Stripes and Dots, Checks and Spots
Going into work on the tube, I have seen some men lately wearing some truly hideous shirt and tie combinations. A yellowy-beige shirt with a tie featuring a large graphic of a puffer-fish will flatter no man, and rather than making him look like a fun sort of guy just makes him look like the butt of his own joke.
Summer Sipping – Old Pulteney
Well I haven’t done a post about drinking in quite a while, so I thought I would share what I have been enjoying as of late: The Old Pulteney 12 year old.
Reductive Elegance
To risk taking things a bit too seriously for a moment, the Oxford English Dictionary defines Elegance as “Refined grace of form and movement, tastefulness of adornment, refined luxury.” And further in terms “Of spoken or written compositions, etc.: tasteful correctness, harmonious simplicity…” And lastly, “of scientific processes, demonstrations, inventions, etc.: Neatness, ingenious simplicity, convenience, and effectiveness.”
Opera Rant
So we’ve all heard me rant about decorum and dressing whilst traveling, but now it’s opera time. I went to the opera this Saturday evening, yes, Saturday evening, and must say I was appalled. Truly, truly appalled.
At Long Long Last…
Pardon the terrible pun in the title of this post, but I have finally purchased a pair of wholecuts. The quest for these shoes has been over a year long, with many close calls along the way, but Monday afternoon I finally walked away from the store victorious.
