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  1. S_M_Cumberworth

    Your Favorite Obscure Artist Recommendations.

    A Japanese artist named Yoeko Kurahashi. She's got a retro vibe, and her song writing is superb. Her album Modern Girl is a classic in my eyes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb3dyyZCGgE
  2. S_M_Cumberworth

    Show us your suits

    Oh, well it does have a '39 Union label. I guess I forgot to mention that. And yeah. . . I just sort of smiled politely at the Mad Men comments. I think anything produced before 1970 looks all the same to kids around my age.
  3. S_M_Cumberworth

    Unpopular music opinions

    I'm sorry to beat this dead horse, but the following should satisfy all of your criteria. (It should also be noted that McCartney was never really doing the whole 'hippie' music thing, but Lennon definitely was. Just listen to the suite on side 2 of Abbey Road — McCartney can write.)...
  4. S_M_Cumberworth

    Unpopular music opinions

    I think that's the best assessment of Berg I've ever read. Don't forget Prokofiev.
  5. S_M_Cumberworth

    Unpopular music opinions

    Ah! I always love finding someone who appreciates McCartney over Lennon. I think Lennon had some great stuff, but the quality of his output diminished greatly with time. I can't stomach any of his solo records. Puccini really was the Andrew Lloyd Webber of opera — and I hate Andrew...
  7. S_M_Cumberworth

    Show us your suits

    Thank you! And it's not that it really behaves — I have to beat it into submission.
  8. S_M_Cumberworth

    Show us your suits

    This one's a recent acquisition. Judging by the features, I'm guessing it's a war-time piece? '42-'46ish? What are your thoughts on that? Light to medium weight gabardine. The trousers have forward pleats and no cuffs. It's a rather bold color (a bit brighter than the picture makes it out to...
  9. S_M_Cumberworth

    What are you wearing today??

    It's warm in Los Angeles today, and I'm off to get a haircut. 1950s Arrow shirt, 50s trousers, Florsheim Imperials.
  10. S_M_Cumberworth

    What are you wearing today??

    I'm definitely going to try to go. Sounds like a blast.
  11. S_M_Cumberworth

    What are you wearing today??

    Thanks for the comment. The trousers are pretty great, and the seller even threw in a wonderful belt. I'll definitely take photos of the tie, along with a similar (untagged) tie I've got. And I live in Los Feliz.
  13. S_M_Cumberworth

    Waistcoat question

    I follow the same logic. I typically leave it unbuttoned unless doing so exposes the waistband.
  14. S_M_Cumberworth

    What are you wearing today??

    1930s Palm Beach tie, 1930s or 40s flecked herringbone tweed pants, Thom McAn shoes, modern sweater and shirt.
  15. S_M_Cumberworth

    Once Upon a Time in America

    I've seen it. It's long, but intricate, and I can't imagine anything being cut from it. I haven't seen the shorter cut, though, so I can't comment on it. That said, I still prefer Leone's older pictures. There's just something about this one that didn't capture me the way, say, The Good, the...
  16. S_M_Cumberworth

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    And the way she says 'It'll be a masterpiece' — brilliant.
  17. S_M_Cumberworth

    Waistcoat question

    I second this. Show off the waistcoat.
  19. S_M_Cumberworth

    High waisted trousers w/ short inseams

    I'd guess it's a couple of things. Trousers were generally worn shorter — typically with no break, so they'd sit at right about your ankle. The guys who owned these pants were probably just pretty short. Seems to me that a lot of these pants are still on the market simply because they have such...
  20. S_M_Cumberworth

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I just watched two Fritz Lang noirs, both starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett: The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945). What a couple of pictures those were.
  21. S_M_Cumberworth

    1930s sweater rules

    Yeah. I was going to link that thread, too, but all the evidence of tucked-in sweaters is gone now.
  22. S_M_Cumberworth

    1930s sweater rules

    I've seen it both ways — tucked and folded up. I have a sweater that has an extra long waistband and extra long sleeve cuff, both meant to be folded up. The only probably is that it becomes almost too short: it falls just below my natural waist, and the belt loops of most of the pants I have...
  23. S_M_Cumberworth

    Unpopular movie opinions...

    That's how I always looked at it. I always had more sympathy for Juliet, though. I don't doubt that she loved Romeo sincerely, but it was a very naïve love. I mean, what was she, thirteen? fourteen? Love at that age can be pretty intense, if misguided.

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