Hauteur Theory

By Izzy

The author of books such as My Life Among the Deathworks and The Triumph of the Therapeutic, Philip Rieff was a formidable conservative cultural critic and a formidable conservative dresser. Here he is in a custom pinstriped peak-lapelled single-breasted suit, pocket square, fawn waistcoat, watch fob, and homburg hat. They don’t make professors like that anymore—for which lazy, fearful students should be thankful.

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 11th, 2008 at 5:25 pm by Izzy and is filed under Cufflinks & Watches, Hats, Men's Fashion, Suits, Tailoring. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “Hauteur Theory”

Smokey Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
The last time I saw clothes like that, it was on a replay of the ’60s spy show “The Avengers” on BBC America.
Margaret Says:
January 1st, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Beautiful suit though.