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Fall Suits
He cuts a figure at once elegant and authoritative as he strides confidently into the boardroom. Some glance at the perfectly dimpled tie tucked...more
Posted: September 1, 1993 By Ralph DiGennaro
For Pipe Lovers
It's bad enough when uninformed individuals roll their eyes in disapproval upon discovering that we have just lit up a cigar costing anywhere from...more
Posted: September 1, 1993 By Richard Carleton Hacker
Great Moments: A Daughter Remembers
My father was a big man who smoked a big cigar. As a young girl, I wore the golden rings from his cigars with pride. As a grown woman, I still...more
Posted: September 1, 1993 By Carol Weston
The Art of Gallé
How much would you pay for a table lamp shaped like a mushroom? If you were the anonymous bidder at Sotheby's New York on December 2, 1989 who went...more
Posted: June 1, 1993 By Nicholas M. Dawes
Panama Hats are a Dying Tradition
In the town of Montecristi, Ecuador, the art of weaving Panama hats is slowly dying. Two generations ago, there were 2,000 weavers, but in the last...more
Posted: June 1, 1993 By Harry Rosenholtz
The World of Watches
Under the impatient eye of our fathers, we learned to tie four-in-hand knots. Much later, there were long sessions with the salesman for that...more
Posted: June 1, 1993 By Ettagale Blauer
Cigar Cases
The pace of twentieth century life isn't your fault. But cigars were invented in a much simpler time and never meant for the baggage compartment of...more
Posted: June 1, 1993 By Michael Frank
Lighters
You've probably heard the question a thousand times: "Gotta match?" The query was asked by smokers long before lighters were portable. And before the...more
Posted: March 1, 1993 By Michael Frank
Three-Star Heaven: Europe's Top Restaurants
Midnight is nearing, and chef Jean-Pierre Silva is coming out from his kitchen, a Sancho Panza Belicosos gripped between his fingers, to relax with...more
Posted: March 1, 1993 By Per Henrik-Mansson
Cashmere
The texture evokes silk. The warmth reminds of wool, but from an uncommon origin. The price concerns no one who understands its true worth. Like...more
Posted: March 1, 1993 By Lucia van der Post
Posters
Out on the tennis court, the methodical, machinelike precision of Ivan Lendl in his heyday never betrayed his secret passion, antique posters. But...more
Posted: March 1, 1993 By Jack Rennert
A Glorified Smoke: Ernesto Carrillo and El Credito Cigars
"A corpadito for me and my friend," says Ernesto Carillo as he strolls up to the Cafeteria San José with a chunky, pyramid-shaped cigar dangling...more
Posted: March 1, 1993 By James Suckling
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