30 Shirts

I needed to do some laundry for this week so I pushed through a few loads. However, it looked like dress shirts were going to need two cycles. They weren't that dirty, I just had that many.
































My favorite shirts are the two gingham navy and white shirts. The bigger gingham is Ralph Lauren with a spread collar. It looks great with navy, gray or black. You can't mess it up. The smaller gingham shirt is Tommy Hilfiger with a spread collar as well. I also like the light blue houndstooth shirt with a spread collar and made by Ralph Lauren. They were all cut to fit me better by my tailor, Altug. (Well, he's really not mine but I support his local business on occasion.)

Why do I wear spread collar? Because it helps widen my neck and face since I have a skinny neck and thin face.

Surprisingly it didn't seem like it took forever to iron everything. I think I did 13 or 14 on Monday night and then finished the next 16 on Tuesday morning while I watched "Run for your Life." It's a documentary on the founder of the NYC Marathon.

Mom, thanks for buying me my Rowenta and for teaching me how to iron!

What I Wore

Well, I didn't wear this today but the idea was given to me from Mr. Porter, a new website as a high end shopping website for men. It's outfitted with Burberry, Gucci, Ralph Lauren, John Lobb, Paul Smith and more. It offers style advice, style icons and more. It's a place that offers alot of what a very good blog does in terms of content but will also sell you the items. It's self promoting in the sense they'll place the products under the answer like the question below. They offered what high end items they had underneath the answer.

My friends dress very casually and it would be odd to wear a jacket and tie when I see them, but I cannot bring myself to go out for dinner in a T-shirt and hooded sweater. Is there a halfway house?

Yes: slim chinos, desert boots, a colourful belt (either woven or in canvas), a button-down shirt, a fitted cotton jacket, and perhaps a knitted tie. It will be smart enough to set you apart, but casual enough for you not to feel odd.

This is what I came up with.

DKNY navy striped three button sports coat
Club Room navy cashmere v neck sweater
Banana Republic long sleeve brown plaid woven
Ralph Lauren chocolate brown knit tie
Ralph Lauren navy and white striped nautical nylon belt
J. Crew classic fit chinos (actually J. Crew's slimmer cut)
Banana Republic gray and brown argyle socks
Clark's Desert Boots

What would you name/title a men's style blog?

I Don't Blog Enough

See how the words on my previous post are next to the picture and not underneath? That drives me nuts and I can't figure out how to fix it. I need a blogging job so I can have someone teach me or take a class where I can get some answers. I haven't found them on my own yet. Though, that's not a surprise to many. Is it?

Closet Redo

Well, I guess I didn't realize I hadn't taken the closet redo pictures off of the camera so here are some before and after pictures.




















Katy's closet beforehand.



















My closet beforehand.













Everything's down, ready to paint.













Everything's down, ready to paint.



















A coat of paint, white, to brighten it up.













A coat of paint, white, to brighten it up.













This was the work, measure, measure, cut.













This was the work, measure, measure, cut.



















Some of the installation.



















My closet installed; just missing the shelving.



















Katy's closet has two levels of hanging on the left with shelves above each.



















Katy's right side of the closet has half shelving and a place for dresses.



















Katy's result filled with clothes.



















She liked how she did. She passed.



















Most of my results, though I am missing my shelving.


It was a fun and rewarding first fix in our house. We did just a little demo and built up and empty closet to be pretty close to what we designed.

The challenges were the time consumption of not having enough tools or not getting as accurate of a cut that you want. There was alot of pieces to measure and cut. It wasn't bad, but it was time consuming. It went from a weekend to a week.

Ultimately, I think they both turned out very well. They are good looking, functional and being done with them gives you a sense of accomplishment.

I would have thought out a little more of the design if I did it again. I wish I had a place for my ties and a better place for my shoes but you only have so much space.

A Man, Walking Home

"pure, raw, un-edited." -Independent Film Critic

"Trudging home in the roughest of conditions, this young man is remarkable for making it home!" -Roseville Film Authority

"Superbly done; how he got those shots, we may never know." -Billy the Filmy Blogger

"Three minutes and two seconds. A complete waste of your time! And no; you will not get that time back." -Bitter Blogger Barry

Super Bowl XLV Packers 31 Steelers 25

If you wanted to know what it's like to watch the Super Bowl with me, here's a clip.

It's the best I got on the 15 minutes we recorded of me watching the game on the computer.



I tweeted about this video yesterday. I think I was more interesting than this Packer fan.

Do you think so? I wish I recorded more so you could have seen more.

Preppy

No doubt about it.

I'm preppy when it comes to style and dressing and clothing. It makes me happy that Connecticut has influenced me this way. I wonder what it would be like to be back in the Northeast.

I then fall into a more contemporary and modern brand with some vintage, outdoorsy and athletic vibes in there.

Preppy
Ralph Lauren
Gap
J. Crew
LL Bean
Land's End Canvas
Sperry Top Sider
Club Monaco
Pierrepont Hicks
Eddie Bauer
Brooks Brothers
Coach
H&M
Nautica
Tommy Hilfiger
Macy's-Club Room
Lacoste

Modern/Contemporary
Banana Republic
DKNY
DKNY Jeans
Steve Madden
Tretorn shoes
Club Monaco
Express
Ben Sherman
7 for all Mankind
H&M

Vintage
Levi's
Urban Outfitters
Fossil

Outdoorsy
Timberland
Columbia
Sorel

Athletic
Nike
Asics
Puma
Asics-Onitsuka Tiger
Saucony Originals

This is a running list.