The Trad

If I were reading this blog for the first time I would wonder if this is the only pair of shoes this asshole owns. But I love them although....

Much was discussed in the previous post regarding the wearing of jacket and tie when flying. That people today have no issue with showing up...

Ever notice how Americans order drinks on a plane? "I wanna a Coke." Or, "Gimme a Coke." Or, sometimes they just grunt,...

30th Street Station in Philadelphia. One of my favorite train stations in one of my least favorite towns. And like a lot of things I love -...

No pretensions here. It's a station wagon with over 100,000 miles. The Brits call it an estate. They also call a back yard a garden and...

I'm on the far right. As close to crew as I ever got. This was a English Speaking Union party on Boathouse Row in Philadelphia. Pretty s...

The Princeton Bric a Brac. 1924. This yearbook is 3.15 pounds. The class of '24 was 56years old in 1958. Some fathers of those Bryn Mawr...

Above: The yearbook staff of The Revue. "Sixty cents a copy. Souls smell in Hades. Perhaps." Laying out copy at three in the morni...

I am amazed they got away with this. Bless HBO. I have not seen anything about the military that hits it like Generation Kill...and from man...

Following up on the Southern Trad post...I am a big fan of the needlepoint belt. I see it a lot in the south and have noticed it more and m...

Southern states have always had a unique take on Trad. Like they do pretty much everything else. Much more colorful than the Northeastern Tr...

Sweet mother of God. Will you look at that? Double Breasted suit with perfect button holes in each lapel. Cat Gut braces. And NO pocket squ...

I admit to NOT being a fan of cute. I don't like kittens and puppies. I don't like cute cars. I don't like cute houses. I'm...

The Black Fleece dressing room at Brooks Brothers. I wish I had a Minox. Below, the Pop-Over. I never thought it would happen. Brooks Brot...

Same use of Primary colors but with a very different approach from the earlier Trad Color Wheel. The blazer is from J Press and is going on ...

I'm not sure what I like more. The wallpaper, the woman or the door. She's the Vicomtesse de Rosiere. The photo was taken by Slim A...

The Italian One Sheet above seems to sum up the film in a way only the Italians could do. On the left, George Wein, founder of the Newport ...

4 July 2008 @ 1644 hours GMT. By David Belmonte.

My favorite sweater made from Icelandic wool. It cost a small fortune when I bought it at the Tintin store in London. Like many in the US of...

I own eight blazers. But this one...this one is my favorite. About four years ago - - maybe five. I saw a blazer much like this one. Unique...