Laurence Fellows, Another Look
Over the weekend Derek posted a link at Put This On to a few dozen Laurence Fellows illustrations. The standards were all there, the ones that get tossed around all the time, but there were also a few I had never seen before. As usual, there are lessons to be learned.
The Logic of Drape
There are reasons for almost everything in dress. A reason why ties are tied as they are, a reason why shoes are constructed the way they are, and a reason why suits are cut particular ways. The drape cut is an astonishingly logical style, and it’s worth taking a closer look at just why it’s so amazing.
Veblen and the Handmade
Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class is one of the great books on the role of “things” in our lives. In fewer than 300 pages, Veblen articulates a clear theory of material culture and coins more than a few commonly used terms. Here are just a few thoughts on one of his very small ideas.
Audemars Piguet – 40 Years of Royal Oak
On a bit of a watch kick lately, I know. This weekend I attended the 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. And here are some thoughts on the exhibition.
It’s Complicated – The Watch, That Is
I’m no expert when it comes to haute horlogerie, and I tend to favor understated watches for myself, but I do appreciate a beautiful, complicated timepiece. Yes, I said timepiece. Here are some of the latest videos I’ve been ogling over at Hodinkee, a real authority.
