The (W)hole Story
I love wearing a buttonhole, and will usually take any chance I can get to shove a bloom in my lapel. This evening I have the privilege of attending a cocktail hour and banquet for my university department, celebrating successful exams for the juniors and the completion of theses for the seniors, which is a perfect opportunity for horticultural expression.
Bond for Breakfast
One of my all-time favorite breakfasts has got to be “Eggs James Bond.” The original Fleming recipe though is for 4 people, and I have found over time that simply reducing his approximates doesn’t always yield the best results.
A Glittering Chuckle
Since I’ve spent the greater part of the last twenty four hours traveling, I thought I would just share a short anecdote on this Monday morning.
A Week of Watteau
I spent the greater part of this week awaiting my ticket time at the Royal Academy of Art to see the new exhibition of Watteau’s sketches. Humble chalk never created anything so charming as this massive archive of studies-for-nothing. Watteau often sketched for its own sake, drawing on various figures and studies when necessary for his paintings, but rarely with that end in mind when he put stick to paper.
You Know You Have a Problem When…
I don’t usually do this, but this was too funny not to. Yes, this is a reblog. If you don’t already follow Die, Workwear! on tumblr, you need to. Here is his list of reasons why you might know you have a menswear problem:
