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Spotlight Shoes: Russell and Bromley Burlington Boots 2-Year Review
Two years ago, I purchased a used pair of Russell and Bromley Chelsea boots from Ebay, and have worn them devotedly ever since. They are now at the end of their life, but I have enjoyed every minute of having these around my feet. The chocolate-brown colour and sleek silhouette has made them perhaps the…
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Spotlight Brand: A look at Brook Taverner
Brook Taverner occupies that niche in the British menswear industry between the purveyors of cheap, low-quality apparel such as Marks and Spencer on the one hand, and the sartorial giants of Savile Row on the other. In existence for over a hundred years, the brand started life producing and selling fabrics from its base in…
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Calculating the weight of a suit – mission impossible? No more!
Every gamer, when searching for a piece of hardware, knows enough to assiduously check the specs of whatever shiny object is being perused prior to purchase. Any one searching for a new car does due diligence on things such as mileage, servicing history and other troublesome details tied to the messy business of car ownership….
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Spotlight Singer: Vic Damone, Orphan of the Pop Charts
When I first encountered the name of Vic Damone, it was in my dorm-room at university in late 2017 or early 2018. I was trawling through various related YouTube videos showcasing excellent singers from the period. At the time I had just discovered the American Broadway star Robert Goulet. His dark, operatic baritone was all…
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Spotlight Shoes: Russell and Bromley Southport Derbies – 2-Year Review
It has been nearly three years since I consigned an old pair of ghastly, plastic, tan abominations passing for dress shoes to their rightful place in the garbage. They were a holdover from childhood days of enforced church-going at the insistence of my devout parents, and were hardly made of premium material. The holes gaped…
The Dressy Crooner
Reflections on menswear, literature, music and culture from a young fogey in the London suburbs.
The Dressy Crooner
A young fogey from the East of London with old-fashioned tastes in menswear, movies, books and much else.