Wish List - Green Gingham Trousers

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

Today at the Thrift

One day. Three Goodwills. One donor. Twelve cords.

Wish List - Tasso Elba Oxford Trousers

Today's Outfit - Red Breasted Preppy

Polo Ralph Lauren striped shirt

American Living paisley repp silk tie

Burberry bluish-charcoal windowpane sport coat

Vintage Japanese silk pocket square

Polo Ralph Lauren red corduroy trouser

Merona charcoal socks

Johnston & Murphy vintage black leather wingtips

Today's Outfit - Purple and Grey

Polo Ralph Lauren poplin shirt

Polo Ralph Lauren silk jacquard paisley tie

Polo Ralph Lauren cashmere/cotton cricket sweater

Burberry plaid sport coat

Nautica cotton pocket square

Vintage worsted wool charcoal trouser

Club Room solid purple socks

Allen Edmonds Nassau black shark leather shoes

Today's (Sort of) Outfit - Combining My Latest

A combination of rather neutral colors blend together in today's outfit, centered around my new Talbott tie. The weave of the sport coat almost appears as solid from a distance, making the paisley pocket square stand out in contrast to the relatively bright tattersall tie. This is all grounded up top with a simple, white shirt. Below, my snuff-colored cords draw coordination with the warmth of the tie and below that, though not pictured, are standard argyles and longwings.

Polo Ralph Lauren poplin shirt

Robert Talbott woven silk tie

H. Freeman Bespoke sport coat

Vintage Italian silk pocket square

Polo Ralph Lauren snuff corduroy trouser

Merona navy/brown argyle socks

Florsheim Imperial chocolate longwing brogues

Today at the Thrift

Old Orvis cords, new condition, only $3.49.

Wish List - Everything

This setup is absolutely entrancing to me. I'd love to own everything here - the cashmere sweater, the duffel coat, the belt, the lilac cords, the loafers - everything.

Wish List - Polo Cords

A bunch of great stuff to pick up on final clearance. 

Plus, I'm sure there's an extra 10% off code floating around the internet.

Today's Outfit

Polo Ralph Lauren blackwatch tartan shirt

Tasso Elba cotton shawl sweater

Vintage reversible foulard silk/merino wool scarf

Polo Ralph Lauren corduroy pant

Merona cotton intarsia socks

Bally navy leather loafers

Today's Outfit - Red Rovers

Polo Ralph Lauren oxford tartan shirt, paisley silk tie, cable knit cotton/cashmere cricket sweater

Polo Ralph Lauren navy wide wale corduroy trouser

Smart Turnout regimental stripe socks

Austen Heller Red Rovers loafers

Today's Outfit - Plentiful Purple

Polo Ralph Lauren striped poplin shirt - $30 from Marshall's

Brooks Brothers sea island cotton v-neck sweater - $24 from eBay

Talbots paisley silk tie - $4 from eBay (in set of 3 for $12)

Polo Ralph Lauren bright blue corduroy trouser - $50 from RalphLauren.com

Smart Turnout regimental striped socks - courtesy of Smart Turnout

Allen Edmonds Danbury shoes - $1 from thrift shop

Today's Outfit

Polo poplin shirt

Polo linen paisley tie

Merona cotton v-neck sweater

Polo corduroy trouser

Lands' End cotton sock

Allen Edmonds Maxfield loafers

Today's Outfit - Tuesday Orange

Polo semi-spread poplin shirt

Polo silk crewneck sweater

American Living paisley repp silk tie

Polo chinos

Lands' End cotton socks

Allen Edmonds tassel loafers

Today's Outfit - Fair Isle for Fall

Polo oxford - Macy's, $20

Polo fair isle cashmere sweater - $40, eBay

*Countess Mara vintage solid silk tie - thrift shop, $1

Polo slub twill chino - ralphlauren.com, $42

(not pictured) Club Room yellow socks - Macy's - $3

J. Crew vintage saddles - thrift shop, $2.49

*This tie was originally sold at Schwabe-May, a legendary menswear store in Charleston which, quite sadly, closed in the last decade. The finest menswear could be found here - suits from Oxxford and Hickey Freeman, fabrics from Loro Piana and Holland & Sherry.

Today's Outfit - New Cardigan

Polo green/white oxford - eBay, $15

*Merona cotton cardigan - Target, $25

Polo repp silk paisley - ebay, $7

Vintage linen/cotton trouser - thrift shop, $3

Cabot & Sons thick cotton socks, made in Vermont - Marshall's, $2.50 ($5 for two-pack)

**Allen Edmonds Park Avenue - thrift shop, $1

*This cardigan comes from the latest Merona line. It's lightweight yet warm and very well made for such a low price. Also, there's much more depth to the cardigan's colors than is visible in this photo.

**I would generally reserve brown cap-toe shoes for business, but having bought these so beat up, they're perfect for everyday wear.

Today's Outfit - Thursday Blues

Polo pima cotton sweater - eBay, $16

Polo broadcloth shirt - Macy's, $19

Polo tie - eBay, $6

Vintage worsted wool gabardine trouser - thrift shop, $3

River Island striped cotton socks - $3 (out of $15 five-pack)

Florsheim vintage Custom Grade shortwings - thrift shop, $1

Summer in September

Once again calling on family for inspiration, I assembled today's church outfit in honor of my uncle Philip. Though he wintered in Coral Gables and spent summers here in Charleston, he shared a single wardrobe with both locales. That wardrobe was one of impeccable fit, vibrant colors and preppy styling. Living somewhere it's always summer has its sartorial benefits. For my uncle Philip, this meant bespoke linen and silk jackets of spring green, coral and lavender, crisp white linen trousers and equally crisp, monogrammed pocket squares. And though I now own those jackets and trousers, today's outfit is influenced by Uncle Philip but is all my own, pocket square (accidentally) not included.

Blazer - Paul Fredrick (very) lightweight wool/cashmere blend - paulfredrick.com, $75

Shirt - vintage Polo 120s broadcloth - ralphlauren.com, $36

Tie - Ralph Lauren Purple Label - eBay, $16

Trouser - Polo cotton chino (as mentioned here) - ralphlauren.com, $52

Socks (not pictured) - Club Room light blue (matches blazer) - $1.50

*Shoes - Allen Emonds - eBay, $22

*These are my favorite shoes - the most comfortable, (nearly) most beat up, most patinated, most burnished shoes I own - and I wouldn't have them any other way.

Going Green

In honor of my newly acquired green chinos (which I'll discuss in an upcoming post), I thought I'd share a selection of my favorite green trousers of the past few years.