Alden Snuff Suede "West Egg"

I originally purchased these from Epaulet as "Spring" shoes but I see absolutely nothing wrong with wearing them all year round. (As a devotee of American Lit., I was completely taken by the model name.)

Rediscovered: Bill's Khakis

I haven't been very satisfied lately with my choice of pants. I have a few paris of J. Crew chinos that see pretty regular rotation but, bluntly speaking, they kind of suck. For starters, they're just too long. And I don't care for the way they are constructed. Frankly, I don't think they would be worth the money that I would spend to have them altered and so I have just been wearing them as is. At the same time, I'm not the kind of fellow who just goes out (or gets online) and buys new pants. So, in an attempt to take a tip from a New Year Archival Clothing post, I've been consciously "shopping from myself" which means digging into drawers, closets, and vacuum bags for things that I may have forgotten about or put away for some reason that I can no longer recall. That's how I ran across what was once my favorite pair of Khakis, the Bill's M2 model. I picked this pair up from David Morgan seven or eight years ago. Back then I wore them all the time. But at some point between then and now I decided that the cut was just too big and baggy. (And if you've ever worn the M2 you know why I decided that.) But the thing about Bill's is that they are made to be adjusted. You can tell when you look inside a pair that they were built well to be rebuilt if needed. So I took them to my local shop where they were slimmed in the legs and adjusted in the rise considerably. First time out, I paired them with a vintage Gitman BD in small tattersall (not to be confused with Gitman Vintage -- but that's another post) and Quoddy boat shoes. Now I want to wear them every day. So here's to shopping from yourself. Long live Bill's!

Red Wing Oxblood Series

Really looking forward to these later this year. (via Redwing1905)

Winter Wool

I picked up these wool socks from Mast General Store in Knoxville back in November and they have really saved my feet from the cold we've been having here in Tennessee this winter. Not sure if these are available outside of the stores. Made in North Carolina. Warm and comfy.

Cam-O

Hamilton 1883