tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post1379152614806401739..comments2024-03-15T04:27:26.708-07:00Comments on An Affordable Wardrobe: What's So Bad About Aspiration, Anyway?Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212956969066796818noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-72378930639132429882011-07-06T05:38:57.337-07:002011-07-06T05:38:57.337-07:00Maria,
First of all, chicken on a pizza is an abo...Maria,<br /><br />First of all, chicken on a pizza is an abomination.<br /><br />Second, being an American has a lot to do with embracing the culture of one's ancestors. This is, after all, a ntion of people who hail from elsewhere. I really don't see why you have such a problem with that. Che cazzo, indeed.<br /><br />Ciao, Maria.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-88287817793278053982011-07-06T05:27:20.232-07:002011-07-06T05:27:20.232-07:00well So called Italians in the USA and I'm not...well So called Italians in the USA and I'm not saying you give it large about being Italian and can't even speak the lingo and for sure know shit about the food, an example=you could travel the length of Italy and you'd never find some moron putting chicken on pizza.If ypou live in America be American. Italy is too many memories away.I mean can you even speak a bit of Italian? Che cazzo!!!!!geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258332886749996888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-48983004650691910642011-07-04T20:39:32.814-07:002011-07-04T20:39:32.814-07:00a "dead giveaway" of what, pray tell.
G...a "dead giveaway" of what, pray tell.<br /><br />Go ahead and make my point for me.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-22979167910195997152011-07-04T18:15:49.507-07:002011-07-04T18:15:49.507-07:00You and a few of your commenters protest way too m...You and a few of your commenters protest way too much, which is always a giveaway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-61050896695327586152011-06-25T06:26:43.088-07:002011-06-25T06:26:43.088-07:00Maria,
Don't ever tell me I'm not Italian...Maria,<br /><br />Don't ever tell me I'm not Italian. As for la dolce vita, I have two wonderful children who continue to teach me that I had no idea what la dolce vita really was before they came along.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-81410315862260224912011-06-24T10:51:36.096-07:002011-06-24T10:51:36.096-07:00Well said, and a good post.
I do, however, think ...Well said, and a good post. <br />I do, however, think the "class" situation is somewhat different, though perhaps I am merely looking at it from another angle. <br />From my perspective it seems that class remains, but is often simply decided by ones salary or available funds, rather than what he is born into - that is, it seems that a self made millionaire is accepted into the "high society". It is simply defined by extremely expensive things such as handmade Brioni or Armoni suits, fine horses, etc.<br />Basically what I am saying is that some items seem to be extravagantly priced simply so that only those in the money, so to speak, can afford it, and thus the class (and money) is defined and displayed by such items.<br /><br />Whether permanent class mentality and designation is on the way out or still here in a different form, the message of your post remains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-60797983162666382712011-06-24T09:52:18.879-07:002011-06-24T09:52:18.879-07:00Yeah, that 2nd-to-the-last paragraph truly nails i...Yeah, that 2nd-to-the-last paragraph truly nails it...I was thinking along the same lines. Great post, and you've given me fodder for a posting I've been meaning to get around to: If the sartorial blog world was a mansion, what status or position would [bloggers/myself] hold? I'm pretty sure I'd be the scrappy groundskeeper who enjoys both the trappings of his status and his pints while deftly appearing to do actual work.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757489375302816047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-27852779897958918752011-06-23T06:54:57.233-07:002011-06-23T06:54:57.233-07:00check out woogie shoes on google
write woogie shoe...check out woogie shoes on google<br />write woogie shoes senegalia italy<br />check out the 40's black and whites.and one thing pippo remember you is a yankee not italian. italian means living la dolce vitageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258332886749996888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-32461999376172374382011-06-23T06:18:59.617-07:002011-06-23T06:18:59.617-07:00Black penny loafers?Black penny loafers?Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-74567921189755744772011-06-23T00:52:57.883-07:002011-06-23T00:52:57.883-07:00beppo the jackets great but you could fuck up anyt...beppo the jackets great but you could fuck up anything with your colour combinations, its dark blue tie, light sky blue shirt, dark blue cotton trousers, dark blue socks and black slip ons or penny loafersFIXED BAYONET METAL SOLDIERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00262050664514504941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-42026990615016354022011-06-22T12:03:10.513-07:002011-06-22T12:03:10.513-07:00Bravo, Affordable! I'm with you; 'my own p...Bravo, Affordable! I'm with you; 'my own personal definition of poseur', (perhaps not an expression I would ordinarily use, but never mind!) covers almost everyone also.Unbelievably Rubbishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-34179074511784056872011-06-22T11:09:13.910-07:002011-06-22T11:09:13.910-07:00Methinks thou dost protest too much, homie.Methinks thou dost protest too much, homie.Kompton Killahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-30838078828265397232011-06-21T20:54:48.309-07:002011-06-21T20:54:48.309-07:00These same dorks wouldn't remark if J. Soames ...These same dorks wouldn't remark if J. Soames Gotbucks IV (Groton, Harvard, Betty Ford) showed up in Kiton or Rubinacci.NCJacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-79931619848068501442011-06-21T19:25:01.718-07:002011-06-21T19:25:01.718-07:00Unfortunately some from the old world really don&#...Unfortunately some from the old world really don't understand what it is to be an american. Any one can become an american and be what ever they wish to be, hippy prep whatever. One can not say that about almost every other country in the world, I could move to France but would never be considered a Frenchman. So let Cod rest in peace, he will never get it, after all he is apparently an exile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-31709559815677557782011-06-21T14:37:31.521-07:002011-06-21T14:37:31.521-07:00How does one recognize an "old money Yankee&q...How does one recognize an "old money Yankee"? I am assuming they don't announce themselves as such. <br /><br />"these folks tend not to like the idea of anyone outside their circle receiving an education, speaking and writing well..."<br /><br />Quite a supposition. <br /><br />"The fact of the matter is that this birth based class system is on the way out, and so are the social signifiers that the clothing used to carry."<br /><br />This happened like 25 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-24079619478526506342011-06-21T14:26:09.307-07:002011-06-21T14:26:09.307-07:00No sane person would pass judgement upon you for w...No sane person would pass judgement upon you for wearing that tie, regardless of education, upbringing, social class, etc. Certainly not to your face. <br /><br />You might however, be mistaken by a Harvard alum FOR a Harvard alum, but a few sentences from you would clarify the issue, and I sincerely doubt that anyone would think less of you, especially considering that upon closer inspection it is NOT a Harvard tie.<br /><br />So why all the sociological gymnastics then? Sometimes it seems you use your excellent blog to thwart disapproval that is not forthcoming. <br /><br />Name one occasion where someone has, in person, expressed disapproval because you wore a repp tie or other "upper class" attire? <br /><br />You're like the pretty girl in school with low self esteem who is convinced that everyone thinks she is ugly.<br /><br />Even the most die hard Boston Brahmin would probably just say "what a well dressed man." and not "why is that uneducated italian stockboy wearing a repp tie?"<br /><br />It's all in your head, kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-47689682385053284222011-06-21T14:23:07.794-07:002011-06-21T14:23:07.794-07:00Maybe this is me, but I just don't see where t...Maybe this is me, but I just don't see where this idea comes from. I'm a poor college student whose Dad came from the hills of Southwest Virginia; your family is Italian; Anonymous is French Canadian; yet we all like and want to wear the same good quality American clothes---what's more American than that? We're a nation of immigrants. Does the fact that some of my ancestors may have founded Jamestown make me more fit to wear a certain style and fit than you? No---it's no more costumey on you than it is on me. We all care about quality, style, and fit---and let no one naysay us. If a southerner whose ancestors fought with Lee can accept this, then who is to say otherwise?Philipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-2115346845100137282011-06-21T11:19:09.043-07:002011-06-21T11:19:09.043-07:00I think I know how you feel. I'm in the same s...I think I know how you feel. I'm in the same situation in a way. I like all that New England preppy, english upperclass stuff, but I'm just a poor French-Canadian guy who lives in the suburb. <br /><br />Sure, I can dress like a Yale teacher circa 1956 or a Cambridge student from the '20, but I know it's just a costume. I like traditions, but I am the one who turns the traditions of others into a parody, into something that doesn't mean anything anymore. I love authenticity, but I'm wearing clothes from an other social class, from an other era. I'm the epitome of unauthenticity.<br /><br />So most days, I just wear jeans and a little something that reminds me of a better time. After all, we're not supposed to turn heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-85782747288047281222011-06-21T08:22:04.892-07:002011-06-21T08:22:04.892-07:00Ahhh Aspiration. While it is only clothes, clothi...Ahhh Aspiration. While it is only clothes, clothing and faux aspiration are bosom buddies.<br /><br />I see two seperate but related "iksome" issues;<br />there is first, the quality hound who disparages the dumming down, or relaxation of quality that catering to the masses usually demands. While demanding quality is in fact good, if observed with blinders on too deep a critisizm of such with blinders on ignores the fact, or idea, that many can simply not afford quality. There are those, and I speak for myself here, who would more than love to own and wear quality, but I cannot, so What I do instead is put my money to the best use possible to look as if my best foot is being put forward. It is a message being sent to others that one should be taken serious and is in fact worth attention... but if you look closely you will in fact find that the stitching is bad and the fabric flimsy.<br /><br />Second is that many do in fact spend good money on good quality... when they should not. this is the true poser, one who buys what one cannot afford to put forward a false image of personal success. Many want to flaunt thier wares or worth to all around when that worth is smoke and mirrors.<br /><br />Balancing all this in a presentable and ineteresting digital manner can be an art... perhaps we are simply lacking artists?Brohammashttp://www.brohammas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-53149441548703630682011-06-21T08:15:41.310-07:002011-06-21T08:15:41.310-07:00Outstanding post. A manifesto for your entire blog...Outstanding post. A manifesto for your entire blog, and the many lives--like my own--similarly lived.DAYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385134123024688322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-9599408860117351972011-06-21T08:03:31.240-07:002011-06-21T08:03:31.240-07:00Mac,
Regionalism does play a small part in it. A...Mac,<br /><br /> Regionalism does play a small part in it. After all, no one looks better or more at home in a seersucker suit than an Southern judge.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-91160884558773900852011-06-21T07:24:47.713-07:002011-06-21T07:24:47.713-07:00G, I'm wondering if the unwillingness (too har...G, I'm wondering if the unwillingness (too harsh? just right?) to wear the entire seersucker suit is more regional for you. I love wearing mine and seeing it on others here in Athens, GA., but have more difficulty pairing the jacket with other pants. I was hoping you would have a full body shot to see it all together.gentleman machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485395378797559032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-50608109980169435362011-06-21T06:17:08.794-07:002011-06-21T06:17:08.794-07:00Agreed. Well said!
Admiral who?
GriswaldAgreed. Well said!<br /><br />Admiral who?<br /><br />GriswaldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-13042923197445350602011-06-21T06:03:52.568-07:002011-06-21T06:03:52.568-07:00Great post!Great post!J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-89362026143145784612011-06-21T05:51:47.849-07:002011-06-21T05:51:47.849-07:00Bravo!Bravo!The Confatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318632396070252399noreply@blogger.com