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This thread is for commenting about Crompton's Permanent Style (PS) site, as & whenever anyone feels compelled to critique its content
I feel he won't allow negative comments to his articles or the products therein
Too many asskissers who view Crompton as 'can do no wrong'.
I've been itching to make this post over the past few months, couldn't hold back.
I want to puncture holes in its increasing pomposity & surrealism
($200 T-shirts, $700 linen shirts, $500 tote bags etc)
1/ It seems like PermanentStyle has run its course as of recent.
It's become a parody & out-of-touch with the core readership where it now reviews (unnecessarily expensive) items, style over substance.
After all, most of the readership are multi-millionaires. LOL [sarcasm]
2/ In addition, there are only so many reviews of bespoke suits from bespoke suit makers before the major ones are exhausted.
It's not like reviewing cars where a new make or model comes out regularly so reviews naturally continue
In addition cost of a bespoke suit is not cheap.
The cost of the item reviewed is essentially the cost of that content.
It's not cheap; one review of an expensive bespoke suit, one-time content, basically.
3/ Also as of recent PS has moved to reviews of casual wear as well as more retail from the PS shop.
The items on sale are largely just plain old staples, nothing special.
4/ In addition with all the recent bag reviews, how many damn bags does a man need?
Tote bags?
Small crossover/messenger bags to carry cellphones/keys/mobile?
It's becoming more bizarre...
5/ These days I log on expecting to have a chuckle at the posters who clearly need a lot of help & will never find their own style.
Typical autistic questions: "Should I tuck this tshirt ihnto my underwear when wearing this shirt?"
6/ Crompton won't say aloud, but I bet 90% of the bespoke suits and/or jackets commissioned at big cost are now either sold, given to friends or sit at the back of the wardbrobe in storage.
He - like most of the readers/flaneurs - don't truly have the lifestyle to justify giving each of them a good wear.
Certainly not with the trend of being more casual - outside a business/formal context.
Hence more recent reviews of these "chore jacket" & similar things..
So much for the flaneur's adage of "buy bespoke because it will last longer to justify it's cost" blabla.
It only holds true if you keep the damn thing for a long time
7/ Anyone carrying a posh/expensive looking bag these days is asking for it, advetisng to theives that the contents being carried are likely to be expensive.
No thanks.
Anyone smart would be carrying something more inconspicuous
Tote bags?
No thanks.
An unnecessary extravagance especially if they have no shoulder straps.
No shoulder straps means no hands-free as one hand is encumbered holding the damn thing.
Plus it doesn't have a lid so not suitable when it rains.
Feel free to add any comments...
PS let the flames start.
"Don't like it, don't read it" - I'll say what I please. Free speech & all that.
I feel he won't allow negative comments to his articles or the products therein
Too many asskissers who view Crompton as 'can do no wrong'.
I've been itching to make this post over the past few months, couldn't hold back.
I want to puncture holes in its increasing pomposity & surrealism
($200 T-shirts, $700 linen shirts, $500 tote bags etc)
1/ It seems like PermanentStyle has run its course as of recent.
It's become a parody & out-of-touch with the core readership where it now reviews (unnecessarily expensive) items, style over substance.
After all, most of the readership are multi-millionaires. LOL [sarcasm]
2/ In addition, there are only so many reviews of bespoke suits from bespoke suit makers before the major ones are exhausted.
It's not like reviewing cars where a new make or model comes out regularly so reviews naturally continue
In addition cost of a bespoke suit is not cheap.
The cost of the item reviewed is essentially the cost of that content.
It's not cheap; one review of an expensive bespoke suit, one-time content, basically.
3/ Also as of recent PS has moved to reviews of casual wear as well as more retail from the PS shop.
The items on sale are largely just plain old staples, nothing special.
4/ In addition with all the recent bag reviews, how many damn bags does a man need?
Tote bags?
Small crossover/messenger bags to carry cellphones/keys/mobile?
It's becoming more bizarre...
5/ These days I log on expecting to have a chuckle at the posters who clearly need a lot of help & will never find their own style.
Typical autistic questions: "Should I tuck this tshirt ihnto my underwear when wearing this shirt?"
6/ Crompton won't say aloud, but I bet 90% of the bespoke suits and/or jackets commissioned at big cost are now either sold, given to friends or sit at the back of the wardbrobe in storage.
He - like most of the readers/flaneurs - don't truly have the lifestyle to justify giving each of them a good wear.
Certainly not with the trend of being more casual - outside a business/formal context.
Hence more recent reviews of these "chore jacket" & similar things..
So much for the flaneur's adage of "buy bespoke because it will last longer to justify it's cost" blabla.
It only holds true if you keep the damn thing for a long time
7/ Anyone carrying a posh/expensive looking bag these days is asking for it, advetisng to theives that the contents being carried are likely to be expensive.
No thanks.
Anyone smart would be carrying something more inconspicuous
Tote bags?
No thanks.
An unnecessary extravagance especially if they have no shoulder straps.
No shoulder straps means no hands-free as one hand is encumbered holding the damn thing.
Plus it doesn't have a lid so not suitable when it rains.
Feel free to add any comments...
PS let the flames start.
"Don't like it, don't read it" - I'll say what I please. Free speech & all that.
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