April 2020 – Shoehorn

Neiman-Marcus

Posted On April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 By kbatrv

The first time I ventured into a Neiman-Marcus was as a teen, in the suburbs of New York City. I found it sort of intimidating, sort of out of my league. I was more of a preppy L.L. Bean and Bloomingdale’s kind of guy. I knew, though, that they were about quality and service. At […]

Esquire

Posted On April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 By kbatrv

I find Esquire magazine and their daily newsletter to be fairly good harbingers of what’s happening in men’s fashion. Often, though, you’ll see some of the same brands mentioned with more frequency (either within an issue or over time), and I suspect it’s a pay-to-play situation. The newsletter, in particular, helps keep you on top […]

Belt Buckles, and a couple of comments on logos and books…

Posted On April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 By kbatrv

Quite a long time ago, my dad picked up a hobby of making belt buckles of brass or silver for his friends and family. He’d make them in our basement in his spare time. They were beautifully crafted (he having been a mechanical engineer), and became pretty well sought after. After a while, my mom […]