The Trad

Tretorns. How much can a shoe say? This one says a lot. 1980s. Tennis shorts that were short and made out of cotton. Fred Perry shirts. The ...

Despite the Pink and Green - - these are not Trad. In fact, I don't think they're shoes. I have friends and family who I love and th...

What is it about these cars? There's a timeless beauty to them and always the questions. Who owned them? What action did the back seat s...

There are people who are nuts about dogs. I'm not one of them. But I do like them. While living in a suburb on the north shore of Chica...

Is she cute or what? I saw a bumper stinker in London which read, "Warning! I brake for Blondes but back up for Red Heads." Exactl...

What makes this horrible flight worth it? My favorite approach to LGA. It never fails to make me feel like a 12 year old on my first trip to...

. AKA cheap air travel. From the southeast to the northeast there's only one way to go cheap...Delta. Usually 40 seats or so for $150 bu...

A painting of a Lloyd's of London syndicate. Insurance is a horrible profession made bearable by frequent travel, if one is lucky, to Lo...

I love this. I love everything about it. The music. The photography. The place. The clothes. The band. The audience. It gives me goosebumps.

From Gentry Magazine's Winter issue of 1951. A good example of how Trad borrowed from the Brits, made it their own and started screwing ...

The scaffolding dates this... but the guy in the middle isn't dated. And isn't that the point of Trad? Simple yet loud (that madras ...

Should a Trad have only Old Spice?

It's too cold to go outside. I'm too shy to ask people for a picture. I'm lazy. And I've been asked to post more often. Asid...

It would be nice to post a picture of someone dressed like this today at a resort. Don't you think? Of course, it's impossible. Flip...

Apparel Arts Magazine. The birthplace of Trad. University students at Yale and Princeton were the sartorial leaders in this country circa th...

Peter's is on 1st Ave. An odd place to be sure. Peter owns it. Boris (Boris the Blade) cuts my hair. $26.00 includes a shampoo. Very Tra...

Thinking of tailored trousers by Chris Despos in the family tartan. Is there an uglier one? I don't think so.

No one can do Christmas like the British. An annoying fact of life but there it is. Bloody little you can do about it. T&A doesn't g...

Okay. It's not really art. It's a poster. But you gotta love that Pink and Green greatcoat.