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Alden Saddle Shoe

March 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments

I’ve never been a big fan of the saddle shoe, but these new arrivals from Alden x Blackbird are amazing. These are made by Alden (duh) in Massachusetts and available exclusively at Blackbird in Seattle (or online).

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Comb Your Hair

March 5th, 2010 · 5 Comments

You don’t think that hair styled itself do you?

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Get Your Spring Parka

February 9th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Huddled by your radiator? Bummer.
Well if you’re like me, you don’t hang around your radiator because when you go near it shakes and shrieks like a Jonas Brothers fan.
So I just think about spring and how I’m going to get a fake tan and flare my hair out.
All seriousness aside here.
I’m just thinking about these!

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A Bit of Construction

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

You might have already noticed some minor changes here and there on swt.
Keep on the look out for a bit more as I move to a dedicated server and apologies for any hiccups that might happen along the way.
The team is working hard and we’ll be back IN HD (not really but it will definitely [...]

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Get On Your Double Monk

January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Get on your double monk shoes! This one is for you L.A.S.
Courtesy of Edward Green and Leffot (the finest shoe shop in the world…trust me)
HIT IT!

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Ski Sweaters

January 26th, 2010 · 6 Comments

I’ve always been into the rather loud and obnoxious sweaters. Specifically ski sweaters.
They have this classic throw back vibe to them that has always resonated with me. Almost any warm feeling winter memory has always involved the wooly beast (ski sweater). Lately, I have been doing some eBay hunting looking for some vintage ones. *note [...]

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A Bit of Inspiration

January 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment

This is was created by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot.
Creating interesting sounds inspired by daily life.
Pretty cool, trust me I’m no hippie (I don’t even like Trey Anastasio) I just dig this.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Kz8Nxb-Bg]

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(capsule)

January 18th, 2010 · No Comments

yeah i’m going.
to nerd out and geek out.
i also got a new camera so prepare for some ansel adams tributes, or just pictures of cool stuff.
more info about it here.

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eBay: Things I Didn't Win

January 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments

eBay is amazing, its like the world’s garage sale. So many cool and often unheard of products. Often times I have found some really nice vintage clothing, lamps, accessories etc.
I only have a few tips for how I eBay
• When searching try and search for odd descriptions and other names. Example: If its a parka [...]

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A Thought, An Apology

January 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Earlier this week I saw a woman scream at another woman from her car because she was crossing the street.
Why did the woman scream at the other woman for crossing the street?
She was only crossing the street?!
There is a bit of “powering up” one does when they are behind the wheel of two tons of [...]

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Yeah I'm Gonna Call It

January 14th, 2010 · 11 Comments

Red Pants are gonna hit hard this spring.
Some people call these “Go To Hell” pants. which are basically pants that are a bold color (usually red) or with a repeating embroidered print.
The actual term came from the author Tom Wolfe who used the phrase in one of his essays in the 60’s to describe [...]

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yes…I caved.

January 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

After a few emails asking what my twitter name was I debated stepping into the abyss.
Heck, I’m not that cool but I figured if Danny Devito can twitter so can I.
Follow Me Here, if you choose to be so adventurous

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Trickers Chukka Boot

January 5th, 2010 · No Comments

I’ve always been a big fan of Trickers. Quality made shoes from Northampton England. After all there is a reason why they have a Royal Warrant. (hint if you don’t know what it is read here) I was recently skimming the giant series of pipes know as the internet – stumbled upon these chukka boots [...]

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The Year End List

December 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments

Alright, I’ll admit I put this off for a while. I made one for my work but I knew I wanted to make a better and more in depth one for the blog.
A lot of things happened this year. I even thought about doing a decade list but no one wants to hear about stuff [...]

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Year End List…its coming

December 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Wow…2009 a great year.
Now I know you can read most of my year end list here (hint- under the name jeremy kirkland thats me)
I figured there some things I wanted to say on here too.
So I begin…sit tight. Its coming up!
and its big!

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Bummin Around…Wendy's?

December 14th, 2009 · 7 Comments

You ever get that weird hunger when you’re walking around the city all day and everything looks good to eat?
I get those now and again, more recently I got it and saw a Wendy’s down the street. Not bad right?
I walk in and some gentleman wrapped in 3 coats mutters
“Hey man got some change man?”
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If You're Gonna Pay For It You Better Know About It

December 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Cashmere.  What is it? Hair from goats, fine hair.

I was always wondering why cashmere can be so expensive yet so cheap from other places. So I started doing some research.
I found this lovely article, yes its from a british magazine hence names like “cardie”, “jumper” etc.

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Losing Touch

November 20th, 2009 · 10 Comments

About 5 years ago I got a tattoo on my left forearm that had the abbreviation of a bible verse on it. A few people thought it was lame but I could honestly give a shit. It was for me, it was my reminder of what I was continuing to learn and explore. Sort of [...]

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Stay Warm Pt 2

November 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I don’t think many people get the classic wool hat better than J. Press. You don’t need any special “future” fabric (vapor-wick, magic gore tex etc) Wool hats worked great for your grand parents and should work for you too.
CHECK IT!
 
 
Cider anyone?
 
 
 

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Sometimes…

November 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

You go to a site that’s really good. Like really good.
Ladies and Gentleman go visit Put This On: A Web Series About Dressing Like A Grownup
When I first went to the site I was like umm…this is cool I guess, then I watched their episode and informative guid to denim.
It was funny, witty and well [...]

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