The other day, while working on a story, as I clicked my bookmark for The American List, I realized I use it nearly every day. “A list of stylish and cool brands that make their goods in America,” if you’re unfamiliar with The American List, just one of many terrific resources created by Michael Williams of A Continuous Lean, take some time. Check it out. Like a good movie, I return to it time and again finding something new, something worth remembering. Most recently? Darn Tough Socks.
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Walker Lamond’s 1001 Rules for My Unborn Son first came to my attention courtesy of Plaidy of the Week, Joanna Goddard. A treasure trove of life’s lessons, famous quotes, and the occasional tune — required listening, if you will — it was only a matter of time before Mr. Lamond’s brilliant idea was discovered by a saavy publisher and made available in book form. October 27th sees the release of Rules for My Unborn Son.
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The other night, wasting away in a booth at the Tick Tock Diner, languid fingers struggled to turn the pages of the latest issue of GQ. Suddenly, I found myself sprung very nearly out of the booth and to attention. A single, simple photo — capturing, what was actually, a rather morose moment for the usually cheerful chap — had my jaw on the table. Mr. Brandon Capps — who’s received the occasional play here on all plaidout — he of Drinkin’ and Dronin’ fame, he, another soulful drone in the sweet as honey, southern hive emporium of one Mr. Billy Reid, stars on page 58.
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One of my oldest friends called me the other day.
“Hey, what’re you doing, Sunday?… You wanna come out to the family farm? Burn some brush?”
What 28-year-old man who possesses even the smallest glimmer of pyromania would say, “No” to that question?
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Trevor Gulliver, owner of St. John Restaurant in London, made a funny.
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After meeting Julie Fernstrom at the Chicago Antique Market earlier this summer, I couldn’t wait to visit her brick and mortar store, Brimfield, on my next trip to Chicago.
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On October 19th, Brooks Brothers will unveil its collaboration with Emmy-award winning costume designer Janie Bryant, whose work for the hit AMC TV show Mad Men has garnered much attention in the show’s first three seasons. To celebrate, Tuesday night, at their Madison Avenue flagship, Brooks hosted Ms. Bryant and several of the show’s cast members for a swingin’ cocktail-infused shindig.
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In celebration of its 125th anniversary, Hamilton Shirts, custom shirt maker of Houston, Texas, is introducing its first ready-to-wear line. They call it 1883.
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I am thrilled to announce that an article I wrote about Quoddy will appear in the first issue of a new publication from the brains behind the h(y)r collective. It’s called Inventory, and it will be available in print and online. Big thanks to Ryan Willms Creative Director at Inventory for inviting me to be a shipmate on this maiden voyage.
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Find the neon sign at 95 Spring Street in New York, and ascend the stairs to enter a counter-cultural world of wonder, a shop unlike any other. Kiosk is a well-curated boutique offering things that are “humble, straightforward and beautiful for their simplicity and directness.” The misfits who run this place have assembled, in their tiny second floor location, a wide range of classic, everyday pieces in such a way that you’ll never look at your salt shaker the same way again.
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