Polo gingham shirt and wool knit tie | Merona modern fair isle sweater | Polo chino | Allen Edmonds Baton Rouge captoe shoe

Bespoke tartan sport coat | Stafford shirt | Polo repp striped tie and chino | Florsheim vintage saddle shoe

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

CKCloseup: Harris Tweed and Orvis labels 

Simon's Copley Square wool flannel sport coat | Polo gingham shirt and silk knit tie | Polo fair isle sweater and corduroy trouser | Brooks Brothers driving moc and pocket square

Polo fair isle sweater and chino | Drake's foulard scarf | Allen Edmonds shoe

Brooks Brothers vintage herringbone tweed sport coat | CB buffalo flannel | Polo wool knit tie and silk pocket square | Hilfiger chino | J. Crew boot sock | Allen Edmonds First Avenue shearling-lined boot

Polo poplin shirt and lavender chino | Nautica intarsia sweater | Lochcarron tartan tie | Ray-Ban Clubmaster sunglasses | Allen Edmonds Grayson shoe

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

Polo gingham shirt and chino | Rugby shawl sweater | Liberty of London wool plaid tie | Vasque alpine boot

CKCloseup: CB buffalo flannel | Harris Tweed herringbone sport coat | Polo silk knit tie

CB buffalo flannel | Polo sweater | Rooster wool knit tie | Hilfiger trouser | J. Crew sock | Allen Edmonds shoe

CB buffalo flannel | Polo fair isle sweater and trouser | Robert Talbott silk knit tie | Vasque alpine boot

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Polo gingham oxford and wool knit tie | Merona fair isle sweater | Brooks Brothers corduroy trouser | AE marled socks | Polo shoe

Polo oxford | Hilfiger intarsia sweater | Pringle of Scotland tartan tie | Levi's 501 denim | Allen Edmonds First Avenue boot

Polo striped oxford, fair isle vest and knit wool tie | vintage Italian silk pocket square | Brooks Brothers corduroy sport coat

Polo gingham shirt and knit wool tie | Hilfiger trouser | Lands' End Fair Isle sweater and socks | Polo Tankersley suede loafers

Almost Doesn't Count

I may have been away from blogging, but nothing can keep me away from thrifting. Between a day at the spa and a day at the thrifts, I'll always take that sweet, second-hand gold. However, few things are as frustrating as those almost moments. You know, you come across the item of your dreams... then you see a giant rip, or stain, or discoloration, or tear, or whatever. 

Example: a vintage Baracuta G9 with tartan lining. Perfect size, perfect fit, perfectly misplaced motor oil stain all over the back. Bye bye, Baracuta.

Example 2:  A true guernsey sweater by L.L. Bean, and all-around one of the most beautifully crafted sweaters ever. Horribly and horridly shrunken, to be worn only by a four-year-old or my neighbor's prissy poodle.