An Enjoyable Distraction from Esquire
Sometimes procrastination is the best motivation. While desperately resisting the pressure to just suck it up and write that paper I have looming, I hunkered down and watched the entire Esquire series Manufacture.
Mid-Week Movie – Kind Hearts and Coronets
This week has been busy, and as a break I treated myself to a glass of port and 1949′s Kind Hearts and Coronets. Alec Guiness plays about 90% of the characters, and to great avail. The film has a Wildean wit, with an Edwardian flair. Needless to say, I enjoyed it.
On Heritage as Such
As I have mentioned before, the last few weeks have seen a slew of fashion shows and events, and the onslaught of yet another season’s trends and particulars. But, oddly, one of the things making a statement these last few fashion cycles is the notion of the “heritage brand.”
An Unexpected Award in Elegance
Mr. Chris Cox of Easy and Elegant Life was kind enough to nominate me for his “Smart and Stylish” award earlier this week. If you don’t already read Easy and Elegant Life, fix that right away, and then finish this post.
Thinking of Sunshine ( and Rubinacci )
I’m sitting here in the middle of MidWest Snow-pocalypse 2011 trying my best to stay warm. I seriously have not seen a glimpse of everyone’s favorite star in two or three days, and while I love the gloomth provided by a blizzard that leave me homebound with a Maugham novel, pot of tea, and bottle of brandy, I would like to know the sun is still out there somewhere.
