Here is an interesting site: choose a picture of someone wearing some stuff, and then break the outfit down into actual (similar if not same) items you can acquire via the magic of the internet!  For example, in the photo shown, we have Elvis Costello, and below his photo are pictures with links to individual items in the picture. The site is Nerd Boyfriend, and they do a pretty good job covering this area for Gentlemen everywhere.

Here is an interesting site: choose a picture of someone wearing some stuff, and then break the outfit down into actual (similar if not same) items you can acquire via the magic of the internet!  For example, in the photo shown, we have Elvis Costello, and below his photo are pictures with links to individual items in the picture.

The site is Nerd Boyfriend, and they do a pretty good job covering this area for Gentlemen everywhere.

Happy Friday from M.L.G and Frank Sinatra!

Happy Friday from M.L.G and Frank Sinatra!

Summer may still be alive and well, but as gentlemen tend to be forward thinkers, new boots might be on order for winter.  How about wool lined leather or waxed suede?  Buttero’s got some and they look basically perfect, available through Por Vocação.  via Selectism.

Summer may still be alive and well, but as gentlemen tend to be forward thinkers, new boots might be on order for winter.  How about wool lined leather or waxed suede?  Buttero’s got some and they look basically perfect, available through Por Vocação.  via Selectism.

Archival Clothing’s got a nice leather wallet.  Looks about the size of a pants-pocket, and can fit a passport and some cards.  Available at their online store.  We’re big fans of the red reinforcement stitching as an accent detail.

Archival Clothing’s got a nice leather wallet.  Looks about the size of a pants-pocket, and can fit a passport and some cards.  Available at their online store.  We’re big fans of the red reinforcement stitching as an accent detail.

Oh, look, an old mail bag made into an iPad case.  Kind of an antique Freitag concept. The liner is ‘ultrasuede’, meaning no grommets scratching your glass.  It’s more suede than suede! via Selectism.

Oh, look, an old mail bag made into an iPad case.  Kind of an antique Freitag concept. The liner is ‘ultrasuede’, meaning no grommets scratching your glass.  It’s more suede than suede! via Selectism.

Continuing in the vein of educating oneself, here is a briefing from Gilt Manual about the breton stripe: “An act of government is rarely a major influencer in the world of style. But not so with the March 27, 1858 Act of France. The act declared a new uniform for the French Navy: A knitted shirt with navy and white horizontal stripes, chosen because the distinct pattern was easily sighted beneath the ocean’s surface. Highly visible shirts meant less sailors consigned to Davy Jones’ Locker upon falling overboard. And that’s why the style quickly fell into favor among seafaring types, especially the northwestern region of Brittany, or “Bretagne” in French. From there, it’s not a huge leap to the anglicized “Breton,” or to the rationale for the name of the now-iconic stripe that can be found on everything from genuine sailing garments to high-fashion runways. And for those out there that call it a nautical stripe—and many do, not necessarily incorrectly—we think you can be trusted to surmise the explanation for that particular moniker on your own.” Gilt Manual’s article here.

Continuing in the vein of educating oneself, here is a briefing from Gilt Manual about the breton stripe:

“An act of government is rarely a major influencer in the world of style. But not so with the March 27, 1858 Act of France. The act declared a new uniform for the French Navy: A knitted shirt with navy and white horizontal stripes, chosen because the distinct pattern was easily sighted beneath the ocean’s surface. Highly visible shirts meant less sailors consigned to Davy Jones’ Locker upon falling overboard. And that’s why the style quickly fell into favor among seafaring types, especially the northwestern region of Brittany, or “Bretagne” in French.

From there, it’s not a huge leap to the anglicized “Breton,” or to the rationale for the name of the now-iconic stripe that can be found on everything from genuine sailing garments to high-fashion runways. And for those out there that call it a nautical stripe—and many do, not necessarily incorrectly—we think you can be trusted to surmise the explanation for that particular moniker on your own.”

Gilt Manual’s article here.

Valet mag’s got a quick five-item list of ways to wear a tie.  Didn’t think of one or two of them, did you?!  

Valet mag’s got a quick five-item list of ways to wear a tie.  Didn’t think of one or two of them, did you?!  

theimpossiblecool: “The only ones for me are the mad ones.” ~Jack Kerouac

theimpossiblecool:

“The only ones for me are the mad ones.” ~Jack Kerouac

Here at MLG HQ we consume a lot of water, because, you know, it’s what plants crave.*  Recently we got ahold of these fine bottles, available here. via Selectism.

Here at MLG HQ we consume a lot of water, because, you know, it’s what plants crave.*  Recently we got ahold of these fine bottles, available here. via Selectism.