CKCloseup: Sulka satin foulard tie 

Hickey Freeman herringbone sport coat | Polo rugby and sock | Hilfiger chino | Drake's foulard scarf | Vasque alpine boot

CKCloseup: Polo silk knit tie and foulard pocket square

Polo brushed twill shirt and fair isle sweater | Brooks Brothers chino | Polo foulard tie |Allen Edmonds Lloyd wingtip brogues 

Today's Outfit

Several days ago, I posted a Today's Outfit pic with this L.L. Bean shirt, a jacket and paisley tie. Later in the day, I swapped out the jacket and paisley tie for this vintage wool sweater and shantung silk tie. The sweater, vintage American Eagle, is (shockingly) made in America. The shantung tie is an old favorite, one of my first thrift finds. All this is accompanied by Levi's 501s and nubuck Polo Ranger Boots.

Today at the Thrift

Today at the Thrift

Today's Outfit

Hickey Freeman windowpane sport coat
Vintage silk pocket square
Polo oxford shirt
Polo foulard silk tie
Vintage charcoal wool trousers
Polo olive socks
Allen Edmonds dark brown captoes

Today at the Thrift

Vintage ties from the 1950's-60's. Too slim for my style, these will be finding a home in the CKC Shoppe.

Today at the Thrift

Just in from eBay - Patchwork

Yep. I bought another one of these horrid ties. I hate that I love 'em so.

Today at the Thrift - Italian Foulard

Five In, Five Out

Today I came across these five ties at fifty cents each. 

(left to right) Polo, Breuer, Brooks Brothers (alpaca), Breuer, Lands' End.

This means it's also time to pick five ties to sell.

Decisions...

Today's Outfit

Polo poplin shirt with semi-spread collar

Polo foulard tie, made in Italy

Polo cricket vest, cashmere/wool blend

Chaps vintage glen plaid blazer, made in Canada

Wool and Windowpane

Polo Ralph Lauren yellow oxford
Robert Talbott repp foulard tie
Polo Ralph Lauren cardigan

(not pictured:)
Polo Ralph Lauren navy chino
Allen Edmonds brown tassel loafer


More than an entire year I waited to buy this cardigan as it made its way from $445 to $222.50 to $111.25 at a local menswear shop. At last, I pulled the trigger when I received an extra 30% off the final price.

Is $77.88 a lot to spend on a cardigan? Yes. For an avid thrifter and eBay shopper, that's a lot to spend on anything. Yet, the value of something like this goes beyond original price and the amount I saved. With a soft wool outer shell and pima cotton inner shell, this cardigan is incredibly well made. The lightweight wool makes for three-season use, while the very presence and styling of the cardigan serves as an acceptable substitute for blazers in not-so-formal occasions.

It make have taken a year, but my patience paid off and I couldn't be happier.

A Tale of Two Ties

So, you can't decide whether to go with a paisley tie or a foulard tie, huh? 

How about both?

Together. 

In one tie.

Who says patchwork has to be confined to madras?

GTH Goes On

Polo patchwork foulard trousers on eBay.

Patchwork Foulard Blazer

Seriously? This is too much for even me, but may God bless the bold bastard who picks up this Corbin blazer on eBay.

Would you wear this?