I hadn’t heard from Sam Franklin for sometime so I had a pleasant surprise last Friday when I got an email from him.
It wasn’t the typical, questioning drivel I’ve become used to; it was a well-thought out explanation of a rule of thumb(law). Tiring of the deafening subjectivity of #menswear philosophists, SF drafted a test for a transgression that he and I have seen far too much of. He then sent it to me in an encrypted file (the paranoia of any great creator is that someone may take your work) which I have just now unlocked to share with all of you.
His post isn’t long and it offers helpful insight into your day-to-day functioning as an adult male who purchases trousers perhaps a tad-too-small. We’ve all done it, but recognizing that you’ve done it - that is, purchase trousers a tad-too-small - is the first step to correcting your errors.
Sam Franklin; U TROSERS ARE TO SMALL:
how u now u trosers are too small?
if pepple can c your pen is
no one wants to c your penis in pubic
sartorial doctrine more like penile doctrine amaright?
matt peen wers pants too small
some ppl grow pubes on their face
how do u no your pants r too tight?
pen is
dats how.
learn the basics
folow the rule
no man is a island
every man is a pen island
- Sam Franklin
photos from:
Edwin Zee, Sartorial (Penile) Doctrine, Fenimore, and Guerreisms, respectively.
