Posted in Branding, Style, tagged Formal Fridays on January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here we are, on another Formal Friday. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping (tweet tweet woot tweet) and the ranks of Formal Friday have grown.
How did this event grow into such an occasion? I’ll tell you.
Formal Friday’s began as Stephen and I wearing ties to the office. As I only did it on [...]
Posted in Style on January 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Casual Fridys do not exist at my current place of employ, all for the better. The concept of ‘casual’ in the workplace has infected the professional male’s sartorial compass to the point where they actual look forward to…’shudder’… dressing down.
To combat this, I’ve instituted ‘Formal Fridays,’ a day to look your best. Wear a tie, [...]
Posted in Style on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We must not confuse elegance with snobbery – Saint-Laurent, Yves
Or as Jordan Vance would say (perhaps more appropriately for this post), “You don’t want people to confuse refined taste and style with elitism.” He’s right, you don’t.
Do I care what people think? Not so much. Definitely not as much as I once did. That being [...]
Posted in Movies, Music, Style, tagged Bon Iver, Jake Davis, Jerimiah Johnson on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think of Justin Vernon (driving force behind musical project Bon Iver), who according to Wikipedia, left Raleigh and moved back to Wisconsin, spending three months in his father’s cabin in the woods of northern Wisconsin following a bad breakup and a bout with illness. He did not intend to write or record any music [...]
Posted in Style, tagged footwear, Maharishi, pocket squares on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I went on a bit of a shopping spree in the days leading up to 2009. Here are a few of the purchases. I would have posted them earlier, but life has been busy.
I picked up this paisley handkerchief from Nordstrom’s. While it’s a bit louder than the squares I usually wear, I’m quite excited [...]
Posted in On Writing, Style, tagged Abbott Combes, New York Times, Rob Walker on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Abbott Combes was an editor at The New York Times Magazine. Among other things, he helped create its “About Men” column. He died this past Friday. I didn’t know Mr. Combes, only his writing. I suppose you could say I knew him through is writing, but I would never be so bold. Better that I [...]
