Scans from a manual given to new shoe salesmen long ago. When was the last time you were fitted like this?
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Intarsia sweater overload on RalphLauren.com this year.
It’s okay to have one or two of these types of sweaters in your wardrobe for wearing during the holiday season (they’re just as odd as madras jackets, white bucks, and critter chinos). I have this shawl collar cardigan from J.Crew that I had purchased on a bet, and it gets worn only a couple of times a year.
From one of Barney’s holiday mailers. I’ve checked them out in store and they’re all pretty nice, but they seemed 20-30% more expensive than what they should be priced at.
Update: All of the items are now available for purchase on Barneys.com.
Here are the wallets.
Found on Picasa.
Superior Labor has updated their website with items in their FW2009 collection. See the previous post with more images/views.
Now in at Self Edge: Link
Browsing through the December issue of Leon, I noticed that they picked down vests as their item of the month.
Wearing a down vest with a sportcoat or blazer is walking a fine line between looking nice and looking dumb, and they’re best left to more casual outfits.
When trying to dress up a down vest, stick to ones made with a wool shell and in a color that compliments the rest of your clothing.
Cashmere lined deerskin gloves from Paul Stuart, suede shearling gloves from Brooks Brothers, and knit gloves from Barbour. It’s okay to skimp on knit gloves, but like with shoes, avoid cheap leather gloves.
Pria scarves from Blackbird, and English made wool scarves from J.Crew. All are excellent values for under $75.
Cloaks have long since fallen out of favor for all but a few areas in Europe where they are still worn by the old and young alike. Hold your Seinfeld jokes until you’ve tried wearing one – on a cold foggy day where the rain turns into a fine mist, nothing can beat the luxury of having soft, comfortable wool draped around your body.
Though incredibly rare to see nowadays, some members of the USMC are also allowed to wear a special cloak with their evening dress uniforms.
1. The boatcloak, made of dark blue broadcloth material lined with scarlet wool broadcloth, is an optional item which may be worn by male officers and SNCOs with evening dress and blue dress “A”/”B” uniforms for official and social functions. It will not be worn when the blue dress uniform is worn as the uniform of the day.
2. The dress cape, made of dark blue polyester-wool tropical material lined with scarlet satin rayon cloth, is an optional item which may be worn by female officers and SNCOs with the evening dress and blue dress “A”/”B” uniforms for official and social functions. It will not be worn when the blue dress uniform is worn as the uniform of the day.
Only a handful of tailors and companies still specialize in making them. One among them is Tabarrificio Veneto of Compagnia Mercantile, who is also the same company behind the folksy Italian clothing line called Barena. The construction of some of these styles can be interesting, in that they can require between 5-6 meters of fabric, and must be cut into a near perfect circle.
Images from Men’s Mentore and GQ Style (Autumn/Winter 2008 issue).
From Patagonia’s Holiday 2009 catalog.