A Trad Confused

The journey of a bipolar Sartorialist.

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heavytweedjacket:

(HTJA) Brooks Brothers oxford cloth mini-check button-down in green. Following on yesterday’s post of a “Makers” blue oxford mini-check, I am reminded that this is really the season for these. Brooks Brothers could do worse than to bring these back. These shirts were originally offered in red, blue, and green mini-checks. (Catalog image: Fall & Winter 1979).

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theunbuttonedlife:
“a-trad-confused:
“Since I already wear my heart on my sleeve, I might as well add a monogram.
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Monogram placement is everything.
Hamilton Shirts has a story about a customer in the 30’s & 40’s who would put his monogram on the...

theunbuttonedlife:

a-trad-confused:

Since I already wear my heart on my sleeve, I might as well add a monogram.

Monogram placement is everything.

Hamilton Shirts has a story about a customer in the 30’s & 40’s who would put his monogram on the sleeve, outside the bicep. Apparently, he spent most of his time with his sleeves rolled, but still wanted the monogram.

A few years ago, one of the senior salesmen had a customer who wanted his monogram on the left collar point. The salesman refused to do it. He told him it would be ridiculous. The customer—still a customer, respected the salesman’s input, but found someone else to monogram his shirts.

To each his own.

I have to take these back to have them reduced by about ¼. It’s too large a font IMHO. That’s what I get for ordering over the web.

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Heel caps and the LL Bean resoled Camp Mocs. Helping to ward off the ravages of time. Yes, my office has rad wall to wall carpeting.

Heel caps and the LL Bean resoled Camp Mocs. Helping to ward off the ravages of time. Yes, my office has rad wall to wall carpeting.

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gqmcgee:
“ michigantrad:
“ a-trad-confused:
“ I’ve been deciding what to do with my Bean Camp Mocs recently. The uppers have aged very well. The soles on the other hand are cheap and the heals wore through in a little less than 2 years.
Now I know...

gqmcgee:

michigantrad:

a-trad-confused:

I’ve been deciding what to do with my Bean Camp Mocs recently. The uppers have aged very well. The soles on the other hand are cheap and the heals wore through in a little less than 2 years.

Now I know about the satisfaction guarantee at Bean. I thought long and hard about sending them back for replacement. Even though they would have done so with no questions asked, at the end of the day it just didn’t seem like the right thing to do.

I went on a few made in the USA sources for camp mocs… The prices were higher than I wanted to pay. Everyone was well over $200.

Back to the shoes, I decided to take them to a shoe repair shop around the corner. The cobbler showed me a quality boat sole from Goodyear for $50. So today I dropped them off and for $50 I’ll repair my Camp Mocs. These treads will be high quality. Yes, I know I could have almost bought another new pair for $30 more! But, there’s something that felt right about having something repaired.

I am trying to live by the motto, “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without!” It’s a philosophy that was adhered to by many in previous American generations.

I need to ask @a-trad-confused to provide a step by step tutorial with pictures showing how one achieves that knot. My moc laces are always untied. It never occurred to me that Bean Mocs could be re-soled.

Those kicks are just getting broken in.

@cgav8r @michigantrad Bean stopped resoling shoes when they stopped making them domestically (The camp mocs at least).  I know I could have mailed them back for replacements but as @gqmcgee agrees, they were just breaking in.  

As far as the laces, I tie them very tightly.  I keep forgetting to dab the knot with superglue or a glue gun to once and for all keep them in place!

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Pants folded ✅. Old Polo made in the USA shirt. Frayed collar, so soft and beat. Perfect for Saturday errands.