Monday, November 7, 2011

Belts With Nouns On Them

Last week, the upstairs function room hosted a trunk show for member Nick Mannella and his array of belts and other belt-like paraphernalia, all of which sell under the name of Knot Belt Co. I picked up a nice number with lacrosse sticks and plenty of room, just in case I stop exercising and begin tripling my caloric intake.

You can likely find your school color

The young gent who runs the operation is a fine squash player and remarkably able to keep pace with older members and their odd pop-cultural references from the 70's and 80's.

Nick Mannella

His products are pretty solid and very reasonably priced.  Some of the nouns and combinations (dare I say "motif"?  No... I daren't) are classic references to old pursuits (sports, etc.) and some are cheeky puns which specifically resonate with certain activity participants... like ski bunnies.



If I could just get a picture of my belt onto my boat shoes, this one would be great.


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When the weather gets cold, the indoor courts do also, and a down vest fits the bill nicely... brandy also helps.
I have a Brooks Brothers tie with two racquets (rackets, I guess) crossed, but I caught enough flack about it that I had to get the official triple.  Happy now, J.P.?

A pair of warm and comfortable socks from Polo (and NOT from the trunk show) that are sloppily made and were obviously at a discount.  Even beginner knitters do better.


At least my new Knot belt held up nicely... and yes... I paid for it.  As the policy of this blog is one of full disclosure, I received their "trunk show pricing" as did everyone else.  The proprietor Nick was also gallant enough to provide open bar for his show, which made the prices seem even lower.

3 comments:

  1. Very cool belt! And I look the down vest as well. Yep, those trunk shows with alcoholic beverages can be fun, but dangerous. The money I have spent...

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  2. YWP, your decision to sport a Boston three-racquet tie is a wise one, and will put you in good standing at any of the hard racquets or court tennis tournaments (think: Newport, R&T, Tuxedo, Queens, et al) where showing the colors is a basis of competition, both on and off the court.

    Well played. - JP

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  3. Squash I like. Belt, that is. And the down vest pic is an absolute classic. Well done.

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Let's keep it clean... but if you DO have to get foul, at least give it a bit of wit. Also, advertising disguised as comments will be deleted, unless it is clever.