GENTLEMAN FROM PORTUGAL
António Sérgio Rosa de Carvalho was born in Lisbon (1953).
Because the love of his life he moved to the Netherlands for years now. He is
an architectural historian and writes public papers for Público, a Portuguese
newspaper, as well. Besides that, he’s the founder of Tweedland, The
Gentlemen’s Club. A club of like-minded. In this club, one is not allowed to
speak about money and business.
COMMUNICATION
The first time I met António Sérgio was during a TweedRide
in Amsterdam. On that summer day, he was not wearing tweeds but a summery
seersucker suit. António Sérgio: “Fashion and apparel are nowadays seen as
appearance, but it is much more than that. Clothing is a form of communication.
It is a symbolic framing. All attributes are a strategy to align with
yourself.”
Een echte gentleman: António Sérgio Rosa de Carvalho
BE YOURSELF
Clothing has nothing to do with power games, it’s not just
appearance. It is important that your inner is in accordance with your
appearance. That is also an important difference between a dandy and a
gentleman. I love style and quality, style is the DNA of your identity. Oscar
Wilde has said it nicely:“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken’
SECOND HAND
‘Today I’m wearing a Colbert by Cordings. It’s a good quality’ mid-season fabric. I
bought it on Portobello Road in London. In Amsterdam, Tommy Page’s shop is my
favorite. To me, accessories like braces and ties are very important. I wear
only second-hand clothes. And in our home, there are many second-hand items
that we have saved.”
Een echte gentleman: António Sérgio Rosa de Carvalho
GENTLEMAN
“I regret very much that many people are polite in private
and committed to quality. But they have been stopped to maintain these codes in
public. But let’s be optimistic, maybe that will be beneficial again.” When
ready with photographing, António Sérgio insisted to accompany me to the
nearest tram stop. It started to rain, but he took his umbrella. He maintained
it above my head. What a kind man he is, a real gentleman!
MisjaB published a very complete and kind profile article
about JEEVES
(António Sérgio Rosa de Carvalho). Thanks Misja. Was a great
pleasure to meet you. JEEVES
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