A few months ago, Christiane Bördner contacted me about my Things My Mother Taught Me series. Based in Berlin, Germany, she is editor-in-chief at an independent women’s fashion magazine called I love you. Each month, the magazine centers around a theme, and this month, the theme is mama. She wrote asking if she could reprint my blog post in their mama issue. I’m happy to report the magazine arrived, and it looks great. Thank you to Christiane and Marcus for the opportunity to have All Plaidout represented in such a cool publication.
Get to your local bookstore or newsstand and request issue No. 6, Spring 2011 of I love you magazine today.
A little over a year ago, I had my trademark Tassel Mocs recrafted by the good folks at Alden. Then, lured by the infectious grooves of Mr. Kenny Loggins, the already trashed tassels lost their toe. I mentioned their demise to owner Mike at Brooks Shoe Repair in Chicago, and he assured me if I brought my shoes in, he’d take great care of them.
Applying a special shoe paint and giving the soles and shoe pads a complete overhaul, The toe looks great. The paint looks a little phony, but I will beat these shoes to hell in no time, and no one will be any the wiser. Also, Mike’s repair cost half the price of the Alden recraft.
By: Wastler
Category: Shoes
“Bombs away.”
That’s how it started. At least that’s how I remember it starting. Michael Maher won me over when he grabbed a throw pillow from one of the weathered Chesterfields parked in front of The Jane Hotel’s lobby fireplace, and threw it behind his head like a grenade.
He instigated a pillow fight.
After that, a night of unadulterated fun ensued. Jumping on couches. Twisting. Shouting. Fist-pumping. And a fruitless search for the street — I swore — had TONS of late night slices. We were destined to be friends.
When Michael told me about the new line of shirts at Taylor Stitch, I asked him if I could interview him when the time was right. Last Sunday, the time was right. Here’s — roughly — how it went.
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So thrilled were we when Michael Maher of Taylor Stitch offered us an exclusive first look at their new line for spring, that we promised him two full days of posts here at all plaidout, which — for those of you playing along at home — is more than we average in a month.
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