perforated wings.

Ted Baker Perforated Wing Tip Dark Brown Leather Oxfords. A classy look, done simply and in a refined manner. With a pair of kicks like the ones above, I think I can make a dignified entrance into the autumn season. Dressed down with raw denim or paired with wool slacks, these wing tips will definitely have the lower extremeties looking snappy. And, of course, the stitching on the toe provides a cool and hip character. Overall, I dig.

fml.

This is simply too much to take in right now. A sweater like this is one that would accompany a person for years to come, cup of tea after cup of tea. 'Fuck money' me thinks.

Gordon Rush: An American in Milan

Practical. Elegant. Telluride Limited Edition Shearling Boot by Gordon Rush. In my recent efforts to find a boot that fulfilled the mandatory toasty-feet referendum passed recently for bitter Milwaukee winters...as well as look massively hip, I originally resigned to Red Wings for a more heavily practical and well made boot. That was until I found this fine specimen of refinement and warmth. With a shearling lining that makes me wish I were five inches tall so I could take a nap in them, on top of other distinguished features, including but not limited to nicely cylindrical leather laces, two tones of burnished italian calf leather, and a combination sole - of leather and rubber - ...gordon rush has cut a huge wedge of the cake that is my personal interest. Simply go through his collection and your thrill with his capped leather oxfords and pebbled desert boots will undoubtedly make you feel shame. Gordon Rush is an American in Milan, doing what the Italians do well, but with an American flair. Hats off to you, Gordon Rush.

Nothing less than deluxe.

Let's revel, again, with another pair of gafas de sol, this time from Benjamin Montoya's collection and one to my own XY tastes. The Nicole Deluxe is one nasty pair of acetate frames with a classically-unique-metal-aviatoresque attachment. Not modestly priced at five-hundred bones, these frames are quintessentially hip.

"A Most dynamic thing happens when a person put on a well-crafted pair of sunglasses, they can project a vision of who they want to be instantly." - Benjamin Montoya

Truth. That's exactly what I've been thinking but keep forgetting to say.

me and my wifey.

'After hearing the words 'I do,' he briskly lifted her veil - Oscar fucking de la Renta - and stared into the dark reflective lens, he knew at this moment, he felt with all his emotions, that the woman behind these glamour-soaked tortoise frames, this woman was truly his one and only....his lil' hood thang.'

An excerpt from the daily ramblings of saba noori sadeghi, not to be found in local bookstores as it has yet to be picked up by a publisher, but I hope you get the point I'm laying down. Leave it to Scott Schumann to find today's 'bell of the ball' wearing some utmost chiq, retro-classic, movie star frames that'd make me double take. This lady has got something going on. Snap.

post script - scott, don't press charges. (photo by scott schumann - the timeless Sartorialist)

Call him an angry dandy.

My generation has lost the art of presentation. A careless ensemble of degenerates view casual attire as a norm. Don't be bamboozled, however, by their definition of 'casual.' The wreck that follows two horses crashing into one another during a derby is representative of the absolute ineptitude these miscreants display every time they make the voyage into a so called wardrobe. They collide headfirst into studded cement wall. That which clings to the cement could very well be comparable to the clothes they had donned that very morning. From simply ill-fitting pants that belong in Andre the Giant's goodwill pile to an utterly mortifying semblance to a skank country bumkin...what a deep weed-infested ditch they have cast themselves into willingly. Can I bare more ennui or hold more vomit back as I witness this constant parade of shameful dress sunrise to sunset and beyond the protection of day? How is it that we have stumbled upon a time where white athletic socks are ever paired with velcro adidas sandals? How is it the same individuals continue to wear adidas sandals beyond the age of seven?

Some hate vanity and most consider being superficial a character flaw. 'The better you look the more you see,' repeats Glamorama's Victor Ward, more than likely unaware of the validity of his personal mantra. When will the masses sac up and start dressing their age as well as with a critical eye. Mirrors serve one crucial function and with the shear number of men and women falling into the trap of fashionable - literally - reality television, it would be as refreshing as arctic water to see media's effect being expressed on the streets. Remember : 'the better you look the more you see.'