the world’s greatest advocate of combining pink and red. They really are such easy, flattering colors to wear, and people definitely see you coming (I consider this a major boon in an outfit, as I am prone to run smack into strangers on the street). This vintage princess coat is one of the stars of my burgeoning collection that I’m very excited to finally get to wear – thus far winter in the desert has been fairly mild, making heavy wool coats somewhat-less-than everyday staples, but we’re expecting snow today so out she comes! Of course I’m going to have to change before I Windex this mirror. Anyway, what are you wearing today? Anything special (or absolutely un-special, at that)?
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