CKC Shoppe Summer Flash Sale

Dream Room

I'm sure I've posted this room at least once before, but I really, really like it.

Wish List

I'd Live Here

Wish List - Summer Duffle

Because luggage shouldn't be boring.

Embar'rack'sing

On Joss & Main, the Gilt of home furnishings and housewares, I happened to notice this dish rack marked down to $33.95. I'm perplexed at how the item could have sold out at this price, as well as how anyone could believe this once cost $80.00 at retail. Why? I picked up the exact same item at Home Goods two years ago for $11.99. Granted, Home Goods offers some pretty big discounts on designer pieces, but this is a f****** dish rack, and it would have never cost $80.00 or even $33.95. Let this be a reminder that not all designer discount/flash sale/sample sale site offerings are the deals they appear to be.

Wish List - Glen Plaid

It may not be the most practical pattern, but I love it... particularly in the form of a three piece suit. 

Damn.

Stafford Prep Gingham Sport Coat

 For only $30 on clearance at my local JCP (I know, I know), I couldn't pass up owning something so unique as a brown gingham sport coat. Quality? It's not the best, but certainly not the worst jacket I've owned. It fits surprisingly well in the shoulders, which means I can wear this thing without looking like it is wearing me. I'll have to share an outfit pic soon, but thus far I've paired it with white linen trousers and several butcher-stripe shirts.

Today at the Thrift

Vineyard Vines custom Symphony Sunday tie.

Wish List

I'm quite proud of my DIY restored liquor cabinet/bar top, but I would love to own this piece.

The Seersucker

In honor of National Seersucker Day (yes, it exists)...

2 ounces white rum

1/2 ounce cinnamon schnaps

1 ounce lemon juice

2 strawberries

Muddle one strawberry in glass then add cracked ice.

Mix ingredients and pour into glass. 

Garnish with one strawberry. 

Enjoy. 

Wish List - Green Gingham Trousers

I'm not a Vineyard Vines guy, but dammit I love gingham. Green gingham. Green gingham in pant form.

Inspiration - Purple Perfection

I like the choice of pocket square, lapel piece, tie and shirt here, but it's the use of a tan jacket which makes this outfit so light and summery. I might have to recreate this look very soon... sans flower.

Wish List (maybe)

Still can't decide if I love or hate these colored shoes...

Happy Father's Day

We know not when the ones we love will leave
but on Father's Day and always, we remember and believe
With faith and joy in the lives they have led
The sweat they've poured and the tears they've shed
Through work for the church, work for family
True devotion and kindness so easy to see
So let's thank our fathers, uncles, all with great love
The ones who are with us, and those who now reside above

~Me

I dedicate this to the many great men in my family who have left too soon, and to my father, who's managed to hang on and survive despite such terrible struggle. 

Wish List - Gant

I'm over navy double-breasted blazers. Take me straight to glen plaid.

Wish List - Ted Baker

I hate red and I've never worn Ted Baker, but I'm always a fan of bold windowpanes.

Wish List - "Nauticlub" Chair

Inspiration

Name. That. Brand.

One of the latest additions to the CKC Shoppe is a navy/cream houndstooth jacket from Ross Hadley.

But can anybody tell me anything about this company? Google's got nothin.' 

A 25% coupon for any one item in the shoppe to the reader who provides some info.

CKC Shoppe S/S '13

Find all this and more at the CKC Shoppe.

Dear "#menswear" weirdos,

Perhaps I've been Tumbling a bit too much, but I can assuredly, positively state that it's never cool, stylish, hip, dandy, preppy, sprezzy, or whatever to let your tie hang sloppily below your waist with the narrow end hanging beyond the large end. This is not style, it is stupid.

Also, throw away the soft-brimmed sun hats. You're neither gardening nor beach-bumming whilst walking your major metropolitan city.

Thank you,
The Cable Knit Charlestonian

Today at the Thrift

Creepiest thing ever at the thrift? Yep. Several weeks ago I saw a baby doll with fiery red eyes and crazy hair, but this bank is much, much worse. You put a coin in the clown's hand and pull the arm, causing the tongue to slide back and those awfully beady eyes to blink. I actually didn't find this thing all that creepy at first, but the more I look at this photo, the more paranoid I feel. Yikes.

Wish List - Blue Suede Saddles

Wish List - Everything

This is my kind of outfit. Now, if only I could afford that fantastic blazer.

Wish List - Navy Blazer

Patch pockets and perfectly placed stripes? I really want this.

Today at the Thrift - Classics

Repp stripes from Rivetz and CCC. Can't beat it.

Wish List - Etro Blazer

English shoulders on an Italian blazer? I'll still take it.

Today at the Thrift