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It's Gary Shteyngart, you don't have to sub to the Atlantic to read him. I've zero interest in his late mid-life hobbies of watches and suits but the dude can w
by pvg 2y ago
It's Gary Shteyngart, you don't have to sub to the Atlantic to read him. I've zero interest in his late mid-life hobbies of watches and suits but the dude can write. His fiction is fun, for those who are into that sort of thing.
- ggm 2y agoI've zero interest in diving into new (to me) fiction right now but his late mid-life hobbies made for short, enjoyable reading. We're all different, and as Gary might say, you do you. If you do (like me) like magazine style writing about obsessions, then William Gibson writes well about it regarding ebay bidding on watches but perhaps you prefer reading his books more too? https://www.watchpaper.com/2015/07/16/william-gibson-on-watches/ https://www.watchpaper.com/2015/07/16/william-gibson-on-watc...
- pvg 2y agoI don't think I even knew Gibson did random hobby writing, no! I've seen the occasional pic of his drip on twitter - I will definitely not be one but it's nice to know it's at least possible to be a dapper old man dressed in something other than formalwear or whatever was in style in his youth.
- ggm 2y agoI desperately want to deny "dress for success" ever mattterd to me but I'd very much be lying. I've worn suits to fit in, I've worn jackets to project an image, I've dressed down to make a political point. Now, just wear clothes which are comfortable and appropriate to circumstances which admits circumstances can change. Formal wear has consumed itself. We need sumptuary laws back.
- rsynnott 2y ago> Formal wear has consumed itself. We need sumptuary laws back. I mean, if anything, it’s mostly dead; formal wear is _far_ less of a thing than it was a few decades ago.
- defrost 2y agoEven those that wooden watch The Peripheral (2022) might still enjoy: https://uniquewatchguide.com/valerii-danevych-wooden-watches/ https://uniquewatchguide.com/valerii-danevych-wooden-watches...
- iamacyborg 2y agoOn the subject of fashion, obsessions and magazine writing, this piece is excellent too. https://www.gq.com/story/buzz-bissinger-shopaholic-gucci-addiction https://www.gq.com/story/buzz-bissinger-shopaholic-gucci-add...