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Some of it (and Class) is just plain good advice. Prefer nice clothes/things, but use the hell out of them and don’t be afraid to repair them. Don’t comment on
by karatestomp 6y ago
Some of it (and Class) is just plain good advice. Prefer nice clothes/things, but use the hell out of them and don’t be afraid to repair them. Don’t comment on how nice something someone bought is (this middle-class habit seems really weird after having it pointed out). Avoid “collectibles” and for god’s sake don’t think of them as an investment. That sort of thing.
- popup21 6y agoI wore my copy out actually. That book single handily was responsible for my brief infatuated phase for wearing polos and no-sock penny-loafers while sporting a locust valley lockjaw. I'm laughing about it as I write this...
- karatestomp 6y agoHey now, loafers may be the best daily-wear shoe, and being socks-optional for popping over to the coffee shop or out on a quick errand is no small part of that :-) But yeah, the book’s full of actually-decent fashion advice as long as you avoid the jokes (you can, in fact, wear polos with a button fastened) and are careful not to fall into affectation (probably avoid Nantucket reds if you’re not part of that set, for example) or it’s easy to accidentally become a walking parody. Fine line, hahaha.
- ghaff 6y agoTBH, I still probably naturally gravitate towards polos or button-downs, khakis, boating shoes, etc. It's really only been in the past few years (when I still traveled, sigh) that I began deliberately dressing down a bit at certain types of events, at least some of the time, because I wasn't dressed "right" for the event.