The Trad

Le Veau d'Or dining room by Roxanna Bikadoroff Le Veau d'Or - Before Bourdain Le Veau d'Or - After Bourdain ...

The Custom Chino The Pegged Leg I apologise for taking liberty with the topic headline but what the heck... Who in their right mind is gonn...

The Trad's Desk I love blogger's desk shots. There's that "A-ha" moment when you think, "So, that's where th...

My ex sister-in-law needle pointed this sweater as a wedding gift almost 21 years ago. I'll always remember her even though we've ne...

Bellini meets Alligator Pairing a belt to a cocktail requires some effort. I wanted to go with the Bellini but what belt to pair it with? S...

Being attacked by a bunch of French women in an Hermes store may seem impossible to you but as this Mylene Farmer video clearly reveals - - ...

Wacked Hermes salesgirls did this Safely home with lots of Hermes ribbon Those salesgirls at Hermes are certifiable. I headed over there a...

Lilly P trousers and a yellow braided belt No idea where I picked up that belt. Found a green belt like it at a Paul Stuart sale in the Han...

Some years ago I moved from Chicago to Florida on Easter weekend. After living and working in my ex-wife's wonderful home for almost 21 ...

Straub Beer and The Ranger Belt The Straub Case - - It deserves a frame Back in the mid 80's, I worked as a National Park Ranger at Va...

Willis & Geiger Parka circa 1986 Willis Geiger waxed cotton as it starts to fade Barbour Ducks Unlimited Special Edition A little to...

What the Bow Tie has been missing. When one's not enough and three's too many. Had a dream over the weekend that I was wearing two ...

Hermes Belt and Old Overholt Rye Mistakes? I've made a few. Old Overholt is a cheap rye whiskey (made from rye - not corn) whose acquai...

It happened during the Fall of 1984. He was half covered in a sleeping bag on a bench in Battery Park. He had a long grey beard and tugged a...

Avenue that is. Swimming pools. Movie stars... A couple points here. I don't like sticking a camera in someones face and I'm too em...

I'm running outta belts - - and room in these trosuers Back in the mid 80's there was a huge resurgence in suspenders. While some di...

The Four Season's Hotel. Bob Hoskin's look alikes wander the lobby drunk with their shirts untucked while commenting on how classy ...

60th Street and 5th Avenue 9:09 AM A beautiful morning. I rounded the corner off 5th and was heading east on 60th when I saw the commuters ...

Suede Spur Belt The Spur belt has been around donkey years, yeah. A few years ago someone working at RL discovered them and began knocking ...

Turnbull & Asser cavalry twills with Poulsen & Skone suede cap-toes I totally forgot to add this to yesterday's "Mind the W...