SuitSupply glen plaid sport coat | Stafford shirt | Brooks Brothers pocket square | Raleigh pindot tie | Polo trouser and shoe | Ray-Ban Clubmaster 

Hyde Park vintage glen plaid sport coat | Brooks Brothers shirt and pocket square | Altea foulard tie | Polo chino and shoe

Bill Blass vintage glen plaid tweed sport coat | Talbott shirt and patchwork tie | Hilfiger chino | J. Crew pocket square | Allen Edmonds tassel shoe

Samuelsohn glen plaid sport coat | Polo tartan oxford and silk knit tie | Brooks Brothers pocket square | Polo corduroy trouser | Allen Edmonds Marlow brogues

Polo glen plaid sport coat, oxfors, paisley tie, corduroy trouser, sock, and shoe

CB buffalo flannel | Brooks Brothers vintage glen plaid sport coat | Lochcarron tartan tie | Polo denim | AE boot sock | J&M boot

Polo oxford and cableknit shawl sweater | Brooks Brothers cashmere glen plaid tie and corduroy trouser | Drake's foulard scarf | Allen Edmonds First Avenue boot

Today's Outfit

Today's Outfit

The entire outfit was thrifted in the past week.

Bill Blass vintage three piece glenplaid suit

Polo Golf microcheck shirt

Tasso Elba seven-fold tie

Wish List

Today at the Thrift - H. Freeman

Today at the Thrift

There may be no Kiton or Isaia to find at the local thrifts, but I'm quite fortunate to discover the occasional Oxxford piece. Today, I picked up this remarkable glen plaid sport coat from legendary Schwabe-May.

Wish List - TM Lewin

Wish List - Gant

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

Wish List - Everything

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

Today at the Thrift - Brookfield and Corbin

Every now and then, I find a remarkable jacket, something very special. This usually comes in the form of a tartan or madras I've never seen before. Today, I came across a rather conventional chalk stripe pattern of the most striking colors. The top suit here, by Brookfield, is of a rich, hunter green with orange stripes. So often, we think of the people who owned pieces like this, and what they might be like. Where was this suit worn? What drew it's owner to purchase it, anyway? But I'm really left wondering why more suits don't look like this today. I'm not speaking of the craftsmanship, which is excellent, but simply the color scheme. I realize navy and grey have always held the forefront in traditional suiting, and that and olive/brown suit literally looks like ****, but I want more of this vibrant green. I'm sure Holland and Sherry has a cloth like this amidst its brilliant collections, but who's going to put such a cloth into mass production outside of, perhaps, Phineas Cole or Purple Label?

The second piece may not be as special, but I'm always delighted to find old Corbin goods. I could go on and on about my love of what Corbin used to be, but I'll save that for another post. However, the of Huntington seen on the label references the Huntington from which I live an hour away. The Corbin brand has its roots in West Virginia and represented great style and quality for years.

Do you have pieces from Brookfield or Corbin, any stories to share?

In the Details

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