Dressing in the Dark
The electricity shortage has gotten the best of us lately. Morning, evening, night - there's always an hour without light. And isn't it all about the right light, or more importantly - the right tight? As the myth goes, a man should be perfectly capable to dress in complete darkness. I guess its similar to performing in the dark. The right man will know where everything will go in i.e. the right places. Pocket-squares, cuff-links, lace-knots, hair-parting etc. in absolute-absence of light. Uber-perfection in Utter-darkness? Perhaps.
Hence, the book 'Dressing in the Dark' came around - followed by my vintage style icon Cary Grant (above) with currents being Daniel Craig & George Clooney (below).
What can I say? I'm a fan for old-school glamour. Tom Ford (below) does it well. Though, surprisingly, he's amercian but with a classic sense european style.
Do to the mass (and rather unfortunate) Americanisation of the world, 'dressing-up' for men suddenly became 'gay'. No offense to the community, but I thought 'gay' people were (and preferred to be) the lesser-dressed mankind. You know, crotchless jeans, leather thongs etc. So, how 'dressing-up' became a sexual-expression, I still don't know. Maybe Ali-G's upcoming flick will explain more.
But no matter if its 'Dress in the Dark' or any other publication, in my books the only way a man can prove his style time-after-time is to become timeless.
3 comments:
i agree dressing of men really changed a lot
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