Estate finds

First off sorry for no posts for awhile. My old laptop died and I was busy... anyways, I stopped by an estate sale yesterday. I picked up a piece of the Berlin Wall encased in lucite. A beautiful tweed suit that fits perfectly. I very nice overcoat. A set of prints from the 1940's. A framed print of the Hippocratic oath. And, a pair of suede dress shoes! Was a nice sale sadly all the Mid Century Modern was snagged up before we got there.. and there was a beautiful MCM danish cane couch and some beautiful furiture.. alas I still did well.

P.S. sorry for the crappy pics.. took em after being awake for 13 hours....

Wing Tips

So I've been changing my style lately, and part of that change is getting away from wearing sneakers all the time.. I have recently become enamored with vintage wing tips. You can score VERY nice leather soled wing tips pretty cheap if you look in the right places. I love old wing tips it's like wearing leather combat boots but with ALOT more style. This is what happens when an old punk starts dressing nicer.

Also, if you want to add a bit more personal style to your wing tips colored laces pop out like crazy and give them a not so formal feeling.

spoiled!

So I spoiled myself like crazy the past few weeks.. I bought some VERY nice suits.. I believe every man should own at least 2 very nice suits.. And by very nice suits, I mean suits that actually fit.. not just off the rack suits. You can do this a few ways.. find a nice suit and take it to a tailor to get it taken in, or you can visit sites like http://www.indochino.com/ that will custom make a suit for you.. there are as well other places that can be found on ebay that will make a suit for you VERY cheap..  Here are some ways to size a suit for yourself. Also I should note a few things about suits. First of 2 buttons is the way to go. Secondly, never button the bottom button. 

Another and easier way to size a suit is to goto a men's store or suit store and have them size it for ya! Also something to  keep in mind.. save the size.. memorize it.. it will make your  life easier.

See these two? One is a 1500 dollar Hugo Boss suit and the other is made by a tailor in the east.. and costs 70 bucks.. can you tell the difference? The only notable difference is the material used which up close does make a large difference. Now off to find some fitted french cuff shirts...

The art of the accessory

It seems that men have few accessories that aren't incredibly tacky now adays. Although, most men's fashion today seems tacky.. ala bedazzled jeans, sparkly tee shirts and orange tans. Now for some classy and affordable accesories for men. I have recently become fascinated, enamored, and obsessed with old wrist watches... specifically pre 1940's watches. You can goto many sites and find them or you can scour ebay to find them. I have amassed a nice little collection.. and if you find some that are missing straps, well, I have a fix for that too. They are called NATO straps. Little canvas straps that are elegant and affordable and breathe new life into any old watch. Well anyways here are some of my watches I have recently acquired.. 

This is an example of a NATO strap on a 1943 Pobeda saucepan watch. Ah! Just look at it breathe new life into this old classic watch.

Another Nato strap on a 1951 Doxa.. Nato straps come in all kinds of colors and patterns.

This is an example of an older watch that has been refurbished. 

Now you may think that old classic watches are damned expensive.. But in all reality you can acquire a classic watch for as little at 50 dollars which beats buying a new watch with no style or class for a couple hundred. Also you can the wonderful feeling of winding and setting your watch.. Also, you get to hear the wonderful noise of the click click click of the watch as it runs.. Just setting the watch turns into a mediatative act..