Charlie Huang
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That was quick!
Looking forward to pictoral evidence.
Looking forward to pictoral evidence.
She approves of it. She likes it when I look good...BinkieBaumont said:"Does "She who must be obeyed" know about your plans?"
That's odd. I'm pretty sure my gloves are chamois, as the nap is much finer than any suede I've seen. They're unlined, too. Maybe I got the last of the grey? [huh]floatinjoe said:When I emailed Chester Jefferies, they said that the chamios was only available in the yellow lemon. I'll have to shoot them another email. They said that their recommendation for any other color was suede, which could be made in any color that the Cape can be made in.
Right you are; many thanks for the tip.daizawaguy said:Thats great! And it`s all in Japan! Correct me I am wrong Sir, but was not your introduction to batak through a photo I posted on a walk around?
Not really sure you could make a business out of it--because your attire is actually standard fare for the Japanese fathers of the brides and grooms even to this day, plus you see lots of gentlemen in that attire every spring and fall, at the biannual honors decorations from the government.boushi_mania said:On sunny weekends, I could go up to Osaka Castle Park and situate myself on the long promenade towards Morinomiya, with a sign reading 「西洋(せいやう)の紳士(ジェントルマン)と冩眞を撮りませう 一回五◯◯圓」. The perfect way to wear my formal clothes more often, whilst tapping in to latent Meiji/Taisho romanticism and making some spare cash... as long as there are no laws against that sort of business. lol
I forgot to mention the monocle and the fake moustache. Would that help? (Also, I think impersonating a recipient of a cultural prize would stand a better chance of being illegal than a "Western Gentleman". I'd have to keep it vague: "中高学校における英語教育に活躍して、教室内の環境を大きく変化させたために受章した" or some-such.)LaMedicine said:Not really sure you could make a business out of it--because your attire is actually standard fare for the Japanese fathers of the brides and grooms even to this day, plus you see lots of gentlemen in that attire every spring and fall, at the biannual honors decorations from the government.
Finding some antique decoration or medal of honor and changing the sign to 「文化勲章の受章者と写真を撮りましょう」might work better lol lol lol
Oops, I forgot to say, you really look sharp, congratulations.
(Say, what is the bride wearing?)
Yes, those are quite nice to look at... except the numbers at the bottom.LaMedicine said:Oh, and your bride's dress. I asked because you seemed to like the idea of making a dress from a kimono, when I mentioned my niece's wedding dress. Of course tradition says you don't get to see it until at the ceremony.
Here's the link to a dressmaker's site, who designs and produces kimono dresses. Granted, they are expensive, but they are beautiful just to look at.
http://www.setsuko-wakatsuki.com/
Fair enough. Come to think of it, I do suppose the (American-only?) tradition of keeping the dress does seem a bit odd: a morning coat has potential (if rare) uses outside one's own wedding, but a wedding dress ...not so much. [huh]LaMedicine said:I did say they are expensive, and by now, you should know what we really mean by expensive here lol lol lol
Yes, these are rental prices, but um, for the bride, it is a once-in-a-life time celebration, I think, for most women yet
I wouldn't write it off so quickly It is nostalgia and memorabilia, plus days were when wedding dresses were really special and of good quality, and were handed down from mother to daughter. Also, in the days when cocktail dresses were often of use, the wedding dresses could be and often were dyed and the skirt cut off cut off and remade into cocktail dresses.boushi_mania said:I do suppose the (American-only?) tradition of keeping the dress does seem a bit odd: a morning coat has potential (if rare) uses outside one's own wedding, but a wedding dress ...not so much. [huh]