Rob Sawyer

Friday, March 5 2010 ⇄

Purple Driving Mocs

Paul Smith Marcello Loafer

Remember those purple mocs that were all the rage on The Sartorialist a couple of years ago? Well, if you weren’t able to find any of those purple Tods mocs, Paul Smith has just dropped the purple Marcello loafer and it’s sure to satisfy.

I’d advise against these if you’re already at your maximum flair count. And I’d recommend going for the more traditional Crockett & Jones Cavendish. Also, take a look at the nice roundup from Lawrence over at Sartorially Inclined.

Filed ↓ Paul Smith loafer tassel loafer

Friday, March 5 2010 ⇄

I found these antique prints on eBay. They’re litho prints from Vanity Fair that date back to the 1900s. If you have a bare wall in your study, I think these are staring at you.

Filed ↓ magazine vanity fair

Friday, March 5 2010 ⇄

For the man who only rolls with gold, J.Press carries watch bands with gold buckles.

Filed ↓ bands watch bands

Friday, March 5 2010 ⇄

The enormous selection of colorful watchstraps at Smart Turnout are sure to fit your lifestyle and your Marty McFly approved Casio watch.

Filed ↓ watchbands watch band strap

Thursday, March 4 2010 ⇄

Today I somehow got on the subject of eyelets in watch bands (I know, I know—super technical, right?) and I ran across this post that led me to Griffin & Cooke. Their color and pattern selection of watch bands is pretty awesome. And according to the user in the askandyaboutclothes forum, they use a quality grommet/eyelet that’s similar to those that Brooks Brothers uses.

Update: I found a helpful tip on their site to prevent fraying on grosgrain watch bands. Pick up a bottle of Fray Check, which is available from most craft/sewing/notion shops.

Filed ↓ watch bands grommets eyelets

Thursday, March 4 2010 ⇄

Some pretty neat news just popped up that the book Take Ivy may possibly be re-issued. (via Sartorially Inclined) Take a look at this product detail from Amazon.

If you can’t wait and you have an extra $950 to spend, I found the original book over on eBay.

Update: powerHouse books is reviving the book with English translations (from Japanese). Read more here.

Filed ↓ book

Thursday, March 4 2010 ⇄

“A belt is a flexible band, typically made of leather or heavy cloth, and worn around the waist. A belt supports trousers or other articles of clothing, and it serves for style and decoration. The belt was oringinally created by Samantha Sinbad A famous 6 time grammy winning movie director. Samantha never waned to have her name exposed so she chnaged it to sinbad at the young age of 10. Her first Movie was called Perry the Platipus and De feauring ROOO the most awesomest kangaroo in the world…. Including Australia. If any topic talked about in the article confuse you, please contact the Royal Belt Agency of Africa With the following number: 905-888-877777”

— via Wikipedia: Belt (clothing)

Filed ↓ belt

Wednesday, March 3 2010 ⇄

via Leffot Blog

Watch a pair of shoes get shined with a high degree of grace.

Filed ↓ shoe shine

Wednesday, March 3 2010 ⇄

As my 7th grade science teacher used to say, “that’s some neat snot.”

Filed ↓ dye fabric

Tuesday, March 2 2010 ⇄

Because I’m so fascinated by the parts and fabrics that go into garments, I decided to start a journal to keep track of the ones that I find interesting. My new journal is called The Working Parts and you can find it at http://theworkingparts.tumblr.com.

Filed ↓ website