Obama: ‘I’m a little frumpy’
Asked in an NBC “Today” show interview about the well-worn bluejeans he wore to the pitcher’s mound to throw out the first pitch in last week’s major league baseball All-Star game, Obama said, “I hate to shop.”
He said that up until two years ago, he had only four suits and said [...]
After discussing the matter with Michele at Bookster again this morning we’re moving ahead on this overcoat matter that I discussed earlier. The fabric will be Harris Tweed in a shade Bookster calls “Nearly Black.” I’ve no idea whether that’s their nomenclature or Harris’, but I like the color for a formal-ish overcoat.
As I said [...]
Seriously, Mr. President. It’s bad enough that you’re a White Sox fan, but I suppose I can forgive you for that because I’m in a generous mood and since I grew up as a Reds fan it has been a little tough to be critical of anyone else’s choices since 1990.
Now, unfortunately, we have to [...]
My preference for formal dress gloves are gray suede.
Go ahead, try to find them.
I’ve been told in various gentlemen’s forums that Chester Jefferies in Dorset, England was where I needed to go to find precisely what I was looking for. Although gray suede doesn’t appear in their online catalog, they supposedly respond to such queries [...]
Believe it or not, it’s almost too late to be concerned with winter clothing if you have your clothes made bespoke or to measure.
My clothing interests lately have been more on the formal end of the spectrum. As I said in my last post, I’ve already contacted Art Fawcett about working on a Homburg hat, [...]
It’s going to be hard to justify having a new dinner suit made if I don’t.
I know just what I want, too. Midnight blue, shawl collar, 4×1 double breasted.
The mailman brought me greetings from Honolulu this morning.
Spectator: A shoe design that is characterized by 2 materials, often of different colors or materials, with an edge of the dominant color having a pinking edge exposed, and a perforated design on the toe.
My friend Tom Park from Leather Soul in Hawaii took orders back in [...]
Hemrajani delivered! Amazing turnaround on this order too, I’m shocked that an order I placed on 5/20 is in my hands on 6/11.
All Thomas Mason fabrics, three poplins and three linens. Linen looks like crap five minutes after you put it on, but in the heat of the summer there’s nothing better. It’s not traditional, [...]