tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post4981536958898729994..comments2024-03-15T07:36:42.852-04:00Comments on Maxminimus: Lava Vomit...Wolfe Once MoreADGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-14249425692552040372018-02-03T09:00:17.423-05:002018-02-03T09:00:17.423-05:00I hate to think what Tom Wolfe's dry cleaning ...I hate to think what Tom Wolfe's dry cleaning bills are like. Cream suits look great ... but how do you sit down in public transport, in cafes or restaurants without wiping down the surface with a cloth beforehand. It is not for those with any hint of OCD. Disaster is just one moment away LolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043049818572598737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-74528037515745003982010-08-26T11:04:43.502-04:002010-08-26T11:04:43.502-04:00AnonEngFem...stop it with your Central St. Martins...AnonEngFem...stop it with your Central St. Martins know-it-all-ness!<br /><br />Ta'er ... Hardees...I used to order the Big Twin. We don't have Hardees up here. <br /><br />Anon...he probably only poses when he has to.<br /><br />oldominion....stop regretting stuff.And yes, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah...all sartorially predictable in ways that certainly could be worse. Ripken is a good guy. I watched him hug little kids and sign autographs for an hour one time while he was having ice cream with his family at, I think, a place called Windy Valley.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-26830456019229215392010-08-25T19:57:56.926-04:002010-08-25T19:57:56.926-04:00ADG - Have to agree with Laguna Beach Trad/Prep on...ADG - Have to agree with Laguna Beach Trad/Prep on this one. I might even go one step further and say 'New York tailor' is an oxymoron but aside from the dubiousity of the suit's styling, Nicolosi clearly has no idea how to cut a sleeve, an armhole or how to join the two together. For me, the charm of Tom Wolfe is how he accessorises.Anonymous English Femalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-59756318241878933572010-08-25T17:45:13.930-04:002010-08-25T17:45:13.930-04:00!Holy ONE-HOUR-MARTINIZING MaxMinMan...a creased, ...!Holy ONE-HOUR-MARTINIZING MaxMinMan...a creased, !!CREASED?!! lapp-pel!<br /><br />Ta'er<br /><br />(somewhere in 'zine archives, probly NYT or NY, iza blurb 'bout the '60s Hardee's palatte carpet)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-36346681365643670742010-08-25T16:46:18.717-04:002010-08-25T16:46:18.717-04:00You what I bet is one of the greatest challenges i...You what I bet is one of the greatest challenges in the world today? Getting Tom Wolfe to pose for a picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-62851204031148825532010-08-25T16:42:28.958-04:002010-08-25T16:42:28.958-04:00Great post.
Was surprised to read Wolfe's cla...Great post.<br /><br />Was surprised to read Wolfe's claim that white suits weren't unpopular in Le Mond back in the day. By the time I came around--late 60s, 70s, 80s--Richmond had become (and remains) sartorially predictable; it was and still is, for the most part, a dark suit and shoes/white shirt/repp tie kind of town...My grandfather had a white linen suit but he lived in Hampton, VA., former home of Tin Tin. <br /><br />Cannot believe I didn't stop to chew the fat with the old boy when I saw him in the bookstore. I am not setting a good example to my chirruns, tho' last night me eldest wished Cal Ripken a happy birthday when we saw him at a local watering hole...So maybe all is not lost. <br /><br />Still, to reckon wife, chirruns and I may have missed out on being invited back to Wolfe's Southampton lair and downed some martinis and shot the breeze about writing, duds and RIchmond, well, I feel a bit weak.oldominionhttp://altogethernow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-8271204129902242382010-08-25T16:15:46.669-04:002010-08-25T16:15:46.669-04:00Kathie...sorry but I won't take it down!
Eleg...Kathie...sorry but I won't take it down!<br /><br />Eleganto...Yes, that garment was as fuzzy as it comes no?<br /><br />Anon...yes, after watching the C-Span clips I can tell that he's very nice.<br /><br />AnonRe:Rolling Stone...I'm sure there's all kind of lore around the white suits. And I'm sure that his first few weren't expensive or too nice at all.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-52056076940242841762010-08-25T16:11:23.465-04:002010-08-25T16:11:23.465-04:00Okay, that first picture just scares me. Please re...Okay, that first picture just scares me. Please remove it.Kathie Truitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112414357583203795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-91417561514907746212010-08-25T15:37:27.720-04:002010-08-25T15:37:27.720-04:00What a coat! Gauntlet cuffs. Half belted, darted b...What a coat! Gauntlet cuffs. Half belted, darted back. You obviously had yet to give full reign to your sartorial fuzziness or you would have knocked over a bank to work with the guy. Interesting as his clientele from what I gather.<br /><br />Mr. Hayes used to post on the London Lounge forum. Not sure if he still does.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-90999571452590942472010-08-25T11:02:00.306-04:002010-08-25T11:02:00.306-04:00I have met mr. Wolfe on a few occasions. He is ve...I have met mr. Wolfe on a few occasions. He is very polite and friendly and loves to talk about the next book he is working on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-91046423478894770522010-08-25T10:44:46.972-04:002010-08-25T10:44:46.972-04:00OK, fair warning, this comment is going to have so...OK, fair warning, this comment is going to have so many holes in it that it may not be of much use. I seem to remember reading on the internet an obit or tribute written by Tom Wolfe for a photographer friend of his from back in his Rolling Stone or Esquire writing days. <br /><br />In that article, he credited the photographer as suggesting that he wear his one white suit to the photo shoot for the cover of his first book. I recall him suggesting that he did not want to do so originally, but that he quickly realized that the suit would set him apart from other aspiring authors. I also seem to recall that he said the suit was a poly blend (it was the 70s) that he bought on clearance.<br /><br />If anyone knows what the heck I am talking about or where to find the article, I thought Maximinimus would enjoy reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-70832151450497175742010-08-25T08:52:25.227-04:002010-08-25T08:52:25.227-04:00Anon...sit tight! I'll do another post later i...Anon...sit tight! I'll do another post later in the week. The startling picture I think, kinda plays to the emesis theme.<br /><br />LagunaPreptini...I'm sure he is an excellent tailor...I was just out of my element ten years ago.<br /><br />NCJacksonian...It was the fluorescence and my fear of the pediatrician...otherwise I'm formidable. <br /><br />LimeGreenPeaceGal...all that twaddle and rhetoric and all you can see is Wolfe carpet.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-42587683983397703332010-08-25T08:22:07.877-04:002010-08-25T08:22:07.877-04:00Dear man - Please, please, please write another p...Dear man - Please, please, please write another post soon, as that image of Tom's mug is just too jolting - 'specially for the waking brain. Thanks - Faithful readerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-69950560632673176742010-08-25T00:58:21.838-04:002010-08-25T00:58:21.838-04:00Thank you for specifying a NY tailor we should avo...Thank you for specifying a NY tailor we should avoid.Laguna Beach Fogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-43782464788904224102010-08-24T23:20:24.098-04:002010-08-24T23:20:24.098-04:00There are indeed some establishments (of all sorts...There are indeed some establishments (of all sorts) that are "business only", but YOU...nonplussed? Say it ain't so, Joe!NCJacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-707895643417326312010-08-24T20:36:16.036-04:002010-08-24T20:36:16.036-04:00This really doesn't do your post justice and I...This really doesn't do your post justice and I hope you'll forgive me but I am just wild about the carpet in the second photo. I am too preoccupied with it to come up with a germane comment.ilovelimegreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704346108310846391noreply@blogger.com