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Archival Clothing Navy Waxed Trail Cap Waxed 5 panel made in USA...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:38:41 -0400

Archival Clothing Navy Waxed Trail Cap

Waxed 5 panel made in USA for $40. Yup.

Archival Clothing Eggplant Sweatshirt

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:20 -0400

Archival Clothing Eggplant Sweatshirt

hickorees: New on Floor Two: a perfect eggplant sweatshirt from...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:26 -0400

hickorees:

New on Floor Two: a perfect eggplant sweatshirt from Archival Clothing. cc @archcloth

Purple, alway purple.

And good night.

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:28 -0400

And good night.

claytoncubitt: First person to successfully guess the total...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:25:11 -0400

claytoncubitt:

First person to successfully guess the total number of asses in “Go Loko” gets a prize from me. Reblog with your guess.

All of them. All of the asses.

New York, New York. A city so nice, they named it twice.

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:03 -0400

New York, New York. A city so nice, they named it twice.

Amherst and Brock Argyle Sutherland Tie Silk, repp striped, Made...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:06:28 -0400

Amherst and Brock Argyle Sutherland Tie

Silk, repp striped, Made in U.S.A., perfect condition, and thrifted for five dollars at Housing Works in SoHo. Nothin’ wrong with that.

Beckett Simonon Suede Shoes Guiseppe over at An Affordable...

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:25:15 -0400

Chestnut Suede Longwing

Camel Suede Longwing

Brown Suede Brogue

Beckett Simonon Suede Shoes

Guiseppe over at An Affordable Wardrobe wrote about a pair of Beckett Simonon he got fo free and seems…less than blown away by them. But wait! All the Beckett Simonon kicks are $89.99. Huh. While that makes them worth a look since they are relatively cheap. Ballpark what you are looking at for full priced Bass, Kenneth Cole, Florsheim, Rockport, or similar mall shoes. Pound for pound, I like these brogues and longwings better, but with lower prices comes greater suspicion.

They are pushing their efforts on keeping costs low, selling directly, and by not spending so much on advertising. For the production, they list South America as the “Origin” of the shoes, but that may not necessarily mean they were assembled there. All their shoes are currently rubber soled and constructed with a “bondwelt.” Basically, high pressure adhesive which it should keep them light, but a one and done as resoling doesn’t seem to be an option. The FAQs on the site does mention they are working to add Goodyear and moccasin construction to their line up sometime this year.

They make a few styles of leather shoes and chukka boots, but at this price a cheap suede is better than a cheap leather. I also like the way the rubber sole works with the suede instead of the leather. That why you saw their suede offerings above this text you are currently skimming over. $90 isn’t too bad for full priced new footwear. I’d be curious to see what Beckett Simonon will do with the upgraded construction and to find out a bit more about where exactly these are made.

For now, I like the Chestnut suede longwings as a knockabout option for a summer or two. They will be comfortable enough to wear without socks since they’re suede, light enough to not hate yourself if you end up spending too much time walking around in them, and cheap enough to give little to no shits if anything bad happens to them.

You could wait for some higher quality shoes to go on sale, but waiting with great patience can be boring as fuck if you’re looking to make moves. Beckett Simonon can get you into something right now and you’ll still have some change left over to pick up something for your barren ass apartment. I need to do that, too. Home decor game weak.

internetfame: So this happened. Hah! So good!

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:44:07 -0400

internetfame:

So this happened.

Hah! So good!

houseofabbeydale: #regram - James and Co. From @notjustcoffee...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:24:20 -0400

houseofabbeydale:

#regram - James and Co. From @notjustcoffee blessing our store opening with pour over service. Stop by! #menswear

The Charlotte menswear scene got a huge boost today with the Abbeydale shop opening. Huge congratulations to David. I can’t wait to get back down to the QC to stop in!

refinedcoast: Dig how the suede loafers are the statement piece...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:21:51 -0400

refinedcoast:

Dig how the suede loafers are the statement piece here.

downeastandout: Grey Very well done.

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:21:37 -0400

downeastandout:

Grey

Very well done.

The Neighbors Have Better Stuff Doormat

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:34:27 -0400

The Neighbors Have Better Stuff Doormat

Brooklyn Toile Wallpaper

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:33:37 -0400

Brooklyn Toile Wallpaper

Splendid Mills Whitley Thermal Pant in Storm $80, cozy, slim,...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:32:59 -0400

Splendid Mills Whitley Thermal Pant in Storm

$80, cozy, slim, and Made in USA. I’m down.

Beltless

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:55:57 -0400

Pants without belt loops, side-tabs, and a proper fit are the move for this year.

So it is written, so it shall be.

Epaulet Slim Walt Khaki Sanded UK Canvas Side-Tab Trouser

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:55:48 -0400

Epaulet Slim Walt Khaki Sanded UK Canvas Side-Tab Trouser

Epaulet Slim Walt Leaf Duck Canvas Side-Tab Trouser

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:55:44 -0400

Epaulet Slim Walt Leaf Duck Canvas Side-Tab Trouser

Epaulet Slim Walt Smoke Chambray Side-Tab Trouser

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:55:39 -0400

Epaulet Slim Walt Smoke Chambray Side-Tab Trouser

Brooks Brothers Black Fleece Blue and Red Plaid Trousers

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:55:31 -0400

Brooks Brothers Black Fleece Blue and Red Plaid Trousers