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My favorite book of the past year, hands down.
I just got my “at-cost” Everlane belts yesterday, and I have to say, they are quite nice. $15 each? Huge bargain. I’ve been looking for new belts for some time, and I’m glad to finally be able to get rid of my old ones. These look like they will last a good long time. Quality stuff.
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Put This On Season Two, Episode 1: The Melting Pot
Put This On, a web series about dressing like a grownup, visits New York City, a place where style is defined and redefined through interpretation and reinterpretation.
Meet the ‘Lo Heads. With roots in 1980s street gangs, these Polo Ralph Lauren enthusiasts have made “aspirational apparel” a lifestyle. They once had to boost their Polo from stores and fight to keep it on the streets. Today, their culture is worldwide, promulgated by hip-hop. Their hero is Ralph Lauren - a working class New Yorker who understood that the fantastical power of style can be transformative. Dallas Penn from The Internets Celebrities, a dedicated Lo Head (and former member of the Decepts crew) with a collection of over 1000 pieces of Polo apparel takes us on a tour of this remarkable fashion subculture.
Visit Worth & Worth hat shop, a New York institution with roots going back to 1922. In recent memory, Orlando Palacios has made the shop a home for rockers as well as traditionalists, turning hundred-year-old machines to the task of reinterpreting hundred-year-old styles.
Meet Jason Marshall, a jazz saxaphonist with a classic style. He plays with bands ranging from traditional bop to hip-hop fusion to Aretha Franklin, but he prefers to wear tailored clothes when he does it, and explains why.
And in our Q & Answer segment, find out how to pack your suit for travel. We’ll show you a fold to keep it neat inside a rolling carry-on or suitcase, and we’ll show you how to keep your trousers on the hanger inside a garment bag.
This episode was supported by our viewers and by Lifeway Kefir.
Best. Sweater. Ever.
A couple of takeaways from this article. It seems mostly aimed at female reporters. But there is an overarching issue here, that people do not dress for work any more. As Jack McKeon says, “Today, it can look pretty sloppy. But that’s not just baseball. It’s generational.” This is a sad statement.
The downside is that, in one of those only-in-the-BCS scenarios, the second-ranked Crimson Tide would be better off not winning their division. Despite losing at home in its biggest game of the season (9-6 to No. 1 LSU) and despite boasting victories over just three teams with winning records (10-1 Arkansas, 9-2 Penn State and 6-5 Florida), Nick Saban’s team will likely cruise into the BCS championship game with a win Saturday over 7-4 Auburn and an LSU victory over Arkansas. The same unwritten axioms pollsters have used to dismiss contenders in the past — that a team must win its conference championship and that regular-season rematches are frowned upon — might go out the window for lack of a better option.
Things I think You Should Buy (from the Versace for H&M Collection)
H&M tuxedo jacket, $200
Versace for H&M launched in the United States yesterday. It was a pretty big deal, but in case the shrill screams of excitement about the brand’s latest designer collaboration were out of your hearing range, let me tell you about it.
The offerings, for both men and women, are very much in line with what you expect when you think of Versace (which I know you do, all the time) - bright colors, bold prints, and bold architectural details like spikes and studs.
This tuxedo jacket? Doesn’t have any of that. Which is why I think you’ll like it.If you live 1.) somewhere the collection is offered (it’s not in all H&M stores) and 2.) the store hasn’t been completely looted when you get there, I highly recommend you check it out.
We got into quite an animated discussion here last week talking appropriate wedding attire. If you think there’s a chance you’ll ever find yourself in need of a tux (as a guest or groomsman), you can pull this well-tailored jacket out of your closet. Along with the matching pants ($70), you’ll be good to go.
Being able to tell people, “Oh, it’s Versace,” is just the icing on the cake.
I can’t even pronounce nothing, pass that ver-say-see!
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