I finally got an Ascot tie again.

I know, I know, how terribly pretentious. And it wasn't easy to find in the Inland Empire. I had to order it from New Yawk City. But I'm a big fan of movies depicting the British upper classes and that's what they wore in the '30s through '50s. Even found a picture of the Lord March* that runs Goodwood wearing one. Not sure if it's also called cravat. For me it was a necessity because of an affliction popularly called "gizzard neck" which identifies you as either a turkey vulture or an old person. I won't go as far as sporting a cane, after all I'm just a kid at 76....


*More formal title Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond, 11th Duke of Lennox, 11th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Duke of Gordon DL (born 8 January 1955), styled Lord Settrington until 1989, and Earl of March and Kinrara from 1989 to 2017

Photos: Lord March sporting his Ascot and regular spectacles...Lord of Nothing (me) in the sunglasses and Panama. Now if I could only find white and black lace-up wingtips.
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Is Spectator the brand? I found some that look like that but white, even white shoelaces, but they have these rubber circular cleats on the bottom (used) so if I buy them can I jerk those cleats out but if anyone seems the bottoms and all those nickel sized holes won't it will be terribly unchic to have converted golf shoes so I can use them walking on cement?

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I'm buying them used so won't even think of John Lobb et al. I'll also send a picture of my "diamond" watch I wear to car shows, one with "diamonds" interpreted loosely....

 

Thanks for the support. I was shocked to see that Ralph Lauren is promoting for 2020 in his Purple Label line a vest that is right out of the 1890's with double breasted buttons and little collars (collarlettes?). I don't think I will go that far. WWD says he sees it as his mission to do homages to the past
"Having stuck to his sartorial guns for so many years, even when many abandoned the traditional suit, the tie, and the tone-on-tone look in favor of laid-back fare, Ralph Lauren has come out blazing for fall, marking the 25th anniversary of Purple Label with a look back at his traditionally tailored designs over the years.

Purple Label was, from its inception, a battle cry: Twenty-five years ago men were still wearing suits, yes, but they’d gone big and baggy, with pleat fronts and fabric pooling over shoes. Purple Label was a great act of nostalgia for a time when suits made the man, and were tailored to fit, or at least fit the way Ralph wanted, with broad shoulders, wide lapels, a contoured waist and shorter length.
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Thanks for the encouragement to comment on trends. I was surprised Ralph Lauren, for his 2020 Purple Label, is promoting some vest that's got to be 1890s. but then even a few years ago I was surprised to see all those collar pin ads when I haven't seen a collar pin for sale for 30 years. What planet is he on?
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"Having stuck to his sartorial guns for so many years, even when many abandoned the traditional suit, the tie, and the tone-on-tone look in favor of laid-back fare, Ralph Lauren has come out blazing for fall, marking the 25th anniversary of Purple Label with a look back at his traditionally tailored designs over the years.

Purple Label was, from its inception, a battle cry: Twenty-five years ago men were still wearing suits, yes, but they’d gone big and baggy, with pleat fronts and fabric pooling over shoes. Purple Label was a great act of nostalgia for a time when suits made the man, and were tailored to fit, or at least fit the way Ralph wanted, with broad shoulders, wide lapels, a contoured waist and shorter length."
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Only update on the shoes, I don't know where Stacy Adams rates, probably the Chevy Malibu of dress shoes, Found these two tones in my closet, sort of match the mismatched jacket (ivory) and trousers (white). Next to buy is double breasted white vest a la Tom Wolfe. Heard about retro clothing store in Covina, will check it out and report on it. Now about that watch, scared to show it to the watch guys, see if you can guess the make and used price?

(painting is of Tom Wolfe , in the Smithsonian)
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What is a bullion? (The only bullion we know in Americ ais gold bullion...) Do you mean handerchef? Should it match the shirt or Ascot?