This morning, Shea Parton of Apolis Activism sent over these shots of a trip he took recently to Seattle’s Filson factory. How jealous am I? The trip was all business, as Shea went to check on the production of their much anticipated collaboration, The Philanthropist Bag.
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My good friend, fellow blogger, and one time Plaidy of the Week, Porter Hovey is vying for a chance to appear on AMC’s hit show Mad Men. Go to their site every day and give Porter a Five Star Rating, from now until the contest ends August 10th. Spread the word and click here to vote!
For more on my obsession with Mad Men, see my interview with Janie Bryant, award-winning costume designer for the show.
After service trips to Africa with TOMS and Invisible Children, my good friend, Sean Carasso, was spurred into action when he and his travel partner found an illegal prison for children in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Inside the prison they heard of children forced to frontlines of war, armed with only a whistle. That night he wrote the journal FALLING WHISTLES and sent it to a small circle of family and friends. Forwarded with urgency, people around the world asked, “What can we do?”
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After discovering the collection of glass plate negatives in the Flickr account of Sydney, Australia’s Powerhouse Museum of Science and Design, I’ve been toying with the notion of bringing back the moustache. But unlike the one I grew this winter, I would like to anchor my fall look with a ‘stache like Australia’s early settlers, long, thick, well-kempt. In my experience with facial hair, I allow the thing to grow until it becomes wiry, out-of-control, and then I trim it. I’d like someone’s advice regarding waxes, oils, or other products I might utilize to make mine a walrus.
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Discovered these photos of F.M. Allen’s new Franklin, Tennessee location on photographer Melanie McGaughey’s fantastic blog, The Velvet Trunk. If you’re unfamiliar with F.M. Allen, Miss McGaughey offers the following introduction:
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This summer, while audiences root for bad guy John Dillinger, famed Chicago bank robber, as he lives larger than life in Michael Mann’s latest blockbuster Public Enemies, I’ll be ogling his hats.
