Buttons – pay attention to the details
I’m sure I’m not alone in taking time to notice the subtleties and details of garments I buy. The first[…]
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Book tip: Dads are the original hipsters
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Waistcoat Wednesday: Sand, more checked linen happiness
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What’s up with “dressing nice”?
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Mantiques: A tool with a past
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Waistcoat Wednesday: Scotch & Soda, more than cheese and clogs
Another Wednesday and another instalment of my much lauded series of presentations of armless attire. This weeks waistcoat is from[…]
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Suitably retro, grandfather style
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Waistcoat Wednesday: Universal Works, almost universal approval
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