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Why Do Men Wear Suits? A Turbo Visual Ride Through Time (1450 – 1900)

Several artists throughout history have attempted to portray the essence of a gentleman with intuitive brush strokes and exquisite mixes of subtle and bold colors, as well as through the...

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A Shoulder That Sings: The Second Signal of a Handmade Suit

The thing we know about men is that if they love a certain thing, then they are capable of immersing themselves in the subject of their affection until they become gurus in their own right. And, it...

Apr 19, 2013 Like

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Can You Change the World by Writing Your Thoughts?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of...

Apr 9, 2013 Like

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The Lapel Roll : The First Signal of a Handmade Suit

Written for Parisian Gentleman Sometimes when we experience something magnificent, it is difficult to return to the old way of doing things. When we become accustomed to drinking good wine, it...

Apr 4, 2013 Like

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A New Frontier for Women: The Bespoke Suit

NOT YOUR MOTHER’S SUIT The words “woman’s suit” sounds a bit banal compared to the words “man’s suit”. After all, women began wearing suits based on the frame of reference given to them by men in...

Mar 30, 2013 Like

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Losing Our Emotion — Is it Now Cool to be a Flatliner?

There is a noticeable decline in the amount of emotion we use when we communicate with each other. It seems that somehow, there is an accepted perception that showing feelings of sentimentality,...

Mar 20, 2013 Like

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The White Shirt — Telling the Men from The Boys

Written for: Parisian Gentleman by Sonya Glyn Nicholson Don’t deal in lies. Don’t give way to hating. And no matter how tough the going gets… hold on. Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936) gave boys...

Mar 18, 2013 Like

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Men and Their Clothes — What Women Think

by: Sonya Glyn Nicholson Written for Parisian Gentleman . uk Articles that pitch how women feel about the way men dress can be met with little, if any, enthusiasm. Usually, these recycled articles...

Feb 19, 2013 Like

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The 2013 Sartorial Storm — Part I

written for: Parisian Gentleman John Hamm dressed for the role of a doctor in 1934 set during the Russian Revolution and based on the stories of Mikhail Bulgakov. Could this look now be considered...

Feb 1, 2013 Like

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Hermes Paris Cashmere Hat

Reblogged from OLD SCHOOL LUXURY: Funk Unisex hat in waterproof cashmere, plum colour, black buckskin decorative band, also available in carbon. Ref. 122017N5856 £385.00 Read more… 3 more words A...

Feb 1, 2013 Like

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Pomp and Practicality

Remember the one in school who always seemed to dress right–the one indubitably awarded ”best-dressed” by popular vote–and who won so easily that his title was never in question? I often wondered...

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A 60-Second Designer Breakfast

I’ve enjoyed this ritual for months now, partly based on a recommendation from a Parisian nutritionalist, and I have never felt better in the morning hours. It seemed right to share this formula...

Dec 16, 2012 Like

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Endymion: A Men’s Fragrance to Remember

It is the final day in Brussels at the esteemed House of Degand, which I am attending for the book signing of the stunning talent, James Sherwood’s “A Perfect Gentleman” book (celebrating the rich...

Dec 11, 2012 Like

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How the Necktie Conquered the World

The necktie is a powerful gesture and sometimes we may underestimate its effect. After being commissioned by Parisian Gentleman to write about this complex “strip of fabric” that can say so much...

Dec 3, 2012 Like

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The Comeback of the Century: Dressing Well Again

Above: Andrew Ramroop’s first suit from 1969. The renowned Master Bespoke Tailor Andrew Ramroop runs Maurice Sedwell No. 19 Savile Row and is the first black tailor to own a Savile Row tailoring...

Nov 8, 2012 Like

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London — Magic and Tragic

London oozes culture from the cracks of its pavements. History and liberty abound; yet, perhaps London stands alone as the place in the world that unveils the highest level of the opposing states...

Oct 24, 2012 Like

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Machu Picchu — Feels Like Fantasy

On my trip to Machu Picchu, this is what I saw upon first approach…A fortified Inca town in the Peru Andes Mountains, thought to be built in the 1400s (exact date unknown). The invading Spaniards...

Sep 29, 2012 Like

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Ode to Paris

France was on my mind today when a sort of a bitter-sweet nostalgic mood came over me. I guess it was a longing for the Paris of the past to stay strong and never fade; although, it is certain that...

Sep 27, 2012 Like

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The Thing About Awards

I’m not an awards-type person, but like having the chance to recommend addictive blogs. These awards on WordPress seem strange because how can you win an award just because one person says so?...

Sep 22, 2012 Like

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Sartorial Notes on Elegance and Vulgarity

Patrick Grant runs Savile Row’s Norton & Sons and E Tautz. He is the 2010 Menswear Designer of the Year and the youngest Guv’nor on Savile Row. Even in his youth as a boarding student at Barnard...

Sep 16, 2012 Like

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Hello Tokyo — A Stylish Rickshaw Ride

Hop aboard our rickshaw… Join me and a rather well-known, ever-elegant Parisian Gentleman (Sonya Nicholson and Hugo Jacomet ) Our driver is quite nice and rather funny. I think you’ll like him. In...

Sep 7, 2012 Like

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What Inspires?

Ira Joel Haber, Brooklyn, NY, http://wwwirajoelcinemagebooks.blogspot.com/ . Disenthralled http://disenthralled.net/ Each of us is an artist. If you accept that art is defined as works produced by...

Aug 28, 2012 Like

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An Accidental Street Shot–Amsterdam, Summer, 2012

Man on a bicycle. An accidental street shot, Amsterdam, July, 2012. I didn’t intend to take a street shot. I was only trying to capture the beauty of this amazing city of Amsterdam with a quick...

Aug 17, 2012 Like

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The Massive Character of Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran liked to keep his personal life…personal. It was not until his cousin and others wrote a biography about him that more intimate details about his life became known to the public. He...

Aug 17, 2012 Like

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Courage Changes Everything

The Ernst Leitz Sr. Optics Company, founded in 1869 in Wetzler, Germany, was ahead of its time and had a tradition of enlightened behavior toward its workers. Leitz hired people based on ability,...

Aug 12, 2012 Like

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Rare Photos … Flashbacks of August

Here is an amazing photo of Sir Alfred with his three sons…August 13th commemorates Alfred Hitchcock’s 113th birthday, if he were living today. It’s a fake! This is work done by photographer Alison...

Aug 11, 2012 Like

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Tune Your Brain with Classical Music

Not on the List: Alexander Scriabin’s The Poem of Ecstasy (Le Poème de l’extase) op. 54. written between 1905 – 1908. The title gives us a clue…a symphonic poem by Scriabin. He wrote a poem to...

Aug 10, 2012 Like

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Releasing Your Inner Superhero – Iconic Exemplars

Handpainted Cabinet cards (1870s-1920s) by Alex Gross. It takes sheer effort to create thoughts and ideas. In fact, the attempt to be creative and original can be exhausting and result in things...

Aug 8, 2012 Like

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Why Do Men Wear Suits? A Turbo Visual Ride Through Time (1450 – 1900)

A Shoulder That Sings: The Second Signal of a Handmade Suit

Can You Change the World by Writing Your Thoughts?

The Lapel Roll : The First Signal of a Handmade Suit

A New Frontier for Women: The Bespoke Suit

Losing Our Emotion — Is it Now Cool to be a Flatliner?

The White Shirt — Telling the Men from The Boys

Men and Their Clothes — What Women Think

The 2013 Sartorial Storm — Part I

Hermes Paris Cashmere Hat

Pomp and Practicality

A 60-Second Designer Breakfast

Endymion: A Men’s Fragrance to Remember

How the Necktie Conquered the World

The Comeback of the Century: Dressing Well Again

London — Magic and Tragic

Machu Picchu — Feels Like Fantasy

Ode to Paris

The Thing About Awards

Sartorial Notes on Elegance and Vulgarity

Hello Tokyo — A Stylish Rickshaw Ride

What Inspires?

An Accidental Street Shot–Amsterdam, Summer, 2012

The Massive Character of Kahlil Gibran

Courage Changes Everything

Rare Photos … Flashbacks of August

Tune Your Brain with Classical Music

Releasing Your Inner Superhero – Iconic Exemplars

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Why Do Men Wear Suits? A Turbo Visual Ride Through Time (1450 – 1900)

A Shoulder That Sings: The Second Signal of a Handmade Suit

Can You Change the World by Writing Your Thoughts?

The Lapel Roll : The First Signal of a Handmade Suit

A New Frontier for Women: The Bespoke Suit

Losing Our Emotion — Is it Now Cool to be a Flatliner?

The White Shirt — Telling the Men from The Boys

Men and Their Clothes — What Women Think

The 2013 Sartorial Storm — Part I

Hermes Paris Cashmere Hat

Pomp and Practicality

A 60-Second Designer Breakfast

Endymion: A Men’s Fragrance to Remember

How the Necktie Conquered the World

The Comeback of the Century: Dressing Well Again

London — Magic and Tragic

Machu Picchu — Feels Like Fantasy

Ode to Paris

The Thing About Awards

Sartorial Notes on Elegance and Vulgarity

Hello Tokyo — A Stylish Rickshaw Ride

What Inspires?

An Accidental Street Shot–Amsterdam, Summer, 2012

The Massive Character of Kahlil Gibran

Courage Changes Everything

Rare Photos … Flashbacks of August

Tune Your Brain with Classical Music

Releasing Your Inner Superhero – Iconic Exemplars

Stopper

+ 4 more followers

Timelinefashion timelinefashion.blogspo...

BLOG | Alexander Carlo blog.alexandercarlo.com

The Mazuona themazuona.blogspot.com

Silky Skin silkyskinblog.blogspot....

pwincipessa pwincipessa.blogspot.com

nycrun fashion nycrunfashion.blogspot....

THRLD MAGAZINE thrld.com

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