Recent content by TraderRic

Habberdasher, I bought my current wing collar shirt in a tucked away men's store in Williamsburg, VA. It has a herringbone weave to it that is very nice. My old shirt was bought at a formal wear shop in Short Hills, NJ which is close to where I grew up. In fact I've had those boaters since...

Summer suits I purchased some new suits for the summer. Below is my new seersucker. I like the long squared-off coat. I wore this to my oldest Son's High School Graduation. [/IMG] I wore it with white trousers and saddle shoes instead of spectators on the 4th of July. [/IMG]...

Thanks, Skyvue, I will.

I have a pair of grey spats that I wore quite frequently with various suits throughout High School and College. I lost them for many years due to moving around the world. They came back into my life two years ago with my last move. I've started wearing them again, but not nearly as much as I...

This is the ring I wear on a daily basis (besides my wedding ring). It's subtle enough that it doesn't scream my organizational affiliation. If you know what you're looking at then you know. I think it has a vintage look to it. [/IMG]

Evelyn Winifred.

More Cole Porter Since I left on a 7 month deployment I keep thinking about "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye". Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time we say goodbye I wonder why a little Why the Gods above me Who must be in the know Think so little of me They allow you to go...

The morning shave... Shaving soap, mug and brush are still readily available in most stores that carry personal items. To a lesser extent straight razors are still available, though found in more in specialty cutlery shops (at least in the US). I still use all of these. I bought my straight...

The necessities... I need a hat on my head when I'm outside. I really feel uncomfortable without one. I also carry Chapstick in my pocket - year round. In close second are bow tie and monocle when not in uniform. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, three turrets of 16 inch guns!!! [/IMG]

Deployed Hello fellow Loungers! I've not posted is quite some time, but have lurked now and then. After college (BA in Music Ed and Performance) in 1992, I served in the Army Band as a Trombonist. My family and I were stationed in Germany; Berlin (1993-95) and Bamberg (1995-97). I traveled...

Weston, Here's a golden era tip: instead of saying "can I help you", ask "may I be of assistance". It's much more pleasing to the ear. I must tell you about my salesman, Al, at my local Jos. A. Bank. He always greets me when I enter the store. If he is with another customer he will at...

Depending on the guest list I might imagine that guests brought their own smoking jackets and their valets took charge of them when not in use. I had a small dinner party a while back where I wore a silk dressing gown while socializing before dinner (I know, how very Noel Coward of me). I...

J.L. Powell, www.jlpowellusa.com, and British Sporting ltd., www.bsaltd.com, both carry them. Quite high end, though.

Address update... Otium, I just updated my address with the subscriptions dept at CS last week. I let them know in my e-mail that I knew the fate of the magazine is "up in the air" right now. I just wanted to make sure the correct info was in their system. The e-mail address is...

Mike, that's FANTASTIC! I can picture that guy standing there with absolutely NO IDEA what just happened.