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The Great Gatsby
Before seeing this latest and much touted version of one of my favorite novels, I was prepared, almost looking forward to being underwhelmed. I’ve shared my dichotomy…my contradiction before. Clients...
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Milwaukee ?
What is this...this..."Milwaukee" and who goes there? Well this morning, that would be me. Flusser Cavalry Twills and Alden Algonquins. And perhaps the most conservative socks I've worn in years. New...
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Norfolk Insouciance or Synched-Up Sans Souci
Other than my damn-self I believe the Norfolk Jacket to be the trickiest thing in menswear. It's always conflicted me quite frankly. Why the conflict? Because it’s intrigued me to the point that I’ve...
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Posting More Frequently: Shoes and Old Men
A reader recently admonished me to post stories more frequently. Listen, I miss telling those well-thought-out, pithy stories as much as the three of you miss reading them. And I've always been torn...
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Saturday Morning—Trad Nothings and Coffman Somethings
LFG picked out my little British Racing Green Mini Cooper-S convertible almost two years ago and it’s been a blast to drive. Really. Would it serve better as a second car? A weekend roundabout and a...
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MY FATHER’S FASHION TIPS By Tom Junod
It's no secret that I've been looking for my father for over fifty years. So perhaps when you read this masterpiece from Tom Junod, it won't land on you the way it resonated with me. None the less, I...
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Vineyard Vines—My Take
A tumblr follower asked… “Have you taken a gander at the merchandise in the Vineyard Vines Georgetown store yet? What do you think of the company's duds? It seems kind of expensive for stuff made in...
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Gentlemen of Style – Men’s Fashion Illustrations in the US in the Thirties
If my CasaMinimus was on fire, after I got Roxanne Burgess dressed and out the door, one of the next things I’d grab and sling off the balcony would be my cache of Apparel Arts books. The MSRP on those...
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I Have Nothing To Say
So listen up. If you’ve read my drivel for any length of time you might remember the randomanalia posts. Well really--all of them are random to a great degree but I used to pile on a huge load of...
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Happy Birthday LFG
You are not thirteen years old...you are not thirteen years old...you are not thirteen years old...you are not thirteen years old...you are not thirteen years old...you are not thirteen years old...you...
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British Invasion at Sterling and Burke: Benson and Clegg—This Week
Click here to read my March 2013 story on the maiden Sterling and Burke—Benson and CleggBespoke and MTM event. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to drop by and say hello. My LFG and work duties precluded...
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No Vacation...
...goes unpunished. Cheers from DCA...surprise I know. Green bags...Navy Blazer......As I sit here sporting my retooled Alden Algonquins avec Dainite soles. B. Nelson will, for two-hundred and fifty...
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John and Julian—Part One
Julian was the oldest and I’m told he was the better looking one. John, the lanky younger brother was quiet. Not brooding but perhaps a bit more than just shy.Everyone signed up for the war—city boys...
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John and Julian Part Two
It’s a skilled nursing facility—this place that now harbors my mom. So there’s a scattering of humanity in all phases therein. It’s a place for transition...rapid for some and not soon enough for...
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Navy Blah
My closet is full of fuzzy. You know—my sartorial contrivances that for the most part successfully made the breach from idea to existence in good form. I love pattern and texture and consistent with my...
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I'll Be Back
I'm just not sure when. Perhaps another few days. I'm flat out covered up with moving and rental property prep and work and a quaint little, well landscaped cottage for my LFG and... all things...
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Saturday Morning Monk Straps
I’ve tried to write a thoughtful story or two over the last three weeks but I just don’t have the bandwidth to do it. LFG, my work, my mom, my Old Town property rehab and my Bethesda move have me just...
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Last Days of Linen
…and Seersucker too while we’re at it.I’m known and prone to bend break the rules and and amidst these remaining shards of post-Labor Day heat, I’ll be extending my use of linen till probably...
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Alan Flusser and My Mama
Any port in a storm, right? You know what I’m talking about. How many times have you been trapped during a family visit and enthusiastically volunteered to…run to the store…drop off something at the...
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