Boxing Day

My apologies for not posting yesterday, but I was too involved with enjoying my family on Christmas to indulge in the petty vanity that is a 'style blog', or whatever you want to call this. I did indeed wear the by now famous red corduroy trousers, but I just couldn't be bothered to photograph them. We had a wonderful time, ate too much, and spoiled the boy rotten. A right proper holiday, by all accounts.

I saw fit to spend Boxing Day acquiring more stuff. Fortunately for me I'm picky, so despite the fact that even the thrift shops were having outrageous sales, I came away with only some choice items:

Who doesn't need a bright red v-neck pullover?I've never heard of Braemar International, but the wool this thing is made from is some of the softest I've felt.

A 1960s vintage 3/2 natural shouldered sport coat with 2 button cuffs. The fabric is what really got me on this one, and this photo just doesn't do it justice. At first glance, it's grey with an olive green cast, but a closer look reveals a soft box weave tweed with grey, green, navy, brown and black threads. Gorgeous.

from the Rogers Peet Company.complete with the elusive hook vent.And a couple of nice shirts.

Admittedly, aside from the jacket, there's a fair amount of sweatshop labor represented here. But until we tank out far enough to start producing our own stuff again with an eye toward hard-wearing, affordable quality, I think it would be wasteful not to give these things a second life.

Not a bad haul for $12.98 total.

p.s. thanks everybody for your kind words of encouragement following the 'Finding an Excuse' post of a few days ago. I needed that.