Episode 51: Getting a COVID Test and Shopping for Online Custom Clothing During a Pandemic
Getting a COVID test and buying online custom clothing during a pandemic, when in-person shopping and tailoring is limited.
Weekly Podcast Digest: May 16, 2020
Saturdays tend to be podcast days for me. I listen while I clean, do laundry, shine my shoes, iron shirts or whatever. Below is a digest of some weekly favorites I really enjoy. The New Yorker Radio Hour Jill Lepore…
Dear Levi’s: You’ve Lost Me
My favorite pair of rigid, selvedge, raw denim Levi's has been replaced by an imposter that insists on stretching.
Tim Gunn on Style in the Time of Corona
One of my favorite voices on style was on NPR's Fresh Air yesterday. Tim Gunn talked about his own approach to clothes while we're on lockdown, his evolution on criticizing the "comfort trap" and much more. It was a great interview. (But it was Terry Gross talking to Tim Gunn. Of course it was a great interview.)
Isolation Well-Being Checklist
A sensible daily checklist for those of us in isolation during the pandemic.
Quarantine Cuisine
When it comes to food, I'm not fancy. And with a limited budget and a very limited kitchen, I have to keep it VERY simple.
I moved back to New York at the worst possible time, and I’m so glad I did it.
After three years in Cleveland, I moved back to New York City in mid January, just when the coronavirus was in out-of-town previews. For two months, I reveled in the joy of being back in my beloved Gotham and had a brief flirtation with a hologram known as “job security.” Since the shit really hit the fan after my last paid workday in March, I’ve been basically staring out the window in between meals, phone calls, virtual gatherings on Zoom, naps and dog walks, wondering what the fuck.
Bond Watch Fever
If you heard a crack in the atmosphere earlier in the day, that was the collective sound of Bond and watch fanatics reacting to something new…
Vegan Dress Shoes? Maybe.
I recently wrote a piece about my last leather jacket, submitting that, when it comes to going totally leather-free, I draw the line at dress shoes, which are essentially the only new leather items I still buy. If a company like Alden or Crockett & Jones applied their level of craftsmanship to shoes and boots made with a vegan material that rivaled leather, I’d seriously consider it.