Posts by The Swede

Polarbears (not true) Highest suicide rate (not true) Dark in the winter (so very, very true) Ridiculously hot blonde women who will sleep with anyone (first part true) All men are named Sven or Bjorn (not terribly common names...

I can't stop looking at people's shoe laces... It's like a mental virus. Every picture, my eyes go directly to the laces. Please make it stop.

Moleskines suck for writing with fountain pens. Paper too thin. Rhodia and Clairfontaine are usually held up to be superior. Also welcome to the insanity that is online discussion on fountain pens, journaling etc. You thought...

Maybe that was his father´s watch. Maybe his father passed it on to him on his deathbed, saying "Son, make me proud, become a lawyer like your old man". Every time law school felt difficult, every time he had to watch the...

Ok, cigars are fine in my book. But let´s complicate things a bit. What about a 19 year old guy smoking a.... pipe?

Quote: Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH I guess it depends on what you consider acceptable. In high school I wore redwings every day as a landscaper after school, but they were beat to shit and eventually got holes in...

As far as I know the tradition of using a white tie comes from the fact that a few generations ago the correct clothing for a funeral was "white tie", i.e. formal wear, tails (frack in Swedish). With tails you naturally wear a...

Yeah I look at those suits and immediately think Matisse. But then again, the amazing aesthetic is probably far beyond my humble comprehension, it is just not for me to judge a sartorial god such as Tom Ford. His name is Tom Ford,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Made in California Cross-posting this from another thread, I figured you'd find it funny. Quote: Originally Posted by Saltricks A girl at a lounge winked at me and...

Quote: Are black sweaters very common? What kind of shirt/trousers would you pair it with? Only if you are going to a lot of casual, cold funerals...