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We drove from Boston to Northern Vermont during another pleasant-but-off-puttingly mild New England winter weekend.  A few towns over the b...

I am beyond thankful for the contributions in the last section of comments, which actually caused me to scrap what I had written in favor of...

In several email exchanges, I have been exploring this idea a bit with readers, friends, and family members.  Online, there often exists a...

Dear Y-W-P, I bought I jacket last month that looked great on the [display] model. Now when I wear it it looks different. I wear a 38/40 j...

As you may know, I wear shoelaces made from World War II-era Allied parachute silk spun into mili-coils around a braided jute core and wra...

First, start with a nicely-fitting classic assembly of jacket, tie, pocket square, socks, etc. Follow these next steps exactly: 1. H...

We visited the regions around the coast for a bit in the occasional free time.  I drove a few hours up that great river as well.  Louisiana...

Folded shirts (especially those from the cleaner) are the easiest for packing.  The plastic sleeve and cardboard backing provide ease of pa...

An old tweed jacket of mine resurfaced recently.  It still fit, but a month or two of swinging an axe might tighten the shoulders a bit too...

LL Bean sent me another invitation to purchase from their catalog.  When I first opened this up, I was happy to see that LL Bean Signature w...

As mentioned in a previous post, I took a trip (under advisement) to Keezer's in Central Sq. to buy a new black satin cummerbund.  Ment...