The DORCUS COLLECTION

[jamespowers]

I thought he was the guy who came up the the GUESS? collection.lol

No, that was Georges Marciano you nit. He was the guy who come up with the Wrangler collection. lol

 

[jamespowers]

I don't know... I could walk around in the short fur coat for a while... seems like a swell idea to me. Nothing says fashionable like an armless argyle suit and short fur coat. Where are the hats?

The fur coat ok but the armless gargoyle suit? No thanks.

 

[Lincsong]

I'd rather a ,(well I'll keep it clean), than wear any of those things.

 

[Flitcraft]

Good Lord, Mr. Chevalier....

You've uncovered a veritable treasure trove of horrendous fashion!

 

[jamespowers]

I'd rather a ,(well I'll keep it clean), than wear any of those things.

You would rather have an elephant step on your head than wear any of those things?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Just thought we should credit the original author if we're going to be using his material.

Oh, definitely.

Go back to the opening post: you'll see that "The Chap" website is credited. The "Dorcus Collection" material was found at "The Chap" website by Dixie Cannon, who posted a link to it in an FL section that is closed to unregistered viewers.

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[Nathan Flowers]

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Thanks for this... I haven't laughed this hard in many moons.

 

[Atomic Glee]

Oh, definitely.

Go back to the opening post: you'll see that "The Chap" website is credited. The "Dorcus Collection" material was found at "The Chap" website by Dixie Cannon, who posted a link to it in an FL section that is closed to unregistered viewers.

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Gotcha! Just looked a little weird at first. As you might have guessed, I'm a big fan of Lileks - you can get lost for hours browsing through his site. The vintage New York postcards alone are amazing.

 

[Zach R.]

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Honestly, I don't think that this look is half bad.

*runs away*

 

[Wild Root]

At first glance you know it’s Dorcus. The matching pants and vest with their subtle pattern - based on actual painters’ dropcloths!The shirt that writhes like gigantic spermatozoa caught in a bed of blackened kelp. Dorcus head to toe - but there’s more. Our new City Man collection includes large planters attached to the shoe of your choice. The planters look like concrete, but new space-age resins mean they’re feather light. The ferns? The finest machine-spun plastic. Now any time you choose to stop and watch the world go by, your foot will already have a home.

No less an authority than Quiana Quarterly proclaimed Random Planter Foot-Perching to be the trend of 72. Are you ready?


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It's Mr Furley!lol

=WR=

 

[scotrace]

This whole bit is the work of James Lileks.


The Dorcus Collection.

 

[Wild Root]

I thought it was the work of the devil!lol

What he did to fashion was just evil!
=WR=

 

[Marc Chevalier]

James Lileks -- we bow to you, ya nut!

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[Marc Chevalier]

What he did to fashion was just evil!

Au contraire, Root. Fashion deserves it.

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[Benny Holiday]

I'm out of breath from laughing so hard

This stuff is priceless!

 

[Absinthe_1900]

Just keep those clothes away from open flames.

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Just TOO funny!

I literally laughed out loud at that! Hilarious! lol
I'm thinking that the colloquialism, "Dork" must have it's roots in the Dorcus name. lol
Thanks for the laughs, I have to go back and read it all again. :eusa_clap

 

[Lincsong]

You would rather have an elephant step on your head than wear any of those things?

That's clean. I'll run with that.

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

I don't know... I could walk around in the short fur coat for a while... seems like a swell idea to me. Nothing says fashionable like an armless argyle suit and short fur coat. Where are the hats?

The hats were the furry type that Marc posted in his *sigh* thread the other day.

 

[CharlieH.]

Gotta love the work of Lileks. Looking into the original site, you can see some "golden age" dorcus:

http://www.lileks.com/institute/dorcus/hist2.html


Going a bit off-topic:
I wish I had his "Interior Desecrators" book. I can still remember when those utterly ghastly pictures were posted on the website. Wasn't there anything that looked good in the 70's??