Do the Unexpected
02-15-2013JeffCamel hair jacket, blue shirt, foulard tie, cordovan penny loafers. Pair them with gray or brown flannel pants, and it’s an attractive and fairly ordinary combination. But swap the trousers … Continue reading
Sigh.
02-13-2013JeffAfter a week of being out sick and working from home, I finally felt well enough last week to get suited and booted and get back in the office. Only … Continue reading
Smart?
02-12-2013JeffMy office, which is a corporate headquarters and was until recently one of the last business-professional-dress (e.g., suits and ties) holdouts in town, has decided to change the dress code to … Continue reading
Happy Accidents
02-11-2013JeffMost of the time when you buy something that’s been tailored for someone else’s body, you end up spending money to make it fit right, and if you don’t, you … Continue reading
Shopping the Thrifty Gent
02-11-2013JeffThrifty gents who read this blog may be interested in some of the items I have for sale on Ebay. There are a number of things around a size 42 … Continue reading
Decisions
02-10-2013JeffIn a happy accident, I stumbled across this suit in a consignment shop a couple of weeks ago on a walk to the hardware store for something I needed for … Continue reading
Gray Flannel & Monk Straps
01-18-2013JeffMonk straps, being more casual than shoes with laces, would normally be an odd match for the relative formality of a double-breasted suit. The fact that this suit is made … Continue reading
Three (Small) Patterns
01-14-2013JeffSuit: Hickey Freeman, thrifted, $20 Shirt: Brooks Brothers Golden Fleece, bought secondhand online, $40 Tie: Norman Hilton, gift, $0 Pocket Square: thetiebar.com, gift, $0 Shoes: Allen Edmonds, Ebay, $40 … Continue reading
An Odd Jacket
01-12-2013JeffToday’s jacket is an odd one in more than one sense of the word. Another name for a sport coat or blazer is an “odd jacket,” not because it’s weird … Continue reading
Vested Interest
01-10-2013JeffSuit: Varsity Towne, thrifted, $10 Shirt: Brooks Brothers, bought secondhand online, $40 Tie: Kountz & Rider, traded for, $0 Pocket square: Faconnable, thrifted, $5 Shoes: Johnston & Murphy, thrifted, … Continue reading