If sophistication is your thing... Daniel Biasini, 1971 Think quiet moves and subtlety: chalk stripe, fine texture, fine patterns, tone-on-tone tie, dress watch.

Monica Vitti and Michelangelo Antonioni on the set of L'eclisse, 1962

What I see happening: A widening divide in men’s aesthetics into a long-tailed distribution. At the head, you have 70% of guys, mostly 30+, dressing within a narrow band of mainstream variables. Dadcore: optimized for comfort, convenience and practicality. Low-rise, slim-fit

Blow Up, 1966 Corduroy sport coat and a bit of hair. She wears her watch outside the cuff like Agnelli.

My new article on Substack: On the Widening Divide between mainstream 'cultural drift' and the super niche. open.substack.com/pub/osullivanp…

Nicholson in a beautiful chalk stripe. I like this for a sophisticated, social suit. The fabric has a subtle twill texture and a light, fuzzy nap. Easy on the eyes. Long collar points, knit tie. Stripes on the collar line up with the stripes on the lapel.

Knit tie

Knit tie

Knit tie

Chalk stripe, slight fuzzy nap to the fabric, knit tie.

Knit tie

Studio 54, 1970s

George raft, 1939 Chalk stripe, long collar points.

Downtown Vancouver in the 1940s

GQ September 1978

Man sees style-prep pics on X. Not his world. He feels nothing. Nothing stares back at him. At that moment, man remains unchanged. And that is what keeps him from buying into prep.

GQ September 1977

Silhouette. Werner Erhard on the Tonight Show, 1973

We have to make a clear distinction between noise and signal. Because noise is very good at disguising itself as signal.