There’s a reason why I keep Social Primer in my sidebar. This is it. For the record, in America, there are only five dress codes that should ever be printed on an invitation. Formal, Semi-formal, Informal, Casual and Costume. … Semi-Formal (or Black Tie) – Semi-Formal means Black tie. Whether we call it a dinner [...]
Continue Reading...Some time ago I posted this photograph of Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster from the old Jeeves and Wooster series from British television. Jeeves and Wooster is one of the greatest programs ever for men’s clothing, right up there with Mad Men. The program is set in the period between the first and second world [...]
Continue Reading...I will be speaking on Saturday, October 24 at the Semi-Annual Meeting of The Masonic Society at Freemasons’ Hall, 525 N. Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. The theme of the day’s program is Rededicating the Craft. On the program with me includes: The Most Worshipful, The Grand Master of Indiana, Charles Marlowe, who will be delivering [...]
Continue Reading...Some time ago I spoke to my good friend Art Fawcett about filling a gap in my hat wardrobe, namely a Homburg. He said he’d be glad to, and today is the big day, it has arrived. I have GOT to get a real camera… Art is an artist as well as just being an [...]
Continue Reading...If you’re a member of The Masonic Society, I have another new membership benefit to bring to your attention. Dexter Rings is a custom manufacturer of Masonic rings, among many other things, based in Kent, England. Dexter does a full line of completely custom rings, cufflinks, pendants and charms, signet rings and just about any [...]
Continue Reading...An article from the NY Post regarding the way people dressed to attend Senator Kennedy’s public services. But just as sad? The flip-flops. Mourners also sported short-shorts, undershirts, dirty tees, and many pairs of infamous Crocs. It was a Casual Friday gone horribly wrong, as if everyone’s destination was Fenway Park, not a public casket [...]
Continue Reading...“You tryin’ to take your lady out? Take your mother out? One of your homeboys got shot? You got things to do and you can’t wear shorts and flip-flops.”
Continue Reading...I have an admission. I’m a hat wearer. I think hats are great, I always have, it’s such a great, classic look. When I was young I had a distant uncle who’d had a rather severe stroke many years before I ever knew him. He’d lost his ability to speak and wore a brace on [...]
Continue Reading...I’ll be honest with you. I hate summer. I know most of you won’t agree with me, but the summer for me is terrible. It’s always too hot, this year being a pleasant exception. I don’t golf. Baseball burned its last bridge with me following the latest strike, and the Premier League has been in [...]
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