Field Notes
I take notes all the time. Whenever I meet a new client, I have to take notes. Whenever I draft a blog post, a letter or a story, I need to take notes. If I feel like sketching a draft…
The Wonderful Wash & Stain Bars from The Laundress
If, like me, you wash and iron your own shirts and if, like me, most of those shirts are white, you probably get ring around the collar and the inside of the cuffs. The temptation is to use bleach or…
How To Fold A Fitted Sheet
I had no idea. Did you? Many thanks to Wayne Edelman (@ClothesDr) for sharing this. A whole new world opens up for fastidious gentlemen everywhere.
Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market – May 12, 2012
Weather-permitting, I always do a lap through the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market, which happens on West 39th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues on Saturday and Sunday. Sometimes there is an overflow of gems that catch my eye, sometimes not…
The Handsomely Turned-Out Groom
Friend, client and founding member of the multi-Grammy winning group The Manhattan Transfer Tim Hauser got married this past weekend to his beautiful bride Barbara Sennet. I was regrettably unable to attend the wedding in California, but I was delighted…
The Wonderful Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak died today. He was 83. Having written and illustrated many children's books and poems, he is most famous for his 1963 book Where The Wild Things Are. He was a man who devoted his life to his art,…
The Experience of The 2012 New Amsterdam Bicycle Show
As my friends and readers know, I love my bike. My ride is a Brooklyn Cruiser, which not only gets me around town, but it also turns heads. When someone attractive looks my way, my excitement quickly subsides when I…
Addressing the Assault on the Creative Class
On the episode of Studio 360 from Friday, April 27, 2012, host Kurt Andersen talks with Salon reporter Scott Timberg about the recession's ongoing impact on the creative class: designers, photographers, writers, filmmakers, artists, musicians, architects, etc. While the economy…
An Uncharacteristically Showbizzy Day…
A rather uncharacteristically “showbizzy” day today, which included a completely unexpected audition for a commercial, along with a proposition to be in the fashion show (with my Brooklyn Cruiser) at the 2012 New Amsterdam Bicycle Show on Saturday April 28th here in NYC. Not bad for one day.
Monday April 16, 2012
VERY warm day for this time of year. Got the dog run out of the way early while it was still relatively cool. Getting measured today for my first bespoke suit. Much more to come about that. Also working with…