Posts by Guero

Quote:Originally Posted by YoungAmerican What cities have the most amazing makers? The most remarkable shops? The most vital style cultures? While I realize this reflects a heavy SF bias, based on the fact that you use the term...

Quote:Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy  I have that square and had been wondering how best to wear it. Still wondering.

Food for thought -- thanks all.

Has anyone taken a double sole U-last down to a single sole? I have a pair of Italian Oxfords with a double sole that look a little heavy and could stand to look a bit more refined. How skilled does a cobbler need to be to make such an...

Quote:Originally Posted by chrisb0109  I think there is a very sharp divide in thinking. Many of the ensembles held to ridicule are experiments. Not all experiments are successful, but that industry as a whole would rather go too...

This is great. Would go in a hearteat if I lived in LA or SoCal. Thanks, Jesse. And good luck to Raul.

Quote:Originally Posted by TRINI  Here a quirk, there a quirk, everywhere a quirk quirk. Perfect.

Go to Nick's. Ask for Hector.

They were once produced by Bausch & Lomb in the US. Ray-Ban is now owned by the luxxotica group and are produced in Italy. The conventional wisdom, such as it is, is that they are not as well-made as when they were made here. My guess...

FFS, the OP's point is that walking in to work sporting a tie without having bothered to complete the outfit with a sports coat or suit jacket looks, well, incomplete. Of course there are pictures of gentlemen sans jacket that look...