May 2013
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Cary Grant’s Style Philosophy →
This is a very interesting and nice-to-read essay on menswear written by Cary Grant, published 1962. I agree to most of Grant’s thoughts and statements and consider them as still valid - isn’t that a proof of the timelessness of menswear?
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Yesterday QOTSA played a studio gig for a Belgian...
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Gino Venturini - Viennese Bespoke Shirts II: The...
By now the process of my first bespoke shirt continued - the fitting and the selection of the shirt’s details is dated back some days already.
As during my first visit I was served immediately after entering the shop. Since there was another customer in the fitting room I took a look at the fabrics again and after a hard deciding process I chose a light blue poplin which will be suitable...
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Franz Schubert - An die Musik
Du holde Kunst, in wieviel grauen Stunden, Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt, Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb’ entzunden, Hast mich in eine beßre Welt entrückt!
Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf’ entflossen, Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir Den Himmel beßrer Zeiten mir erschlossen, Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür!
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April 2013
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WASSERPFEIFE
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3) seit dem19. jahrh. tabakpfeife, bei der der rauch durch wasser gesogen wird (nargileh): er lud mich ein, mit ihm aus einer dreiröhrigen türkischen wasserpfeife zu rauchen Hoffmann v. Fallersleben (1890 ff.) 8, 109;
Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm, Bd. 27, Sp. 2476
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Give me the reason why the mind’s a terrible thing to waste Understanding is cruel the monkey said as it launched to space
Them Crooked Vultures - Mind Eraser, No Chaser
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This song was recorded for my friend Wayne Forman,...
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March 2013
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Breitseite gegen Langeweile
In der Tat. Dein Konsumverhalten sei Dir unbenommen. Die meisten hier halten sich für Aficionados, Kenner, Sammler, Liebhaber. Ich zumindest. Ein 20 Jahre altes Gant Hemd weckt in mir Glücksgefühle. Knopflöcher per Hand, Perlmuttknöpfe, noch ursprünglicher durchdachter Schnitt, unkaputtbarer solider Stoff, kein Logobranding… Es ist alt, aber geil. Nicht so ein Schrott wie moderne Modelle....
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Gino Venturini - Viennese bespoke shirts
Today I went to the Viennese shirtmaker Gino Venturini to focus on my first bespoke project, as most of the Ready-To-Wear-shirts just won’t suit properly. The only exceptions so far are the Dandylife-shirts by Barba Napoli but they are actually higher priced than a bespoke shirt at Venturini.
My idea: A shaped shirt made of plain lightblue Chambray or Oxford cloth.
First of all I planned...
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A Cold Shoulder in Vienna
dieworkwear:
The Wall Street Journal had a nice little article about Rudolf Scheer & Sohne last week. It reminded me of one of the benefits of being in Moscow. Whereas living in the US can be a bit geographically isolating, Moscow is a relatively short plane ride to East Asia or Western Europe. I was actually going to stop by Vienna last year on my way to Berlin, but when my plans in...
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“You wanted a hit
But maybe we don’t do hits
I try and try
It ends up...”
– LCD Sound System - You Wanted A Hit
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February 2013
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January 2013
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