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Thank you, Eva. This year has been rough. Today is a particularly difficult one for me personally and I was hopping on SF to read whatever nonsense was posted and instead saw this and it was really what I needed.
I have had some real professional struggles this year. Despite doing my best, I’m failing on a bunch of tasks. I recognize from afar you’ve struggled similarly. The complaints in this thread always hit close to home for me because I struggle to keep up and am often constrained by the production of people I don’t “control.” It’s reassuring because I know you are a good person and doing your best and it’s easy to separate your struggle to keep up from your value as a person to me and to many others. It’s harder to do that personally when I’m being criticized. It’s particularly inspiring when you can stand up and offer help to others as you did today when I know that there are plenty of days that you need our help as much as we need yours.
Came for Doyle fit pics, what I got was all the feels.
Eva, Zamb, Texasmade, Michigan Planner, Sartorium, Patrick, thank you all for sharing.
edited because I can’t type.
I agree with Preston. And also the Doyle pics.
So glad I found this place. It is full of awesome people. Thank you Eva and all.
Great post, thank you so much for sharing @Michigan Planner
Yeah, my daughter is touch and go with things. She's allowed to say that she "hates" the coronavirus, and has outbursts about it a few times a week. She's in a daycare which is sort of like school, but definitely resents the mask and distancing requirements.
We're lucky to be on a block with a bunch of other children her age. All of the parents decided to just let the kids play like normal a few months back, and it's been life-changing for them. We adults keep our interactions masked and outdoors, but the kids really need that normal-ish playtime. She's definitely stabilized a lot with that. We're supposed to begin hybrid schooling in two weeks, but with the COVID trends in California, who knows if that's actually going to happen.
Huge congrats on the 40lb weight loss!! Having made your custom clothing for the better part of 8 years, I recognize what a huge transformation that is. It's a great step for your health too. I dearly miss socializing at restaurants and night spots, but it's actually helped me quite a bit from a health perspective. Barely drinking alcohol and making all my meals at home makes it a lot easier to stay in shape. It's the polar opposite of my 2 to 3x a week Peter Luger meals with Julie Hertling a few years back.
Good pairing with those tankers!When we moved into our neighborhood about 12 years ago we were by far the youngest couple on our block and there were no very little kids around. Three of our immediate neighbors were the original owners of their houses, all built in the '50s! When our oldest was born 10 years ago there were no little kids nearby. There has been a bit more turnover since then so now there are some kids her age, but none really close by (it's physically a big neighborhood) so none of her friends are in close proximity to us. Our 4-year-old however has a best friend who is 8 months older right next door and there is another little girl who's about 6 months younger across the street, so they get to play outside together whenever they see each other. This makes our oldest pretty jealous, because what 10-year-old wants to play along with a bunch of 4 and 5-year-olds (but I can tell she always secretly enjoys herself when she does join in).
Slowly bringing this back to awesome Epaulet clothing... While I have increased my running, I credit a lot more of my weight loss to no longer stopping at Starbucks every morning (and most afternoons too) for drinks filled with sugar and fat. I now walk to the Starbucks by my house once a week or so. And I'm with you on the difference cooking all my meals at home has made on my waistline! We weren't big on going out to dinner, but I'd go out for lunch nearly 5 days a week, just to get out of my office for a bit. I'd usually eat way too much and have a beer or two (then finish up with a Frappuccino or a milkshake from the ice cream place before heading back to the office). While it may have tasted good, it was horrible for my diet! These days, other than our new tradition of Saturday family movie night with takeout, all of my meals are from home. The portion control is better, the ingredients are more fresh, and I can make sure I'm not loading up with salty or sugary sauces and sides like from a restaurant.
This year I've sent off a boatload of clothing to @SpooPoker, including tons of trousers that are so big now that no amount of tailoring will make them wearable, including recently some Epaulet x Hertling tweederoy cords that were sizes 36 and 37 (and I had probably had let out to within an inch of their lives over the past couple of years). This is the one day every two weeks I physically go into the office and today I'm wearing another pair of Epaulet x Hertling tweederoy cords that I bought from Spoo last week… this time in a size 33!
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(Pardon the glare, this time of year, there's no escaping it on this side of our office building no matter the time of day... and close observers will see that this was one of those rare mornings I stopped at Starbucks)
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This year I've sent off a boatload of clothing to @SpooPoker, including tons of trousers that are so big now that no amount of tailoring will make them wearable, including recently some Epaulet x Hertling tweederoy cords that were sizes 36 and 37 (and I had probably had let out to within an inch of their lives over the past couple of years). This is the one day every two weeks I physically go into the office and today I'm wearing another pair of Epaulet x Hertling tweederoy cords that I bought from Spoo last week… this time in a size 33!
Good pairing with those tankers!
When we moved into our neighborhood about 12 years ago we were by far the youngest couple on our block and there were no very little kids around. Three of our immediate neighbors were the original owners of their houses, all built in the '50s! When our oldest was born 10 years ago there were no little kids nearby. There has been a bit more turnover since then so now there are some kids her age, but none really close by (it's physically a big neighborhood) so none of her friends are in close proximity to us. Our 4-year-old however has a best friend who is 8 months older right next door and there is another little girl who's about 6 months younger across the street, so they get to play outside together whenever they see each other. This makes our oldest pretty jealous, because what 10-year-old wants to play along with a bunch of 4 and 5-year-olds (but I can tell she always secretly enjoys herself when she does join in).
Slowly bringing this back to awesome Epaulet clothing... While I have increased my running, I credit a lot more of my weight loss to no longer stopping at Starbucks every morning (and most afternoons too) for drinks filled with sugar and fat. I now walk to the Starbucks by my house once a week or so. And I'm with you on the difference cooking all my meals at home has made on my waistline! We weren't big on going out to dinner, but I'd go out for lunch nearly 5 days a week, just to get out of my office for a bit. I'd usually eat way too much and have a beer or two (then finish up with a Frappuccino or a milkshake from the ice cream place before heading back to the office). While it may have tasted good, it was horrible for my diet! These days, other than our new tradition of Saturday family movie night with takeout, all of my meals are from home. The portion control is better, the ingredients are more fresh, and I can make sure I'm not loading up with salty or sugary sauces and sides like from a restaurant.
This year I've sent off a boatload of clothing to @SpooPoker, including tons of trousers that are so big now that no amount of tailoring will make them wearable, including recently some Epaulet x Hertling tweederoy cords that were sizes 36 and 37 (and I had probably had let out to within an inch of their lives over the past couple of years). This is the one day every two weeks I physically go into the office and today I'm wearing another pair of Epaulet x Hertling tweederoy cords that I bought from Spoo last week… this time in a size 33!
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(Pardon the glare, this time of year, there's no escaping it on this side of our office building no matter the time of day... and close observers will see that this was one of those rare mornings I stopped at Starbucks)
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Boatload is an understatement lol, thank you on both sides of the coin! And in similar news, I gained some weight and cleaned out my closet of about 25 Epaulet trousers in size 33 that you will be seeing in the next few weeks!
Yeah, I love these boots. Alden 6-eyelet NST chukkas!
Also pictured in that photo is my purple donegal Epaulet x William Lockie sweater from 5 or 6 years ago now (?).
I love this sweater but hadn't worn it much the past couple of years since it was getting a little tight in the midsection. Definitely not a problem anymore!
I'm sorry guys, these parkas are all on the cutting table, but our contractor for flat felled seams is just impossible right now. They've had rolling shutdowns, and I just can't get them to take these parkas and finish them, at least at the moment. Luckily they're the only garments with this situation, and I do have other specials and customs coming through.
We only sold three parkas, so I'll be in touch with each of you personally. I'll offer a refund or you can take a credit with extra value in it. I don't see these getting finished before the end of January.