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Is There Still a Rule Against Wearing Brown Shoes With Blue Pants?
“Our fashion critic discusses the evolution of dress codes, including how rules — like one discouraging brown shoes with blue or black trousers — can come in and out of favor.” [NYT]
The Jackson Hole History Museum’s Western Essence
The Wyoming museum opened last year in a building that elegantly evokes the place’s past and the prominence of nature. [WSJ]
How Off-the-Rack Suits Got Sophisticated Enough to Win Over Bespoke Guys
“Ready-to-wear tailoring has never been better, and it offers even the most particular dressers a fast, easy platform for experimenting with their look.” [Robb Report]
How to buy an Andalusian horse
“One writer falls hard for the fabled Spanish purebred” [FT]
Is that hoodie Lululemon or a Costco dupe? No one has to know but you.
“Come for the hot dogs and bulk toilet paper, stay for the athleisure.” [WaPo]
An L.L. Bean Heiress Suspected Neighbors of Poisoning Her Trees. What Happened Next Roiled Camden, Maine
“When Lisa Gorman noticed that a grove of her majestic oaks had died, she cast her suspicions on seasonal neighbors who wanted a better view of the harbor. The fight that ensued became a town drama that rages on to this day.” [Vanity Fair]
A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.
RoToTo Reversible Brushed Mohair Sock
American Trench O.E. Green Night Mesh Short
Bradley Mountain Navigator Jacket
Richter Goods Bishop Open Collar Dobby
Goodfight Florida Trouser
TV Shows
The Curse
Colin from Accounts
The Responder
Mr. Inbetween
How To with John Wilson
The Last Movie Stars
Sentinel x 1733
1733 DUFFLE - SALTEX CHARCOAL
1733 TOTE - SALTEX NAVY
1733 TOTE - VX03 BRINDLE
I’ve played golf, like twice, and it had no lasting effect on me. I still want every single one of those bags.