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  1. Orgetorix

    A Painless Classical Education

    For the Greeks and Romans that Manton mentioned, the Loeb Classical Library editions are great. They have the original (Greek or Latin) text on one page with the English translation in parallel on the facing page.
  2. Orgetorix

    How to do It: Stiff Starch Grandma's Way

    Steam press? Anybody have/use a steam press? Do they work well? I've been curious about them for a while now.
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    A Painless Classical Education

    First, I have to say I agree that there's really no "easy" way to get a classical education. Unless you read deeply, think deeply, and really interact with the sources on a more-than-superficial level, you won't have gotten a classical education. You'll have gotten a poor imitation. But you...
  4. Orgetorix

    Rate My Look

    Just a thought: the tall, spiked hair doesn't complement your high forehead well.
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    Sam's Tailor Linen Suit

    Ray, I continue to be impressed by (and jealous of) your sense of style. Great suit! :offtopic: Where are you going to college?
  7. Orgetorix

    Has custom made lost status?

    The difference is that when you buy a $2500 bespoke suit, you're paying for the tailor's skill and time, which translates into a well-made and -fitted garment. When you buy a $2500 off-the-rack designer suit, you're paying for a name, a label, an image, and a marketing scheme, all of which are...
  8. Orgetorix

    Suits to Transfer Swiss Funds In

    That's some crazy fabric.
  9. Orgetorix

    My Pix of Leather and Linen Combo Specs

    Interesting...is that waist stitched in the middle, or is that just some unusual tooling?
  10. Orgetorix

    Tuxedo Fashion Question...

    He was too busy making an a$$ of himself to be mistaken for a waiter.
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    Tuxedo Fashion Question...

    I can't speak for the Senator, but I'd advise against going without either a cummerbund or vest with a single-breasted tuxedo. It's an incomplete, half-dressed look. If you want to ditch them, get a double-breasted dinner jacket.
  13. Orgetorix

    Tuxedo Fashion Question...

    Because it looked incomplete. Same way a morning coat or a tailcoat would look bad sans waistcoat.
  14. Orgetorix

    Is this a bar or a funhouse?

    I'm getting dizzy with the way the rooms (forums) here keep changing locations. What gives?
  15. Orgetorix

    Don't try this

    Wow. Were they able to deduce the proportions of each from the molecular evidence?
  16. Orgetorix

    What are you listening to?

    Listening to a book-on-tape recording of Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis.
  17. Orgetorix

    What makes a hat shrink?

    I'm curious--what makes a hat shrink or taper when it gets wet? What is going on with the felt when that happens?
  19. Orgetorix

    Josh Bernstein's hat from "Digging For The Truth"

    Duh...it's got a cowboy underneath it! ;)
  20. Orgetorix

    the male silhouette 1922 -1941

    One of the reasons I appreciate illustrations from old Apparel Arts and Esquire issues so much is that their artists (L. Fellows and others) seem to have been concerned with reproducing actual, real-world bodies and clothing styles as accurately as possible. Ads and catalogs from the Golden Era...
  21. Orgetorix

    Should I get a Whangee?

    Excellent taste, perhaps, but less-than-excellent morals! :)
  22. Orgetorix

    Classic Style issue #2

    Wow-four patterns. That's impressively done. Looks great!
  23. Orgetorix

    How to do It: Stiff Starch Grandma's Way

    If they haven't loosened up in 70 years, they probably aren't going to in a few weeks. You'd probably have to boil them to soften them up. I'd be worried that the fibers are permanently creased where the shirts were folded, and that they might just break if you tried to wear them.
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