January 2012
31 posts
Drake's Diary: Sixteen Stylish Maxims for the New... →
Bruce Boyer’s style maxims.
drakes-london:
Style and taste are a particular sort of intelligence, and vice versa.
Aesthetic judgments rarely transcend the culture of the judge.
The style of studied nonchalance is the psychological triumph of grace over order.
Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. Which is…
Real Heritage: The Norman Hilton Tweed Jacket
Back in 2010 I was psyched to find out that Norman Hilton was launching a heritage line focusing on a small batch of well-tailored, domestically-made sport coats. Actually, “heritage line” might not be the right term, because the new Hilton is really more of a true “repro” line, meticulously replicating the detailing of 1960s ivy league tailoring.
I’d seen and...
