The G Manifesto

Demystifying The Top Fashion Designers:

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The fashion world is very sharky waters, not for the faint of heart. This weeks’ tip will help the G navigate the Haute Couture designers specifically related to suits. This is a very good guide for the sartorial minded G.

Entry level: The two entry level price point designers are Burberry and Hugo Boss.

Burberry is based in London. Burberry is know for its distinctive check pattern, that has become one of its most common copied trademarks. Burberry was worn by Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. (entry cost $750-1000)

Hugo Boss started in Metzingen, Germany, in 1923, only a few years after the end of WWI, while most of the country was in economic disarray. Before and during World War II, many people don’t know that Hugo Boss designed and manufactured clothing for the Nazi soldiers. Still, decent suits for a big night out….(and at the cost it won’t kill you if you spill a glass of Pinot Noir on it….)

Level II (the flash designers) Dolce & Gabbana is a high-end designer company owned by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The company is based in Milan.

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Dolce and Gabbana is good for picking up flash foreign girls, especially Eastern Block Models and they make really dope ties. (Entry cost $1000-1400)

Gucci, or the House of Gucci, is an Italian haute couture establishment. It was founded by Guccio Gucci. Gucci was super dope thru the disco era then almost went bankrupt. In the 90’s it was almost overtaken by a leveraged buyout. Who really cares about all that, this stuff is some of the best gear for swooping on Latina models.

Versace. Is currently headed by Donatella Versace after the untimely passing of Gianni Versace. Gianni was brutally killed in front of his mansion in South Beach Miami by Lajolla’s Andrew Cunannnan. This event marks the only time where a San Diego Beach town has gotten the better of South Beach. Donatella is doing a good job of steering the ship and is a real sweetheart, if you have the pleasure know her personally as I do. It goes with out saying that Versace is good for connecting with girls in South Beach and Ibiza.

Level III—on its own Corneliani really pioneered using different colors. It is Mantova-based couturier (Northern Italy). For the price point (entry $1200) one of the best suits money can buy.

Level IV- the level I typically operate on day to day. Canali—These suits started in the 30’s, an era which American fashion expert Alan Flusser describes as “the height of elegance.” I tend to agree with him. Canali is based in Triuggio, which is in Northern Italy for those of you who are geographically challenged. Canali has most of its fabric loomed exclusively in the Biella region which, take my word for it, is a good thing. These suits are all-purpose for business and nights on the town in high style. (Entry cost $1100-2200). These suits and ties definitely pay for themselves in Gentleman’s’ Clubs……seriously….like ten fold (where else are you going to get a return like that? Wall Street?)

Zegna- Ermenegildo Zegna (pronounced “Zenya” not “Zeggna”….skippy) was founded in 1910 in Trivero, Italy which is also in Northern Italy. These suits ties and shirts don’t come cheap but are worth every penny. I actually wish they charged more. Most Zegna suits cost in the $2,000 – $3,000 range. Zegna’s top line is “Couture”, formerly known as “Napoli Couture.” These suits work good in Los Angeles and have been known to really work well with swooping actress chicks….don’t ask why. Also a good choice for racetracks.

Giorgio Armani is also Northern Italian. This stuff was big in the 80’s and was what they wore on Miami Vice. These suits are dope for sure and everyone needs to own at least one. (I own ten or eleven..) “The difference between style and fashion is quality”– Giorgio Armani

Level V-one notch below the best.

Kiton-Ciro Paone created the southern Italian powerhouse Kiton, a Greek term used to describe tunics worn by the leaders of ancient Hellenic society(that refers to ancient Greece….squeaky). Kiton is hard to find on the west coast. Neopolitan tailors have had a long history of tailoring for the monarchy and aristocracy. Kiton challenged Brioni and Canali, and raised the bar for using fine fabrics. This rivalry between the northern and southern Italian design houses pushed creativity that we can all be thankful for. I know I am, and I have thanked Ciro personally. These suits are impeccable.

Level VI- in a class by itself

Brioni—Brioni has always been for aristocrats. A quarter of the production consists of made-to-measure tailored suits for an elite 25,000 customers. I am happy to say I am one of them. Trump, James Bond(post 1995), Willie Brown, Royalty, John Gotti, and many successful Bank Robbers are also customers. Ready-to-wear suits run from $3,600 to $5,500, and the custom-tailored from $4,000 to $24,000. I have been telling them to raise their prices for years…….

Did you think I was going to recommend cheap suits? Do me a favor….A $200 suit looks like a cheap suit, but a $1000.00 suit makes you look like a Million Bucks…..that makes sense……Right? This should help every upwardly mobile G update their wardrobe……The Rest is up to you…..

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Michael Porfirio Mason
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Nightclub Tip:

Setting up shop and running the show in a Night Club can be achieved many ways. The obvious move is to get a dope crew together and throw like $750.00 plus down on a table and bottles of Goose. This can be a very effective move, but a move such as this doesn’t exactly keep you very agile for the night. When you are rolling in a two or three deep crew and you need to hit multiple spots that night, a different move is in order. Pay attention because this move works about a close as you can get to 100% of the time. Upon entering the club, find the main bar and post up on the corner. This is very important, and if it’s a U shaped bar this move works even better. (If some guys already occupy the spot, do whatever it takes to take the corner spot from them ie tell the bouncers that the guys are stealing money off the bar or grab a glass break it over their head …..be creative…whatever it takes to grab the corner spot.) Now the key is not to be like every other jerk in the bar in a striped shirt with spiky hair, drinking a bottled beer or weesh cocktail. You need to stand out……….. and no one else in the Club will be doing this. Get a wine list from the bartender and order a decent bottle of Red. Pay with CASH. Get 4 glasses. Without fail, before the wine can properly breathe, you will have a couple of girls around you wanting to try the inky, fleshy Zinfandel or the full bodied Barolo the bartender just cracked open. Drinking the wine will make you look like a man of style and taste. It also gives you plenty of opportunity to tell the girls about how your family owns a winery in Spain, and that you are descended from High-Society Europe. This really works to your advantage considering her boyfriends family owns a Dairy Queen and he grew up right next to a strip mall. I am not really sure the exact reason this move works so well (is it the clinking noise of wine glasses playing upon female hormones, much like the “ping” noise of a Zippo?, or if girls are attracted to guys with bottles?, or who knows it could have something to do with the $2300.00 Three button Zegna suit I am wearing?) but girls will surround you every time. Dope ones too. The main point isn’t necessarily “why” it works, the main point is that it “does” work. So try it…….the rest is up to you.

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ

Base of Operations (restaurant that you have on lock down)

Importance…conduct biz…..get the red carpet rolled out for you when you are with girls….etc

The first thing you must do with a Base of Operations is to find the right place. You’re going to want to be here at least 3 times a week, so having it close to your house is important. It should be high-end but not too high-end that it’s stuffy. You want a place that’s suit friendly. If you don’t have one of these restaurants in your neighborhood, then you need to move where you live. It’s important to play up the ethnic angle. If you’re a blond German guy, then a place that serves strudel and schnitzel might be good. If you’re Cuban, then a Cuban bistro is perfect. Italian trattoria’s or good French brasserie’s always work.

Locking the place down

You first want to go on a Tuesday or Wednesday night (Fri and Sat are very hard to lock down, and Monday night they are still serving the seafood from the Thursday delivery). Roll in solo and suited down (hand crafted Italian suits are best). Start by sinking your hooks into the bartender. He is the hub of the restaurant. Grease him pretty heavy and find out information like who the owner, chef, owners wife and Matre’d are. If the chef and the owner are the same person, then your job just became easier. Make sure you get the right bartender…not the one who works Tues night and Sunday brunch…that’s not your guy. You want the one who works Tues, wed thur fri and sat nights, the guy who runs the show. Then get the owner, chef, owner’s wife and Matre’d on lock. You want the kind of status where they call out your name when you walk in and give you two kisses on the cheeks.

Now start bringing in business associates in so they know your promoting the spot. Make sure you handle the bill (even if you have to collect money from the slobs you rolled in with, this way you come off as the juiced up money man). Now start bringing in girls with you. Different types: blonde so cal girls, fly Latina girls, rich daughters, Cajun girls, exotic dancers, and Hungarian gangster daughters….even fly in model girls from south beach. This will exploit the symbiotic relationship between Restaurateur and G Manifesto practitioner. The Restaurateur will love having a well dressed gentleman with a fly girl sitting in the bar when people walk in and you’ll love the off-menu dishes, pro-bono drinks, and discounted bills. The side benefit to this is the girls you are taking will be very impressed considering the last date she went on, her boyfriend took her to Chili’s for the Mushroom Jack Fajitas. Now your turning her on to Sicilian Pesto Crepes or Rollmop de sole farci au ragoût de homard, kohlrabi cuit à l’étuvé au Riesling, réduction au Côte Rôtie………………. which is, of course: Rollmop of filet of sole stuffed with a ragout of lobster, Riesling braised kohlrabi, Côte Rôtie reduction. Mind blowing. Plus, your expanding the horizons of many “culturally challenged” girls by showing them the two kisses greeting.

Keep the wheels greased

Take care of the owner: give him a Zippo or a nice cigar every now and then, and a good bottle of booze around Christmas time. Never cash for the owner. Cash for the matre’d, hostess, and bartender.

Now you have the run of the place. You can now use the place to leave or receive messages, exchange envelopes of money, plan a jewelry store heist, or figure out how you are going to deliver votes to a politician. You can also use the place to work on side projects like backroom poker games, loan sharking, bookmaking or labor racketeering. ……The Rest is Up to You.

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
http://www.thegmanifesto.com

In Vegas, always stay at top notch hotels with top notch restaurants in the hotel (i.e. The hotel at Mandalay bay with Alain Ducasse’s Mix, or Wynn with Daniel Boulud’s Brasserie). Eat a late dinner at the restaurant with a 4 star chef. The reason beyond the obvious is simple: The Vegas Battlefield is won and lost on two questions, “Where are you staying?” and “What did you do earlier in the night?” Knowing this is the case you want to always win this battle. This helps you establish how much juice you have. The girl will probably say she is staying at the Aladdin and ate at the $11.99 buffet, and you say you have a suite at Wynn and ate at Daniel Boulouds spot. This is a perfect segway to talking about how Daniel is one of only five 4star chefs in all of New York and you can talk about how you know Philippe Respoli from NYC. Then you can start talking international about how you have a crib in Monte Carlo and how she really needs to visit St. Bart’s’ and would she fly with you there some time. Basically, now you have established that you’re an international playboy. At this point, all you really need to do is light the girls’ cigarette before yours (with Zippo) and let her use the bathroom before you and your home free. The rest is up to you.

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ

Side tip: Pace yourself in Vegas…..this is not a 1:30 last call town…..you need to make it till 6am or later…….

(Above tips are best preformed in a hand stitched custom Canali suit with a purple Canali shirt, Purple and white Canali tie and purple Canali pocket square)

FOR MANSION PARTIES WITH FREE DRINKS. (BECAUSE FREE DRINKS TAKE AWAY YOUR LEVERAGE WITH BUYING GIRLS DRINKS AND FLASHING A BIG ROLL OF CASH.)

—-ALWAYS SHOW UP WITH 2 BOTTLES (I PREFER EXPENSIVE SPANISH, CHILEAN, OR ITALIAN WINE) TO ANY MANSION PARTY. FIRST OF ALL, ITS NOT CLASSY TO SHOW UP EMPTY HANDED. WHEN YOU WALK IN…EMULATE THE “DR. DRE SHOWED UP WITH A GANG OF TANQUERAY” FROM THE SNOOP DOGG VIDEO . THIS WAY ALL GIRLS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE CONTRASTING INTERIOR OF YOUR CANALI SUIT AND IF YOU ARE PACKING A SNUBED NOSED .38 REVOLVER OR CROME-PLATED QUATRO-CINCO. NOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL THE SKIPPYS IN GASLAMP SHIRTS TRYING TO GET FREE DRINKS AND YOU CAN JUST MACK AND POUR AWAY AND HAVE CONVERSATION PIECES LIKE “THIS IS PENELOPE CRUZ’S FAVORITE BOTTLE OF WINE” ETC………..THE REST IS UP TO YOU.

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA THE PEOPLES CHAMP