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Dandy Advertising: M. Muller & Sohn - The Fall/Winter 1926-27 catalog from M Muller & Sohn of Munich Germany: The Noble Lord (per Google Translate).
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I can’t get enough of The Atlantic’s In Focus blog. Whether it’s... - I can’t get enough of The Atlantic’s *In Focus* blog. Whether it’s showcasing weathered snapshots from the Civil War or sharing images from this year’s C...4 hours ago
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1 Piece/5 Ways – “Vintage” Statement Toggle Coat - Not everything in vintage stores is truly “vintage”. Buyers from these specialty shops typically select their merchandise from multiple sources, including ...5 hours ago
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Officina Santa Maria Novella - As with every major city, there are places you have to see. Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, the Sphinx, you get the idea. The same applies to Florence, ...7 hours ago
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Old England's Obit - Recently, Will asked me if all I wanted to be known for was writing book reviews and obituaries. I have begun to branch out, but nontheless thought it im...
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Black History Month: Hampton Hawes - In 1977 Hampton Hawes, a woefully underrated pianist, composer and writer, died at the age of 48 from a brain hemorrhage. Known only to the most astute jaz...8 hours ago
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DoP will resume it’s regularly scheduled blogging tomorrow… - Until then, and going back to last week, I am breathing and living every bit of the coverage leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline today at 3 PM ET. I’m su...9 hours ago
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Dirty Beaches @ Indra, Hamburg. - Hier soir, je pénétrais pour la première fois dans ce lieu sacré qui a consacré les Beatles: en 1964, ils faisaient à l’Indra, petit club de Hambourg, leur...11 hours ago
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The hand framing of Corgi - There are three types of knitting machines at Corgi: old, domestic models; double-bed machines; and single-bed machines. All require hand framing – that is...11 hours ago
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Comte Etienne de Beaumont - Comte Etienne de Beaumont (b Paris, 8 March 1883 – d Paris 1956), a leading figure in Parisian society, was famous for his elaborate and extravagant part...
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♪ Work Style Button Down Shirt 〜 Add new color production!! ♪ - 本日は現在、追加生産進行中の Work Style Button Down Shirtのご紹介！！ アジャコスのド定番シャツです！！！！ 新色はブラックとワインの２色！！ ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ もちろんホワイトも追加生産中です！！ ↓↓...
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Grey, red and black. - Button down shirt and a tie. I don't care. Btw: This is my dad's old trevira tie.
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The Need For Tweed - This from our Press Archive – Jonathan Futrell writing in The Financial Times… “A tweed jacket is the most useful garment in the world,” says William (Bill...13 hours ago
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New Monday - Being rather big Saint Etienne fans around these parts (maybe you noticed) we’re well happy about the single “Tonight” — their first new record in seven ye...14 hours ago
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Powerful Costume in We Need to Talk About Kevin - Catherine George’s costume design demonstrates how we read physicality on-screen. Related posts: 1. New Robin Hood Trailer: Fighting Talk 2. Holl...15 hours ago
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Store Visit: Leather Soul Honolulu - **Tom's insane #8 Split toes, yes that's color 8... they are nearly cigar now from the sun...* *In case you didn't already know, a...
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Cary Grant: Oscar Trivia - As surprising as it may seem, Cary Grant never won an Academy Award. Well, he did win an Honorary Oscar in 1970, a deserved tribute to his one of a kind ac...
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NYC Made To Measure Suiting, Alton Lane Pt 2 - You may be wondering why it has been so long since I last discussed Alton Lane. Truth be told the jacket had to be remade (and may have to be remade a sec...16 hours ago
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TIME FOR SANDALS - Contrary to popular belief, socks and sandals are chic. Especially, as temperatures appear – we hope – to be on the gradual rise. These TEVA-esque sandals ...17 hours ago
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I Have Never Understood The Hoodie Under A Suit - by Richard - One thing I have never understood in today's preppy fashion is the hoodie underneath a suit. I absolutely love this suit, the fun shirt, and the bow tie ...
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The Oscars & Men’s Tuxedos - Tonight, an armada of evening gowns and tuxedos descended on the red carpet in Los Angeles for the announcement of the 84th Academy Awards. Although I am p...18 hours ago
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Another AS - I know, another AS shoe. But I’m really taken with this Jodphur boot, the Walton. Snuff suede and Chestnut calfskin. Really beautiful, although I don’t re...20 hours ago
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Thriftin' Ain't Easy: John Lobb's Miami - John Lobb's *Miami*. As spring approaches, thrifting continues to pay dividends out in Northern New Jersey, particularly in the suburb towns along the mi...
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Online Sources: Exquisite Trimmings, Cufflinks - A New York based independent retailer well worth a look. Of particular note are the glass cufflinks.22 hours ago
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West Village Remix Culture - Lawrence Lessig, a Law Professor at Harvard and basically the most vocal critic of our antiquated trademark laws, introduced a concept awhile back called ...
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Kind of Blue | Assemblage - Call it what you want (royal blue, pacific blue, azure blue, blogger blue, painter’s tape blue) but the not so navy, not necessarily indigo blue is all ove...23 hours ago
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Napoli - Bespoke corduroy pants - That post comes a little belated, but anyway.... Bespoke corduroy sport pants with "western style" pocket flaps and "secret cash pocket". The latter was an ...
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"There You Go Again"...The Jimmy Carter Clip-On - I thought I was done with this. Jimmy Carter had problems out the * you-know-what* by the time he debated Ronald Reagan in 1980. His a_s was toast and his ...
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Kort guide: Köpa säng - Daniel Cummings är VD på Sänghuset Elgen på Karlavägen som har en hel del varumärken. Klädsel: LL Bean Duck Hunting Boots, manchesterbyxor från B&B, shetla...1 day ago
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Nick Wooster + Leffot: Fall 2012 - Nick Wooster is a fashion icon recognized for his unique sense of style and taste. He’s fond of wearing heavy English brogues and is well known for his lov...1 day ago
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Damn, they look great. nickelcobalt: suitsupply: the new... - Damn, they look great. nickelcobalt: suitsupply: the new double monks 289,- USD (Taken with instagram) fuck these are dope and a ridiculous price1 day ago
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On the shirt front - While not normally a big fan of T-shirts, Lord Bassington-Bassington really fell for this one by Spiritual Front. The shirt is inspired by Russian prison...
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STEVE McQUEEN DOIN’ IT IN THE DIRT | TRIUMPH DESERT BIKE BY BUD EKINS - - Nostalgia on Wheels posted these incredible pictures (quite a while back) of Steve McQueen and his Bud Ekins’ desert-modified Triumph Bonneville racer fr...1 day ago
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Sicily and Milan visit - I recently returned to Sicily for follow-up visits to tailors in Catania and Messina, whom I write about in more detail in my guide to Sicilian tailors (se...
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Gone To Market - ...with Newton Street Vintage. See you there! *at The Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville*
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An interview with G. Bruce Boyer - I was preparing an article for Børsen, the leading financial newspaper in Denmark, about the suit and Pitti Uomo. I thought that it was an opportunity for ...2 days ago
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Inspiration de la semaine – Polo Coat à l’italienne - Cette semaine, je vous propose une mise toute italienne. Cet homme est Lino Leluzzi, et est fondateur de la boutique … Lire la suite »2 days ago
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Toulouse Art Gallery for Mister FCC - Mister FCC aka Arnaud Bauville, new artist of the art gallery collection of "Alain Daudet" from Toulouse/France.
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Swimwear in February - LeDandy, what's with all these vintage photos? Well, when it comes to swimwear we really need to go back in time. Last summer I stayed in a nice hotel wi...
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N’East Illustrated for Well Spent: Vol. 2 - It’s the last Friday of the month again. Which means Vol. 2 of my N’East Illustrated for Well Spent series is now live on the WS site. Head over to check o...3 days ago
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Les belles vestes de… Belvest - Gentlemen, petit coup de projecteur aujourd’hui sur une maison méconnue en France, mais dont nous apprécions depuis toujours la qualité des produits, tant ...3 days ago
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Seven Days of Memories: Phred & Anne - Phred and Anne, New Mexico or Arizona, May 1984 I called from Ft Bragg through a Watts line. I was coming home for a three day weekend just before ETS'ing ...
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The AETHER STREAM Takes San Francisco - There’s no question the Aether pop up shop, which the L.A.-based outfitter has dubbed the AETHER STREAM, is one of the most awesome moveable retail deploym...3 days ago
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Thick or thin? - Thick mother of pearl buttons are seen as a status symbol by many men (photograph: Bernhard Roetzel) *Nobody ever thought about the thickness of shirt butto...
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Men’s File – Issue 6 - The sixth issue of Men’s File is now available, and you can also preview the entire magazine on their website. This one is full of motorcycle related conte...4 days ago
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Photography: Willie Christie on the (No Pussyfooting) cover - The final piece in Tate Modern’s current Yayoi Kusama show – her dramatic Infinity Mirror Room – brought to my vinyl-fixated mind one of the greatest recor...5 days ago
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Our (Well, the Brits') Paintings - The BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation have partnered up to give the world access to all of the great paintings in the museums around the UK. So far...
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Steven Alan SS 12 - I recently shot for Steven Alan in the North Fork of Long Island, such an amazing place. Hope you like the pictures check out the collection here. Steven Alan6 days ago
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Naples and Rome - In addition to my work at Put This On, I’ve recently had the honor of writing at A Suitable Wardrobe about Anna Matuozzo and Mimmo Siviglia, two custom s...6 days ago
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My Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandpa - When my grandmother was young, her great aunt had a picture on her wall. My grandmother described it as a man in a feather headdress. She was told it was ...6 days ago
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Small Faces official website - Thanks to Jason for pointing out that there's now an official Small Faces website…although how much it'll be updated is anyone's guess. It's been set up by U...1 week ago
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Best Tie? - This may be one of the best vintage ties I've ever owned. click images to enlarge You just have to love the western theme, and the leather stitching alo...
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Bronze Age Fox - 'Books' (2003) - A pensive song for the winding down of a working Friday. The wistful attitude permeating the melodies feels apposite for a band that lost the dream when a ...
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From the Tropical Zone... (Panama) - (Photos by Tavarua) My life is indeed very simple - so let me share a few photos of nature and simplicity of life.
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If You Have To Ask... - You can't afford it... so keep your damn hands off. But you can still *hit the Deus site and drool over it*. C'mon, what else do you have to spend your mon...
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Rave Fabricare works their magic - Why do I trust the opinion of Stu Bloom of Rave Fabricare? Well, the proof is in the pudding, as they say. My girlfriend had a tie dye shirt that got accid...
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Roll Over Beethoven - As a follow on to the Beethoven sweatshirt craze piece, here is another famous instantly recognisable face worthy of being on a sweatshirt. He happens also...1 week ago
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Advice From a Swimsuit Model - “Sure, she’s beautiful, but what’s she like in person?”—that’s what we typically ask ourselves when perusing the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, ...2 weeks ago
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Trad Shop: F.R. Tripler & Co. - For over seventy of its 109 years in business, F.R. Tripler & Co. was located at 366 Madison Avenue and 46th Street. F.R. Tripler & Co. was founded in 1886...
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Elon University - Elon University is a small selective, private liberal arts institution in Elon, North Carolina. 600 acres of manicured gardens, brick sidewalks, and mature...
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Miss Hargreaves - Some people make things up and then end up believing them. My older brother is one. Some can will something to happen, and within a short period of tim...
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In Honor Of... - *Cole. Charles. Satchmo. Gaye. Cooke.* As a passionate lover of good music, I am holding on to these gentlemen with an extremely firm grip. All smooth a...
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From the Archives: Thelma Foy's Top-Drawer Chic - *The reception room of Thelma and Byron Foy's country house, Foy Farm, in Locust Valley, New York, circa 1945. Image by Garrison from "House & Garden's Com...
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Vintage Smith - “The part I have a hard time with, buying things I wouldn’t pick out for myself.” Matt Smith, started buying vintage pieces while working at Abercrombie an...2 weeks ago
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Outfit - Looking rather glum in the snow in Gloucestershire. Shoes - John Mac Grey Flannel trousers - River Island (adjustments, Graham Browne) Cardigan - TopM...
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The growing appeal of coloured trousers - FT vom Wochenende - Boys Aloud. CHELSEA FARMER'S CLUB - AVANTGARDE SEIT ANNO DAZUMAL. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/dc202b92-4900-11e1-88f0-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1lbaIh1PS ht...3 weeks ago
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Inside Johnson’s Kensington + King’s Road stores in the 80s - Thanks are due to Derek Harris of Lewis Leathers for scans from 80s Japanese magazine London Ni Ikitai (I Want To Go To London) featuring the Johnson’s sto...3 weeks ago
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The body is the servant of the mind - James Allen - Images provided by Holy Fashion Group. All rights reserved.3 weeks ago
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Watches 2012: The “Drive” Watch (Sort Of) - One of the best wardrobes in modern movies (besides INCEPTION) had to be the one put together for DRIVE starring Ryan Gosling. I would never be caught dead...3 weeks ago
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Value for money - If anyone can take the (dubious) credit for being my inspiration in starting this blog, it is Will from A Suitable Wardrobe. Unlike me, he still manages to...
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Cuffs - Cuffs on trousers are an oft-neglected point in most men’s wardrobes. Whether they’re present on your trousers or not is a matter of taste, but if they’re...3 weeks ago
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Destination | Horween Factory, Chicago - There are very few, if not any, tanneries that carry the same reputation for creating leathers of the utmost quality as Chicago’s Horween. They are the pro...5 weeks ago
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Shopping Florence, Or Firenze If You’re Bourgeois - Right, right, so nothing has really happened on here in what most people on and off the Internet would consider "a long ass time". I've got no excuses othe...
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I'm kind of over men's wear right now.... - Probably because I do not have any money to spend on clothing. I also have too much work and things to do and music to make and books to read to spend my...5 weeks ago
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Documentary film about Tara Browne from 1966 - Following my recent post about Tara Browne, I am posting this newly uploaded film about Tara Browne - a French documentary from 1966. A fascinating insight...1 month ago
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Regarding the Orange Bowl... - "You know what is more important than winning the Orange Bowl? Not being from West Virginia..." - Charles Fitzhenry (pictured above)
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M/M Manner of Man Magazine Annual General Meeting - Video produced by and property of Manner of Man. All rights reserved. MINUTES: of the 2012 *Annual General Meeting* held [01/01/12] were circulated prior ...
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For Peat’s Sake - Dewar’s scotch bar mascot c. 1960s A dress MacLeod tartan unlined cotton tie, presumably the same David & John Anderson of 19th century Glasgow, still exta...2 months ago
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***THE SIG OTHER HAS MOVED*** - Dear readers and visitors, The Sig Other is now located at: *THESIGOTHER.COM* Please be sure to update your RSS feeds, links and blogrolls. Thanks f...
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WAYWT: Pop Up Flea Weekend - So the annual Pop Up Flea was this past weekend, and it was undeniably the best yet. A ton of great brands showed their wares, new and old, and as always I...
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Tanner Goods Camera Strap - [image: DSC_7767] -I've been looking for the perfect leather camera strap for years, and almost every photographer I know has been on the same search. Stock...2 months ago
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Does the look matter? - Recently, I went to a friend's birthday party with two of my female friends from my evening yoga class. As I was introducing my two friends to the host a...
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Permantly moving to tumblr - Folks, that´s it: i am finally moving the whole blog thing to tumblr. Make sure you check out *www.kleidsam.tumblr.com* for daily updates, more style pics...4 months ago
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Albam, Monmouth St - Albam go from strength to strength. They will shortly be opening a new store a stones throw from where I work (dangerous!) on Monmouth St, Covent Garden. ...
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Indian Summer - Basking in the October sun, I thought you may like to see a preview of our summer suit. It’s a cotton jacquard weave and inspired by thoughts of a threadba...4 months ago
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The Rather Timely Demise of The Natural Aristocrat - I suppose this will be more of a posterity post than anything to be deemed actually informative, however I have officially decided to end The Natural Arist...5 months ago
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With a Little Help from my Friends : We've Moved. - After much ado, SECRET FORTS has a new address. We've re-built the fort, bigger and better, but tried to keep it the same old Secret Forts you've come to ...
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This week’s society weddings… - There were two big society weddings last week (nothing to do with Cameron), and it goes without saying that yours truly was invited to, and attended, both ...5 months ago
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New fransboonestore online - *Dear visitor, we are moved to www.fransboonestore.com/blog, bookmark us please...* thx!5 months ago
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photo safari-dispatches from Nantucket - [image: distances] [image: the barnacle] [image: furnituremaker] [image: whales tails] [image: stripes] [image: airconditioned] [image: flowers] [im...6 months ago
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Schnock on wood ! - -> Lancée il y a quelques semaines, la revue Schnock est enfin arrivée jusqu’à nous… Et nous avons craqué sur son style inimitable. Explications. « La revu...7 months ago
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Bolo ties - This rather unusual bolo tie was made by Newcastle-based artist Carlos Rosati, who works under the name The Cloud Commission. Carlos is a graffiti artist, ...8 months ago
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Hiking: Up Eldorado Canyon with gear from Topo Designs - Colorado is heating up. Personally, it’s one of my favorite times of the year. I tend to say that about every season, though, so this won’t be the first ti...8 months ago
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Moving Day - This will be my last post on this blog: my flagship website, Lordwhimsy.com,has finally undergone a long-overdue redesign. Thanks to my multi-talented frien...9 months ago
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The Turtleneck | From Beatniks to Bullitt. - - “The style horrifies restaurant headwaiters, who are still weathering the onslaught of women in pants suits.” - –TIME Magazine, 1967 ~*~ - Steve McQueen ...9 months ago
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Broken Britain - 12: Two tales that expose why Britain will forever remain Stuffed…. - I wondered how long it would take to get back to ranting and raging. Two recent stories that explain exactly why this (once-great) country will forever rem...
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Tumble - Coincidences. I was walking through mid-levels tonight, looking for somewhere for dinner. My new Gaziano Girling's came unstuck from the HongKong pavement a...1 year ago
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Syracuse University, 1946 [via and Peter Elliott]. - Syracuse University, 1946 [via and Peter Elliott].1 year ago
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We've Been Everywhere - From early summer swings in needlepoint and smocked dresses To puppy costumes at Halloween Boat rides in gingham To Saturday evening gingham Earl...1 year ago
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Réponses aux questions fréquentes - Savoir choisir ses souliers Le choix d'une paire de soulier ne doit pas être fait à la légère. Voici quelques points clés pour être sûr d'acheter des chaus...1 year ago
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They Call It The Driver’s Seat - Towards summer’s end, while careening around the wild dunes of Western Michigan with my good friend Joe Gannon and his family, he surprised me by pumping h...1 year ago
