the singer’s style, music, sequestering himself into that snowy cabin in Wisconsin to create some of the most beautiful breakup music ever played in a world where every other song is about severing ties.
big advocate for the Midwest.
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Dropping off a friend these women jeff and I met in the Violet Hour — $50 in the salon, $25 memories of the Lion’s Den – and being concerned when the prices when up from $9 to $11. Then getting spoiled in college by my hair-stylist cousin who gave me a family rate that would have been robbery in any other joint. imagine my surprise, then, when I walked in a salon in a small Mississippi town and left 20 minutes later with 23 fewer dollars in my pocket. And upon moving to chicago: $17 many places — at least at a “classic” barbershop — and $21 with tip. I’d almost gotten to the point where I was ready to hack up my own hair. But not quite yet. how? haircutting students? the description. how to be as specific as possible. picture? the cut. was it good? the barber. was he a character? the tip. how much? Riff off Esquire, attach card people can print off and take their measurements. For my second day of interviews*, I didn’t wear a tie or a dress shirt. It was cold, and I wanted to be warm yet still professional….looking….sort of. The day before, I picked up the perfect sweatshirt from Jack Spade and I really wanted to wear it on this dreary day. Why not be comfortable and stylish, so I pulled an “easy card” and threw a sport coat over it. Really, that’s all it takes. Just put a freaking blazer or sport coat (that fits, mind you) over your top. It was a drab day in the city with my concrete camouflage outfit. 
 I think what made this outfit work was the slim fitting sweatshirt under the sport coat. The shark socks were a nice little touch to let you know that in fact, I do have a soul and a sense of humor. Sharks are always funny, right? Billtornade grey wool sport coat, Marc by Marc Jacobs slim fit trousers, Jack Spade “Burkee” sweatshirt sale $62.50 reg $120, Nordstrom 1901 blue suede bucks sale $44 reg $99, Merona for Target shark socks $2.50 (you can get these now at your local Target, along with spiders, skulls, shamrocks and flamingos. *These weren’t really interviews. These were more or less prearranged times to informally meet important people, smile and match my face to that resume as I handed it over. Brownie points awarded to make note on the color of my resume. hey, I started reading your blog recently via Made to Travel, and I love your guys style will do, Isa! I was actually just watching Modern Family the other day and saw Phil was rocking the sweatshirt and the blazer. Phil is the man. LOVE LOVE the socks!! And the sweatshirt/blazer thing. Good luck on the search, keep us posted! Jeff’s still here. We also got a little carried away with the camera. The lens brought out the
Jeff: You do not need many jackets or sport coats in your wardrobe. Perhaps a blue blazer and a grey sportcoat. Whatever is your style and the season. However for the winter, I got my hands on a grey sport coat and having been experimenting with different ways to wear it. 3 looks, 1 sport coat. The sport coat is a Billtornade one, shrunken size small. I’m 6’2 and about 150lbs, soaking wet.
Why you need a good sportcoat? Go ahead and throw a sportcoat over your t-shirt and jeans, hell, even try it over a slim-fitting sweatshirt.
What a great resource! Absolutely. A blazer over something without a collar generally looks sort of seedy. Kind of like a v-neck sweater over a crew-neck T-shirt. Weird. Nice when it works to break the rule, though. I love the striped tee and jacket combo, and I’m not a huge fan of anything but a button down under a sport coat/blazer. Haha, we were debating whether or not to put the “grinding” one up…but we said to hell with “professionalism” and threw it in to mix it up. I mean, when you got Yeezy playing, you know. I left my blue blazer back in Kansas City, in lieu of the wool sport coat being a little warmer for this windy city. And I forgot my damn coat thinking it was in the 50s. Wrong, it’s still cold. Haha that first photo is awesome. Definitely some good looks. The navy blazer is probably my favorite thing to wear because it instantly takes the rest of the outfit up a notch. Today I gotta roll all three of the looks into one since I’m going straight from work to the bar so I’m going with a navy blazer, an OCBD, a repp tie, jeans and loafers. |
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