if you want to understand tailoring, you only need to watch mid-century movies, when actors were dressed by tailors, not brands. in the 1944 film cover girl, gene kelly's suit drapes beautifully, moving with him, not against him. collar stays on his neck, even as he dances.

This was America’s Krushchev moment. All that was missing was a shoe.

I just paid $3.00/gallon at a station who has gas priced at $2.49 for most of the fall of 2024. That’s a $0.51 increase.