He had changed back into Chinese dress today, and his lean frame was draped in a long, navy-blue flannel gown, giving him the air of a worthy descendant of some famous scholar.

他今天改穿了中国衣服，清瘦的身材上披一件海军蓝的毛葛单长衫，很有些名士遗少的气概。

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Vintage, not to be confused with grunge (oversized sweaters and flannel shirts) brings us back a few decades further.

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And if it was really hot he sometimes suffered from nosebleeds and had to lie on his back indoors with a flannel and ice cubes pressed to his face.

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The crested blazer and modern sport jacket trace back to Princeton, as well as the emergence of white flannel trousers and buckskin shoes.

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