The Trad

Doing what they do best. After work drinks where everyone gets tanked on White Tops followed by a late night Curry. It was after one of thes...

Look at these cheeky bastards, yeah. Right away the stripes give them away. Always have. That and the double breasted suit and the Hermes ti...

Fraunces Tavern is at Pearl and Broad down on Wall Street. I loved this place back in the '80s. The history first attracted me. Washingt...

Since my earlier post about my father...and thanks to all who have expressed their concerns about his health...it has occured to me that I k...

Some things don't change and thank goodness the Met in NYC has kept this exhibit going. I first saw these guys in the mid 80s and damned...

I fell in love with Bermuda on my first visit. It was England...but with sun. The taxi ride from the airport to my hotel in Hamilton was ma...

So, were having this discussion about Trad Sunglasses over on Ask Andy about Trad. What brand do you like, what model, what you're will...

The Paris Theatre Over the weekend I caught the Rolling Stones Docu at the Imax in New York. $16.00 a pop. When my Dad returned from a tour...

He's on the far left. With the Ballantine can in front of him. Vietnam- circa 1967. A quiet, no bullshit, Green Beret, A Team Leader in ...

I stand open mouthed at the article of clothing above in the Polo Department at Bergdorf Goodman. A sales clerk approaches. Clerk: Isn't...

I'm walking up Lexington Avenue when I see these in the Stubbs & Wootton window. The old Airborne, "Death from Above" logo...

Contrast is everything. I can't stand matching. "You need to pick up the shirt in the tie." Old girlfriends were big on this. ...

If you like Public Broadcsting (and what Trad doesn't), the BBC, amazing clothes and beautiful location shots, then buy or rent this DVD...

While they even look good at the scrap yard (see below), there is something so beautiful about these cars when they've been cared for. T...

Trads use their own initials when going the monogram route. I'm not crazy about monograms on shirts. If you have to then something very ...

You know... I could watch this a hundred times. Is there anything Trad about this? I don't know and I don't care. I'm an Angloph...

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...