By now Mad Men may be dangerously close to overstaying its welcome, familiarity breeding contempt and whatnot. But until that time things like this will still amuse me no end. Mad Men Yourself is no different than the hundreds of avatar programs out there, but the Mad Men name still carries ample weight.
Here I am with Special Agent Charlie.
When I think style and winter, I think wool ties. Special Agent Charlie points out this one.
No wonder he's so happy:
The Sheep’s Tie is knitted using wool from the Icelandic sheep, the animal that has formed the backbone of Icelandic life since the time of Settlement. This product is wholly Icelandic in both design and production.
Available for $52.83 USD from Birkiland. You might remember Birkiland as the purveyors of the beard cap.
The friendly folks on Style Salvage are putting together a daily Christmas wish list. I'll be putting up a less comprehensive, more last-minute list here. With the weather finally dipping below the zero degrees mark Celcius, the man in your life would welcome these goatskin gloves from Filson. I left mine in a puddle overnight, and when they dried out they were as good as new.
The colour is closer to the first picture. Get them now at Sierra Trading Post for $35.96 USD.
Episode 1 of Going About Clothed features Jesse Thorn and Adam Lisagor, creators of Put This On.
Put This On is a "web series about dressing like a grownup," and Jesse and Adam bring their dry sense of humour to a subject that sorely needs it - men's style. We talk about their style pasts, how they decided to make a web series, and whether or not American workwear has become the de facto uniform for conformity.
Download the podcast - Going About Clothed - Episode 1 [40 MB]
Note: I am recovering from a cold.
Further note: Plans are afoot to place this on iTunes.
Final note: The interview had a 15 minute segment where we discussed the creative group Adam and Jesse belong to, a group that includes Merlin Mann, John Hodgman, Jason Kottke, etc. While very interesting it really didn't have anything to do with style, and it made the podcast unwieldy. And you don't want an unwieldy podcast.
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