Vintage Esquire Spread | Proper Footwear for the Gent.

* * The Nordic — Character in Shoes With its square front and rugged styling, the Nordic reflects its ancestry.  Adapted from a Norwegian Ski Boot — and the sensation of Continental Resorts —  Taylor-Made Craftsmen have added an unusual comfort.  Smart with flannels and all sports attire, it fits into any man’s wardrobe. ~*~ [...]

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Le Corbusier | The Father of “International Style” Design

* “Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.” * –Le Corbusier ~*~ ** “To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects.” * –Le Corbusier * * “The home should be the [...]

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Hats Off to Vintage Palm Beach Style

“So this fellow gave you the look?” –  –”At his age it was more of a blink.”  W. Clifford Klenk and his wife, Hope, in a photograph by Slim Aarons  –from the book “A Privileged Life.”   April 1968: Mr and Mrs Donald Lease with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside their home in [...]

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TARTAN – Romancing the Plaid | Jeffrey Banks

* Tartan makes me feel like no other fabric.  I can’t say it any better than the book, a must read- “Whenever the word tartan is mentioned, scores of exuberant images abound.  Like a flag, tartan evokes the Scottish nation and its colorful kilted clans.  It resonates with the wail of bagpipes.  It snaps to [...]

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