https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/08/mark-your-calendar.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Mark Your Calendar
An Affordable Wardrobe presents the Fourth Semi-Annual Top Shelf Flea Market Sunday, 23 October 2011 Noon till 5p.m. George Dilboy V.F.W. ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/03/keep-it-simple-rainy-day-edition.html?showComment=1330840906709
An Affordable Wardrobe: Keep It Simple (Rainy Day Edition)
Despite my love for (and arguable overuse) of the slightly more outrageous trappings at the outer bounds of what may be considered classic m...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/02/thrift-shop-tyrolean.html?showComment=1329296278575
An Affordable Wardrobe: Thrift Shop Tyrolean
You really do find the damnedest things in the chaos of the thrift shop sometimes... ...such as a Tyrolean cape coat, made of real loden wo...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/01/custom-suit-blitz.html?showComment=1327610276004
An Affordable Wardrobe: Custom Suit Blitz
Being the clothes horse that I am, I've managed to compile an indecent collection over the years. I've gathered everything from the most bas...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/03/keep-it-simple-rainy-day-edition.html?showComment=1331011357186
An Affordable Wardrobe: Keep It Simple (Rainy Day Edition)
Despite my love for (and arguable overuse) of the slightly more outrageous trappings at the outer bounds of what may be considered classic m...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/06/worth-every-penny-american-optical.html?showComment=1316146585775
An Affordable Wardrobe: Worth Every Penny: American Optical Sunglasses
It's well known I do love my RayBans, but they can get heavy on the face when the weather turns hot. Enter the other classic essential sungl...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/07/teasers.html?showComment=1343244234394
An Affordable Wardrobe: Teaser(s)
It's just what it looks like: an entire L.L.Bean "Boat n Tote" filled to the brim with excellent quality neckties and bow ties, over a hu...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/08/non-compulsory-suits.html?showComment=1283215446977
An Affordable Wardrobe: Non-Compulsory Suits
I like to dress well, but my life doesn't require it. Maybe it never will again, except for special occasions, but even that's up to fate. T...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/05/jams_26.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Jams
Who? Who. That's who. It's funny. The Brits gave the world menswear as we know it. Then we Americans took it and twisted it and give it b...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/12/reader-questions.html?showComment=1324172479785
An Affordable Wardrobe: Reader Questions
Just because you got it cheap don't mean you ain't got to have it fitted. A good alterations tailor is your best friend. Reader Toby asks: ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2008/11/its-good-thing-screwing-around-on.html?showComment=1226857680000
An Affordable Wardrobe: Even I Can't Believe This One
It's a good thing screwing around on the internet is a sedentary activity. You'll want to be sitting for this one, a thrift find that excee...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/04/double-breasted-shot-of-sunshine-please.html?showComment=1303438511745
An Affordable Wardrobe: A Double (Breasted) Shot of Sunshine, Please
Boy has it been grey and dreary around here these past few day. That hasn't stopped me from changing over the closet though. As I look forw...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/04/green-suit-maiden-voyage.html?showComment=1239161460000
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Green Suit (maiden voyage)
After no small amount of consideration (and the helpful advice of many of my dear readers) the olive green sack suit made it's maiden voyage...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/03/keeping-history-alive.html?showComment=1267569533543
An Affordable Wardrobe: Keeping History Alive
This post was supposed to be about the mundane task of fixing up an old suit. Instead, it is something of a history lesson. Some of you may ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/09/greensleeves.html?showComment=1284495472370
An Affordable Wardrobe: Greensleeves
The navy blazer with brass buttons is a well established essential item in the wardrobe of a well appointed gentleman. I've heard it said by...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/03/internationalism.html?showComment=1350572860097
An Affordable Wardrobe: Internationalism
Consider all the tiny city/states that Europe was once comprised of...a vast array of tiny nations, with distinct cultures and myriad variat...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/05/top-shelf-teaser.html?showComment=1337568637263
An Affordable Wardrobe: Top Shelf Teaser
I apologize for my lack of time spent around these parts this week. With Top Shelf Flea Market V fast approaching this coming Sunday, I've...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/09/jams_28.html?showComment=1254233916616
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Jams
You might think I have no time or tolerance for "hippies", you might think I feel no connection at all to the kind of America that existed i...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-matter-of-proportion-part-2.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: A Matter of Proportion, part 2
...or "Just because you can doesn't mean you should." I recently found this really great tweed check at a thrift shop. It's thick but so...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/06/sockeye-reprise.html?showComment=1277320944827
An Affordable Wardrobe: Sockeye; Reprise
Fresh back from the dry cleaners, and not a moment too soon. 80 degrees of sunny dry heat. What else would a guy wear but a jacket the color...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/11/travel-kit.html?showComment=1258758096210
An Affordable Wardrobe: Travel Kit
The New York over night travel kit: -Harris Tweed jacket -Army issue khakis -2 university striped shirts, 1 blue. 1 lavender -2 repp ties -...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2014/03/free-stuff-passaggio-cravatte.html?showComment=1396103973342
An Affordable Wardrobe: Free Stuff : Passaggio Cravatte
A while back, I was graciously offered a tie to review by Gianni Cerutti of Passaggio Cravatte . I had heard so many good things about th...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/08/mad-for-plaid-part-2.html?showComment=1250435120594
An Affordable Wardrobe: Mad For Plaid, part 3
With only a few weeks left to wear it, and after the immense trouble I undertook on it's odor removal, the blue bleeding madras finally m...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/01/worth-every-penny-parker-safety-razor.html?showComment=1296067996071
An Affordable Wardrobe: Worth Every Penny : Parker Safety Razor
I've been shaving with a butterfly safety razor every since I was 18. A while back, after having lost one, I began using an old Gillette, li...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/11/country-is-where-you-find-it.html?showComment=1321312227564
An Affordable Wardrobe: Country is Where You Find It
I love dressing for the Fall, and I for one am glad to have a break in our unseasonably warm weather so I can enjoy the textures, fabrics an...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/04/red.html?showComment=1271812893917
An Affordable Wardrobe: Red
In the comments to a recent post , my old buddy Keohane made an interesting point regarding that thing we refer to affectionately as "go to...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/09/premium-outlet-shopping.html?showComment=1346784666141
An Affordable Wardrobe: "Premium" Outlet Shopping
Architects rendering, lifted from the website of the Budweiser Brewery in Merrimack, NH Recently, a large number of my shirts have ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/09/compromise.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Compromise
I know what I like, and I generally don't screw around with what I don't like. I admire real quality, and rarely am I willing to settle for ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2013/01/alternative-black-tie.html?showComment=1357238181572
An Affordable Wardrobe: Alternative Black Tie
I wanted to go somewhere wearing this.... ...but instead I stayed home and wore this. (Tuxedo t-shirt gift of the Boy and the Girl....
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/10/turn-it-up-then-take-it-down-notch.html?showComment=1318869721380
An Affordable Wardrobe: Turn It Up, Then Take It Down a Notch
For many men, dressing well is a matter of turning it up. It certainly is for me. In nearly every given situation I can think of, I'm likely...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/09/trick-to-formalwear.html?showComment=1316396504402
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Trick to Formalwear
...is to wear it comfortably....casually. Despite what they say, it shouldn't be a "monkey suit".
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/02/brushing-off-my-tails.html?showComment=1329235278306
An Affordable Wardrobe: Brushing Off My Tails....
Every so often, an item comes into my possession that is simple to precious to be put up for sale directly in the Shop. Oddly, the last time...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/10/affordable-wardrobe-for-esquirecom.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: An Affordable Wardrobe for Esquire.com
Friend, neighbor and Top Shelf Flea Market lieutenant James of 10Engines and I have a very nerdy, high school debate team style parlay over ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/10/reader-questions.html?showComment=1318193087279
An Affordable Wardrobe: Reader Questions
A question involving men's coats...even if it was 80 degrees in Boston today... image: Gazette of Fashion, 1872, via Wikipedia John writes...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/04/cheap-commodities.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Cheap Commodities
Quality can be a tricky thing sometimes. I look for it in everything. Even when I'm buying things at dirt cheap prices in a thrift store, I...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/01/top-hats-part-2.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Top Hats, part 2
Here's a guy who dresses like a man of consequence, Sir Topham Hatt : You may remember that I have a 2 year old son. He, not unlike milli...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/09/well-curated-authentic-vintage-heritage.html?showComment=1285952905081
An Affordable Wardrobe: Well Curated Authentic Vintage Heritage Brand Americana
I've never really been much of a sneaker guy. I wear shoes almost all of the time. But there is something to be said for the simplicity and ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/11/pontification.html?showComment=1320708768309
An Affordable Wardrobe: Pontification
Last Friday, I was a participant in a discussion on the meanings, past and present, of so called "preppy fashion" following a performance of...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-praise-of-6040.html?showComment=1241359380000
An Affordable Wardrobe: In Praise of 60/40
Since I seem to have pushed so many buttons by wearing jeans recently, I've decided to go ahead and push some more by openly admitting tha...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/06/buttons.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Buttons
Like I always say, menswear is all about the smallest of details. Take for example buttons. The right or wrong buttons can make or break a g...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/07/il-aperitivo-perfetto-per-lestate.html?showComment=1280016802858
An Affordable Wardrobe: Il Aperitivo Perfetto per l'Estate
Only just the other day I realized that the Summer was sliding by and I had yet to stock the house with Campari. I love that stuff, with a b...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/06/worth-every-penny-american-optical.html?showComment=1307104733073
An Affordable Wardrobe: Worth Every Penny: American Optical Sunglasses
It's well known I do love my RayBans, but they can get heavy on the face when the weather turns hot. Enter the other classic essential sungl...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/11/better-than-baseball-cap.html?showComment=1289507073852
An Affordable Wardrobe: Better Than a Baseball Cap
Is there such a thing as a cricket hooligan? Probably not, but if there was, they might look something like this: I was recently sent this l...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-and-home-dining-set.html?showComment=1258018077972
An Affordable Wardrobe: House and Home: The Dining Set
(warning: this post contains lots of photos, but almost no content pertaining to clothing) Today marked the completion of a project that I'v...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2013/10/happy-halloween.html?showComment=1383698059424
An Affordable Wardrobe: Happy Hallowe'en
I vant to suck your blood...... Vintage 1949 midnight blue 4x1 double breasted tuxedo with silk shawl collar and forward pleated trou...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2013/12/rules-of-thrifting-size-matters.html?showComment=1386429083988
An Affordable Wardrobe: Rules of Thrifting : Size Matters
A good fit is truly the most important factor in dressing well. That's why it can be so important, especially in thrift shops, ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/03/teaser-part-2.html?showComment=1269525483940
An Affordable Wardrobe: Teaser, part 2
So, the other day I un -earthed this old red and white mini-gingham check button down: Damn, that's a serious late 1960s collar. Those are ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/10/worth-every-penny-hat-refurbishment-at.html?showComment=1318278007958
An Affordable Wardrobe: Worth Every Penny : Hat Refurbishment at Salmagundi Hat Shop
I continue to live by my self coined addage that the best new things are old things, particularly if those old things are things you already...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/10/lieutenant.html?showComment=1287239893102
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Lieutenant
At the first Top Shelf Flea Market back in May, I was more than a little surprised and overwhelmed by the turnout. It was a pleasant surpris...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/06/getting-high-on-my-own-supply.html?showComment=1307813521693
An Affordable Wardrobe: Getting High on My Own Supply
In the comments to the last post, spectator shoes were mentioned. This Summer I have a pair, but shoes like this are best used sparingly. Wh...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/03/reader-questions-one-for-ladies.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Reader Questions : One for the Ladies
An Affordable Wardrobe is proud to feature our first query proferred by a female reader. It's reassuring to know that I have a female reader...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2008/10/gingham-checks.html?showComment=1222934220000
An Affordable Wardrobe: Gingham Checks
I like a big Gingham check dress shirt. It's a nice break from blue, white, pink and university stripes. They work great for dressy casual i...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/11/dollar-bills.html?showComment=1258207117064
An Affordable Wardrobe: Dollar "Bill's"
Khakis are nearly a disposable commodity in my wardrobe. I always keep at least four pair on hand, in varying shades, and I wear them a lot....
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/12/treasure-trove.html?showComment=1262009474340
An Affordable Wardrobe: Treasure Trove
Every now and again, the fates reward the persistence of the unstoppable thirft shopper with a full blown treasure trove. The following is p...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/10/two-halves-make-whole.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Two Halves Make A Whole
...or do they? One of the cardinal sins of menswear is the breaking-up of suits. But what the hell, sometimes it just works. You may remembe...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/03/pink-hallucinations.html?showComment=1301478185955
An Affordable Wardrobe: Pink Hallucinations
I can remember watching these old Pink Panther cartoons as a kid, early on Saturday morning. Episode 2, "Pink Pajamas" from 1964 is a real w...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/01/worth-every-penny-parker-safety-razor.html?showComment=1296072288723
An Affordable Wardrobe: Worth Every Penny : Parker Safety Razor
I've been shaving with a butterfly safety razor every since I was 18. A while back, after having lost one, I began using an old Gillette, li...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/10/triple-play.html?showComment=1255781282131
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Triple Play (or, How to Offend a Scotsman)
I've always been a fan of plaid. I'm particularly fond of vibrant traditional Scottish tartans. Lately this minor obsession has manifested i...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/03/breaking-law.html?showComment=1332985608611
An Affordable Wardrobe: Breaking the Law
I know its wrong. I should know better. But we all slip sometimes. I wore a double breasted blazer with a button down collar. Worst of all,...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2008/12/massachusetts-in-early-winter.html?showComment=1228916100000
An Affordable Wardrobe: Massachusetts in the Early Winter
Menotomy Rocks Park in Arlington, Massachusetts. Clean, crisp air. Temperatures in the mid 30's. Beautiful! The Frozen Pond The mixture of ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/11/pop-up-flea-voice-of-dissent.html?showComment=1259067741603
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Pop Up Flea: Voice of Dissent
You my be wondering, what with all the hype I threw at my trip to New York over this last weekend, it took me until late Monday evening to p...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/04/double-breasted-shot-of-sunshine-please.html?showComment=1303427191306
An Affordable Wardrobe: A Double (Breasted) Shot of Sunshine, Please
Boy has it been grey and dreary around here these past few day. That hasn't stopped me from changing over the closet though. As I look forw...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/10/reader-question.html?showComment=1317650744687
An Affordable Wardrobe: Reader Question
This is the first in An Affordable Wardrobe's "Reader Questions" series. We welcome your inquiries on all matters sartorial and thrifty, and...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/05/unlikely-pair.html?showComment=1242268620000
An Affordable Wardrobe: An Unlikely Pair
Showers threatened this morning. Not wanting to carry an umbrella, the Barbour found it's way out of the closet. However, not wanting to gi...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/05/massachusetts-moccasins.html?showComment=1274731000951
An Affordable Wardrobe: Massachusetts Moccasins
You all know that I'm a cheapskate. I hate buying new things, and I hate to spend a lot of money for junk. However, I will but new things wh...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/03/cycling-attire.html?showComment=1238206740000
An Affordable Wardrobe: Cycling Attire
Since old Ma Nature has finally seen fit to bless the city of Boston with a day that was not only sunny, but also comfortably warm, I though...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/04/red.html?showComment=1271736928067
An Affordable Wardrobe: Red
In the comments to a recent post , my old buddy Keohane made an interesting point regarding that thing we refer to affectionately as "go to...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/02/basics.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Basics
While it's true I often promote a relatively small wardrobe stocked with only choice pieces, a well dressed man can't have enough white and ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2013/05/upgrades-and-improvements.html?showComment=1369751240818
An Affordable Wardrobe: Upgrades and Improvements
I've often mentioned the importance of a good relationship with a skilled tailor. Fit is everything, and regardless of whether you buy cloth...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/06/whats-so-bad-about-aspiration-anyway_20.html?showComment=1308937896096
An Affordable Wardrobe: What's So Bad About Aspiration, Anyway?
Clothing as a subject can be such a loaded gun that I find myself constantly surprised when writing about and discussing it. For something t...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/03/peppinos-razor.html?showComment=1236069420000
An Affordable Wardrobe: Peppino's Razor
Today, by sheer chance, I happened to inherit my grandfather's Gillette Safety Razor. The old stainless steel, double edged dinosaur was c...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2014/11/until-further-notice.html?showComment=1415851355641
An Affordable Wardrobe: Until Further Notice....
By now you've noticed that posting around here has ground nearly to a halt. Some of you have even been kind enough to email and make su...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/11/cottage-industry.html?showComment=1289108943198
An Affordable Wardrobe: Cottage Industry
Prior to the recent Top Shelf Flea Market II, I received numerous emails from my far flung readers to convince me to go live online. I'm in ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/06/transportation.html?showComment=1275555580958
An Affordable Wardrobe: Transportation
I did a post about something like this before. Years ago, I was a more than avid cyclist. In fact, until my wife became pregnant for the fir...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/04/pick-up-thread.html?showComment=1265634466055
An Affordable Wardrobe: Pick Up the Thread
See if you can find a logical thread running through this post. I'm having a hard time with it myself. Mrs. G. and I have been quite busy an...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2014/07/scoundrels.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Scoundrels
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" -Samuel Johnson, 7 April 1775 Samuel Johnson, famous English political crank and lit...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/03/teaser-part-2.html?showComment=1269494485641
An Affordable Wardrobe: Teaser, part 2
So, the other day I un -earthed this old red and white mini-gingham check button down: Damn, that's a serious late 1960s collar. Those are ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2014/02/british-history.html?showComment=1392313505330
An Affordable Wardrobe: British History
If you thought that #menswear culture was rarefied and nerdy, spend ten minutes talking to a beer aficionado. As someone who both works...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritage-vs-heritage.html?showComment=1292450061326
An Affordable Wardrobe: "Heritage" vs. Heritage
About a month ago, Lands' end gave me a $100 gift card to spend on stuff from their new "heritage" line, Canvas 1963. Now, I'm always a bit ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/11/debut-of-patch-paisley.html?showComment=1257877181567
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Debut of Patch Paisley
A while back, I picked up this borderline awful patch paisley necktie . Some of you loved it, more of you hated it, but I thought it had pot...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/07/io-chiamo-giuseppe-sul-patrimonio.html?showComment=1310473226942
An Affordable Wardrobe: Io Chiamo Giuseppe (sul patrimonio)
Let's all forget about clothing and other superficialities for a while; I may be a full blooded American, but I grew up in a house with peo...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/03/jams.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: The Jams
"You have five seconds to decide whether you're part of the problem, or part of the solution!" " ...and now it's time to... ...KICK OUT THE ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2008/11/heres-to-tyhe-simple-things.html?showComment=1226948940000
An Affordable Wardrobe: Here's To The Simple Things
Lunch on a chilly Sunday with my wife, the boy playing with toy trains. Tomato soup with saltines, grilled cheese sandwich. Perfect.
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/02/bright-red-plaid.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Bright Red Plaid
Yours truly, age three: Just to show you all that I didn't just start dressing well yesterday. I was reminded of this picture today in an o...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/12/worth-every-penny-twfood.html?showComment=1291517276440
An Affordable Wardrobe: Worth Every Penny: T.W.Food
Maybe not the greatest name for a tiny little French inspired fine restaurant, but well worth spending a couple of hours there. Nestled in ...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2014/09/cutting-losses-appeal.html?showComment=1412050634785
An Affordable Wardrobe: Cutting The Losses (An Appeal)
Back in July, I managed to "score" the suit in the above photo from ebay. It's a custom made suit by Alan Flusser, circa mid-90s. I wro...
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https://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2009/11/dollar-bills.html
An Affordable Wardrobe: Dollar "Bill's"
Khakis are nearly a disposable commodity in my wardrobe. I always keep at least four pair on hand, in varying shades, and I wear them a lot....
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Elevated Casual
Same topic twice in a row...Another great use for the collar pin: In this simple and time tested combination of grey tweed, blue shirt, fou...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Off Season
The bespoke clothing set have often been heard to bemoan the fact that must often buy their clothing off season. One such fellow called this...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Massachusetts in the Early Winter
Menotomy Rocks Park in Arlington, Massachusetts. Clean, crisp air. Temperatures in the mid 30's. Beautiful! The Frozen Pond The mixture of ...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Custom Shirt Reprise
The custom shirt gets it's first airing tonight. Paired with a navy flannel blazer, and a $1.99 Italian silk pocket square with hand rolled ...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Happy New Year!
We've all got our traditions... A few years ago, I established a big plate of sushi, a bottle of proper small label, grower produced Champa...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Update: The Trade
Firstly, my apologies to those of you who have been showing up to find nothing new here all week. A fella needs a break sometimes. You may r...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: The Jams
I used to be a drummer. Actually, I guess I still am, but I just don't get the chance to do it much anymore, what with children and school a...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Be Back Soon....
....I promise. Two small kids and finals will keep a fellow real busy. Time for some much neede rest. As such, I must limit my internet acti...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Lost In Translation (or "Heritage", reprise)
Seems like every time I touch on the issue of the "Heritage" or "Workwear" trend/concept, the nerve I invariably touch is always a raw one, ...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Reader Questions : The Devil's Own Cloth
polyester : the Devil's own cloth Reader Wes writes: Hi - lately, I've been looking for a suit in various thrift stores. I saw a ...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Farewell, Old Friend. We Hardly Knew Ya'
One of the inviolable rules, if not the the only one, of being stylish is to wear clothing that fits. Don't wear the size you want, or the s...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Merry
I love wrapping presents and drinking single malt Scotch on Christmass Eve. It's a good tradition, one I gave myself. In the old days, it wa...
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An Affordable Wardrobe: Peacock Precedent
In the legal profession, establishing precedent is essential in making a viable argument. So too, I suppose, in matters sartorial. The late...
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