Category Archive: Accessories

Prep as all eff

Prep as all eff

Green-tinted tortoise-shell glasses ($333) pink shirt, critter tie, a jacket fit for an old Italian man, and a early ’90s BMW. That’s living the life right there, right down to the braided leather key fob.

 

This is me in 10 years

This is me in 10 years

Somebody in the SNL wardrobe department has a crystal ball.

 

Another Jack Kennedy outfit…

Another Jack Kennedy outfit…

… that’s just as available today as it was in the 60s.

 

All day I dream about

All day I dream about

green Adidas Sambas. No, really, I wore a series of these for the better part of a decade growing up.

 

Serious Frames

Serious Frames

I ran across these the other day…

 

Cold weather classics

Cold weather classics

I know it’s getting warmer, but here are a nice sweater and hat that are both practical and stylish.

 

Now here’s a great boot.

Now here’s a great boot.

Brown leather, wool lined, and some herringbone for contrast? I’d be onboard if they came in a 13.

 

The Cooler King

The Cooler King

Steve McQueen, rad sunglasses, and a Jaguar XK-SS. 1963.

 

Oh hipster girl, you’ve found my red glasses.

Oh hipster girl, you’ve found my red glasses.

Now please, please give them back.

 

New goggles

New goggles

Well, since I’m pretty sure I lost my red AA 406s I need to get a new pair. These frames from Warby Parker look like they’ll do the job.

 

Everything in this picture is rad

Everything in this picture is rad

When Wim Wenders visits the European Parliament, he puts on blue glasses, a matching sweater, a shirt with hidden color on the inside collar, and a jacket that looks like the carpet at the old Indianapolis airport.

 

Look at these boots

Look at these boots

So I love the red soles on these shoes. Just wish they were still available in size 12.

 

My bag

My bag

When it comes to hauling books, blue canvas and dark leather are classic and classy.

 

Braces

Braces

n. chiefly British so immensely better than a belt.

 

Mark Ronson, can I be you?

Mark Ronson, can I be you?

Seriously, Version, or at least the songs that I heard from it, was such a classy idea, and now you’re shooting album cover pictures in Brooklyn wearing red pants?

 

Sleeve garters or armbands

Sleeve garters or armbands

Maybe these are a little too 1920s banker, or old west saloon bartender, but I think there’s still an appropriate time and place for a …

 

Court Shoes

Court Shoes

… for when you want to be a real baller, but not the basketball kind.

 

Time for class

Time for class

It’s elegant and understated but still incorporates a date function.

 

The simple things in life are often the best…

The simple things in life are often the best…

…and in the case of these letterpress calling cards, the simple things are also German. This is exactly what Times New is meant for: metal-on-paper and a line width of a couple inches. They’re also available in Futura, which is a must.

 

Good shoes…

Good shoes…

And pretty much the only flash website I’ve seen that isn’t abysmal. Salvatore Ferragamo, it’s too bad you aren’t in my price range.