That seabago is not bad but the toe is a little too squared for me.

Allen Edmonds did a Venetian but placed a stretch nylon insert at the vamp killing the entire look.  a shame.  It was called the Muldoon and was discontinued a year or twom ago.

SAS also has a Venetian but with a synthetic sole.  Todds does one for $450 but it misses some details as well. For me the stiching with the puckering around the edge is key.  It's all in the details.

Looking at E Vogel copying the Langsford in a shell cord but want  to secure a pair of the shell Yumas from their reintroduction in the mod 90s just to double check.  HarryCoverts on AAAC mentioned he had three pair of the old ones - - in shell no less - - have PM'ed him on AA but looks like he hasn't been there in a while. Anyone know if he's around here? 

Jim- I think I've seen that image of Chet.  Was it on the beach?

Ohh, re-enacting...a shot that hurts.  After dealing with a good many re-enactors in the National Park Service you don't know how much that hurts.

Granted there is a fussy-ness here but I'm trying to get something right.  I don't play golf so what the hell else do I have to do.

Tony- I understand where you're coming from and didn't think you're picking a fight.

Design or good design, for me, is when it all comes together.  Perfectly. I lived at 910 N. Lake Shore Drive.  That building was perfect in my eye.  Everything about it beyond just the exterior.  It all came together and some got it -- others didn't.

Some people like Victorian furniture. It makes me gag.  It's just my taste and whether it's Trad or not -- it really doesn't matter. Why be monogamous when you don't have to?

Man, the last thing I wanna do is tell people they're right or wrong about clothes or shoes.  What I want to do is find clothing that means something to me. 

I've had some interesting correspondence from other blogers the last couple of months.  Almost everyone comments on what their readers respond to.  What they want.  I don't.  I write about what I want.  Which is why I keep doing it I guess.

Jim- I don't mind folks asking me to do product reviews...I just haven't found the right product yet. 

I don't mind folks asking to advertise on my blog.  I'm flattered but will not do that either. 

I do mind folks offering to write a story for their product and sending it to me to post with my byline.  That's only happend once. I told them I was a DIY'er.  No names.  That would be vulgar and not very Trad.  Nice to know it's out there though. 

Heading to Princeton this week.  Hope to find some yearbooks from the 60s.  You want me to pick you up anything, Jim?

Because it sounds cool.

I'm a lot more shallow than you give me credit for.

Our fathers were the experts in Traditional clothing - - I wore Nik Nik shirts in the 70s.  If you want experts you know where to go...Tokyo.

Williams turned me onto Rye Manhattans on the rocks a couple weeks ago.  He thinks your certifiable.  I told him you just start drinking earlier than we do.

OK -

Dacron!

Is it Trad?

The DuPonts are very Trad.