SIGNALS

posted by Michael Williams

  • The only thing more interesting than the fashion on Mad Men is the drinking and smoking | [Paper Magazine]
  • This is sort of old news, but I mentioned it last night at a cocktail party and my friends had not heard about it. A Lehman Brothers employee walked up to the then failing bank’s CEO Dick Fuld and knocked him out cold | [Gawker]
  • LL Bean’s incredible 1983 catalog | [Heavy Tweed Jacket]
  • The Ivy League look and the Protestant work ethic | [The New York Times c.1990 via Ivy Style]
  • Buy this, or this on eBay, but not this (already sold!). | [Pictured]

Comments on “SIGNALS”

    AldenP on October 9, 2008 8:02 AM:

    The CPI has gone up 8 fold since 1954. In 2008 dollars, these pants cost between $680 and $760. OTOH, I’ll bet Yale’s 1954 tuition looks like an incredible deal.

    shgd on October 10, 2008 7:49 AM:

    Many thanks for the link to ‘Ivy Style’, Michael.

    Your Blog remains required reading –

    Best –

    “Russell Street”

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