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THEREARESHIRTS,
and then there
areshirts.Ledburymakes the latter.
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“I’VENEVERDONEANYTHING
LIKETHIS,”
ElvisCostello
tellsus, speakingofhisnew
autobiography. “But it’s likeI
sometimessayaboutmaking
music:You’re just looking for
thosemomentsof illumination
andmagic.”Here,heshares
observationson the legendsand
institutionshehasencountered
duringacareer inwhichhehas
sharedstageswithBobDylan,
TonyBennettandTheRootsand
beenbanned (andunbanned)by
SaturdayNightLive
.
BRUCESPRINGSTEEN:
“The
recordcompany tookus ina long
black limousine toseeBruce
Springsteen…Iwondered if the
audiencewasgoing to letBruce
make the jump fromwhat they
knew towhat theyhadyet to
understand.Thatnightplayedon
mymind fora long time. If they
wouldn’t letBrucemake the leap,
whatchancedidIhave?”
JOHNNYCASH:
“Isaw the
imposingblack-clad figure filling
adoor frame in thehallway.
He lookedextraordinarily like
himself.”
SATURDAYNIGHTLIVE
:
“John
BelushiandDanAykroydcame to
ourdressingroommasquerading
aspeople from thesanitation
department.AsIdidn’t
knowwho theywere,
the jokeseemedatour
expense.”
—LARRYDOBROW
Elvis’GreatestHits
GrammyAward-winnerElvisCostelloopensupabout
his first impressionsof fellowgreats
UnfaithfulMusic&
Disappearing Ink
(Bluerider Press, $30)
is outOct. 16.
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1.
The fabric is cotton twill
,which is
naturallywrinkle-resistantdue to the long
fiber of thecotton— ideal for travel.
2.
According to themen in theoffice
, it is
also the softest shirt youwill everwear.
3.
Ledburydropped the secondbutton
bya fewcentimeters toprevent it from
beingbuttoned toohighor too low.
Sincebusiness-casual is increasingly
appropriate inanoffice setting,mencan
ditch the tiewithout feelingoverexposed.
(Plus,womenwon’t have to fear seeing
hair spiders crawlingout from their co-
workers’ chests.)
4.
Thecollar features
a fusedcanvas
interlining that keeps it standing tall under
a sweateror ablazer. (Crushedcollarsare
abusiness traveler’snightmare.)
5.
Ledburycreates shirts
in two fits: the
ClassicFit,which is full-cutwithout the
additional bulk, and theSlimFit,which
offers an ideal tailored look.
–CHRISTIANANIELSON
PHOTO
MARY MCCARTNEY
2
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