11|11|05 Meeting Minutes
For it’s inaugural meeting, the Corduroy Appreciation Club convened on Friday, November 11, 2005 at The Back Room on the lower east side of Manhattan. Here is what transpired:
- Corduroy Club member Christina Stanley baked cookies that resembled corduroy and attendees ate them.
- Attendees registered, received membership cards and buttons.
- Corduroy Club Founder and President, Miles Rohan, called the meeting to order. He explained that the CAC is a social club for people who appreciate corduroy, and compared the structure of the club to other social clubs like the Elks Club, Shriners, and Rotary Club. He explained that social clubs often associate themselves with symbols and numerology. Rohan said that the whale is the club symbol and the number 11, because of its resemblance to corduroy, is the basis for a mysterious system of numerology. Rohan told the assemblage that the club is only just forming and has little to offer beyond membership cards and buttons, but that the bond of corduroy fellowship will always remain the club’s most valuable asset. Rohan mentioned that he would like to establish a philanthropic cause for the Corduroy Appreciation Club.
- The first speaker of the night was Betsy Franjola, Manager of Fabrics at Karl Lagerfeld. Betsy spoke about the history of Corduroy, the different types of Corduroy, popular misconceptions and the process by which the fabric is made.
- Christoper Lindland, founder and inventor of Cordarounds, horizontal corduroy clothing, delivered the keynote speech. Lindland explained that he believes corduroy was invented as a horizontally worn fabric, but an international conspiracy was hatched in the 1700s to make corduroy a vertical fabric. Lindland spoke about the origins of his company in San Francisco and urged all to go horizontal.
- Awards for Exemplary Usage of Corduroy were presented. The first award went to Vahram Mateosian from Mr. Ned Clothiers for his excellent usage of Corduroy as the head tailor in the film “The Royal Tenenbaums.” The second award was presented to keynote speaker and Cordarounds founder, Christopher Lindland, for “literally turning corduroy on its side.” Lindland was jubilant.
- During the open forum, several questions were asked about mixing and matching of wales. Betsy Franjola answered all that she could.
- Meeting adjourned.