Wearing today, with great contentment, an Andy Warhol style Made in the good old US of A white Brooks button-down. Too commonplace? I own shirts that are more rarified, certainly (if rarified is the exact word I'm looking for): Sero, Troy Guild, Lion of Troy, Neil Martin; but none of these are especially easy to come by now.
If it wasn't for that dratted polo player and the usual outsourcing, I might wear Lauren again.
There: I've said it.
Now, perhaps, the search begins in the charity shops for that first item: 100 per cent cotton, made in the USA, no emblem. Ditto with Brooks. Better an American made Brooks than a Turkish Baggie. Or a Chinese Haggar.
We should never be afraid to reevaluate.
Just the fact that the Brooks classic is now a commonplace to us says a lot about us & how far we've come.
I very much like that description of Jeff Garrett's style as 'kicked back'. Not a bad way to go IMO.