February 3, 2011

Thrifty Thursday: pencil tie bar

Tie bars and tie clasps. That’s what I’ve been on the prowl for lately when thrifting, antiquing, and garage sailing. The wells are dry in the quirky committee and winter is in full force. I’ll have to wait till spring for people to really clean out their garages and grandparent’s drawers. Then, more treasures will surface. Until then, I’ve been browsing around on the internets and Etsy.com is usually an untapped resource when it comes to finding mens goods.
no. 2 Lead Pencil tie bar from gallogrotte

Writing utensil + Utiliatarian menswear accessory = Pencil tie bar. Snag it before I do.

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February 2, 2011

Snow-Bound

The view from my desk in Chicago. It’s a good day for writing.

Back in the farm country of rural southwest Missouri, one of my old man’s favorite pastimes during our occasional white Christmases is to read “Snow-Bound,” an 1866 narrative poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. It reminisces about the getting stuck in the family homestead and hunkering down to tell stories to each other in front of the fire.

Here’s a taste of the longer version:
A chill no coat, however stout,
Of homespun stuff could quite shut out,
A hard, dull bitterness of cold,
That checked, mid-vein, the circling race
Of life-blood in the sharpened face,
The coming of the snow-storm told.
…
Meanwhile we did our nightly chores,
Brought in the wood from out the doors,
Littered the stalls, and from the mows
Raked down the herd’s-grass for the cows;
Heard the horse whinnying for his corn;
And, sharply clashing horn on horn,
Impatient down the stanchion rows
The cattle shake their walnut bows.

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February 2, 2011

Snow style

Yeah, yeah. It’s snowing outside. There are 20 inches outside my apartment, and more on the way to the beat of two inches per hour. Bring it on.

Might be a little late now, but for the next snowpocalypse, you might want to consider these:

Your ass will thank you for not falling on it.


Sure, there may be cooler-looking options out there. But what’s more stylish than being warm and mobile while pocketing the extra cash you saved? Go spend that on some hot chocolate and good winter literature. Then snowshoe on home and get snowbound.

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February 2, 2011

Tuesday Inspiration: 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011

I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t sure why I picked up this green & black pair of striped socks from the sale rack at J.Crew for $2.99 + an additional 40% = less than a cup of coffee. I figured, “Hey, I could make these hideous, and quite frankly, haunting pair of green & black prison bar-like socks work.” Paired with an equally ugly pair of brown-I-think-they-might-be-a-little-black cap toe dress shoes from the thrift ($5.99) and my Slim Jim Dry Coated Black Wash ($75 Nudie winter sale).
I just needed to find some inspiration. 
3.1 phillip lim fall 2011 (photo credit gq.com)

3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 gave me some ideas. Just pair it with a patent black leather boot and perhaps some dark army & forest green hues. A little dark for my taste, but we’ll see.
Yeah, I know this post is late & it’s Wednesday. Welcome.

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