I love my Paul Smith stripes

I was in the Paul Smith store today and instead of the signature colored-stripes shopping bag, I get this: (insert bla xmas bag-ugh). I ask the sales assoc why and he says they want to move away from the signature stripes. Why, Paul, why?? I love them. They ARE the Paul Smith identity. If this means anything to you, share it. Re-post it. Whatever. And tell Paul himself, to keep the stripes alive! I did.

Not your grandmother's get-up

Hey, who said I was only going to post guys on this blog??? "Drool" doesn't follow any "rools" ;)

I love this older woman's combination of colors and textures. Eggplant leather driving gloves. Amber leather watch peeking out of stone green and maroon plaid coat. There goes that paisley pashmina again. The brick red gives a nice splash of color to the earthy tones. And she tops it off (no pun intended) with a crown-style knit beret. I made up the "crown-style"part. I don't knit and have no idea what the stitches are called, but it sounds good, doesn't it?

Anyone who knows what this particular beret is called, please comment!

Oh yeah, and her bespeckled frames are transparent yellow!

Rockin it old-school.

An oldie but goodie

The "professor" look is always in style...

Can't go wrong with a pea coat, sailor!

Can't go wrong with this timeless look.
I like the mohair two-tone scarf as well.

You've got me in (red) stitches

The coolest shoes I've seen are these campers owned by my colleague, David Miller. I'll be posting more product-shootish shots, but here's a sneak peek. Just LOOK at the red stitching. The zig-zag along the front, the little leather tag on the side.

David says since these are one-of-a-kind, he takes them to the cobbler periodically for some TLC and patching up. "Because once they go," he says, "they're gone forever."

Welcome to my new blog...

...featuring covert snapshots of men rocking their very personal (and tasteful) fashion statements.

After I started "trainspotting" these men, I thought, why not share my finds with others...so that they might draw inspiration from their fellow man and the way in which he puts his wares together. And, of course, for women to drool over the way their fellow man puts his wares together.

This is only the beginning...

This was the inspiration. You can see why. Burgundy corduroys with a charcoal grey wool coat (with matching burgundy velvet accent on collar. Paisley scarf in c, blalck gloves and a pinky ring, to boot. His friend's skull socks matched with blue striped scarf and leather jacket was equally compelling! Rockin' it.

I love the unusual combinations here of tweed mustard jacket with teal stripes and black & red checkered shirt/scarf. Collar up is a nice touch. Leather buttons and suede elbow patches just make me...

Another paisley scarf sighting! Both men have loop-tied it.
Cognac suede vest (!) and matching leather gloves peeking out of pocket.
Navy sweater and light blue shirt underneath.

I am incredibly jealous of men's shoes!!!
Rothman's on Park Ave and 18th Street.