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HTJ Archives: Brooks Brothers Spring 1987
For some 1987 may not seem like that long ago, but a quarter of a century has never the less passed since then. However, viewed within the total span of a company that was founded in 1818, and is...
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HTJ Archives: "J. Press is a Fossil?!"
Traditions that remain meaningful across time are also those that have the ability to remain responsive to the times in which they exist. They are able to remain both true to their original spirit...
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HTJ Archives: 1980, JGB & After Midnight
Sometimes a quiet weekend in the mountains is just about perfect. I was recently reminded of this and how time away from the phone, email and internet, etc. can be pretty darned refreshing. Sometimes...
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A Spring & Summer Wardrobe: Seersucker
Perhaps no other suiting fabric has the power to evoke Summer the way that seersucker does. Offered in many colors, seersucker looks great on men of all ages. Though it is a fabric that has a long...
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HTJ Archives: Brooks Brothers Spring 1982
Done in that distinctively illustrated Brooks Brothers style of the 1970s and 1980s, this catalog is the closest I can get to the summer of 1982. I know I've said it before, but like a lot of things it...
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A Spring & Summer Wardrobe: Chambray
Chambray revisited. The post I did last year on blue chambray jackets no longer exists, so I thought it might be appropriate to revisit the subject. It's a classic jacket and color perfect for the...
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Ribbon Watchbands & the Passage of Time
I was changing some leather watchbands to colorful ribbon ones the other day, and decided to take some photos. All of the above bands were purchased at various Brooks Brothers stores over the years,...
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HTJ Archives: "Western Clothing, Food, Interiors" (Seiyô ishokujyû) by...
If you have ever followed Japanese magazines or even been somewhat awed in the slightest by the ability of these magazines to consistently organize and analyze style trends in the West, then you might...
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A Spring & Summer Wardrobe: Blue & Grey
At times, I have thought that I could probably get through life with only blue jackets and medium grey trousers. I know it sounds perhaps boring, but it does have its appeal. It's an extreme position,...
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HTJ's Kitchen - Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato
There are few things as simple and as satisfying as a Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich. Warm toast, crisp cold lettuce, tangy tomatoes, salty smoked bacon and creamy mayonnaise. I've been tending...
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HTJ's Kitchen - Great Grandmother's BBQ Sauce
I knew that we were in for a good dinner on Friday night when my wife mentioned that she was making pork ribs with grandmother's barbecue sauce and Spanish rice with handmade chorizo sausage from the...
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The Fading Light of Summer
The summer sky seems to be shifting toward the fall. The clouds are higher in the sky and though the days are still long, the sun seems to set a bit earlier. This fading light of summer has been on my...
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HTJ Archives: "Brooks's Miscellany & Gentlemen's Intelligencer for 1927"...
With summer vacations over and the fall season almost upon us, it's time to get back to it here at HTJ. In this post I've reached back into the HTJ Archives to report on a little pamphlet published 85...
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Refreshing Beverages: Pimm's No. 1 Cup
It was 95 (35C) yesterday and for the middle of September that is ridiculous. I am more than ready to wear tweed, flannel and heavy oxford cloth, but fresco, linen and thin broadcloth are more...
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Longwing tumbles back
The sky is black and it's raining mighty hard here, but it just feels better knowing that Longwing has his page back up. This is great news.
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HTJ Archives: Brooks Brothers Fall & Winter 1980
For those who follow the calendar of seasons, autumn begins this year on September 22. Though in many places the temperatures aren't truly cool yet, the fall season is basically here. So in...
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Matters of State: Glen Plaid Suits
Under Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, looks every inch the statesman in September 1945 while wearing a grey glen plaid suit with an old school button down collar oxford and a great bandana-esque silk...
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A Fall & Winter Wardrobe: Early Fall Gun Club
The autumn season is officially here, though in many places it still isn't very cool. With the summer season in the past, fall patterns and colors seem fresh once again. In another month, the season...
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HTJ's Kitchen: Not for all the tea in China...
Over the weekend, my wife was reorganizing some shelves in the kitchen and the dining room, making space for some new things, when she called me into the kitchen. Now, it is no secret around these...
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HTJ Archives: East Coast Prep, Dartmouth 1977
Here are some classic images from Dartmouth College during 1977. Faculty still wore tweed jackets and ties, along with heavy-duty longwings and bluchers. It was a time when boat shoes, Maine Hunting...
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