Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Internet Friends Are The Best



I recently received a former Holy Grail pen. It is a limited edition Pelikan M400 Honey Tortoise and White colored pen. My internet friend gave it to me for an extremely reasonable price. On top of that, she sent me an accompanying letter. T. cheers to you! Enjoy the letter and surprise I'm sending you!

Interview Links

The easiest links to wear with shirts are definitely metallic or mother of pearl. I mostly opt for sterling silver. Lately I've been trying to tone it down. After all, on job interviews I like to look hungry and serious. So, after wearing silk knots for a couple of interviews I decided to find a mother of pearl pair of cuff links.

Here is what I found.

Seize-Sur-Vingt mother of pearl cuff links for 22 bucks.

Reasons it works for me:
  1. Under $25 - check
  2. Understated enough for a job interview - check
  3. High wear ability with several shirts - check
  4. Bonus: Can be worn with formal dress - check


Photo credit: Seize-Sur-Vingt check them out at http://shop.16sur20.com/.

The Fountain Pen Holy Grail List

Classic Fountain Pens Tea Time in Mandarin Yellow and Black (the only none vintage model)


Pelikan 140 Money Green


Pelikan 140 Grey


Pelikan M200 in Yellow for Citroenpers


Pelikan 140 in Light Blue and Yellow for Continental AG in Hannover Germany


Pelikan Blue Lapis 1935 Limited Edition





Photo Credit: Nibs.com and Pelikan-Guide.com.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

More Favorites

Starting off, we have an $8 dollar tie from Burlington Coat Factory's sales rack. It was produced by Donald J. Trump's people. A heavy silk, woven, pastel pink colored beauty. The white and dark grey over stripe advise on what to pair it up with. A perfect marriage with a spring weight, grey flannel sadly, I have none. I do have a grey striped shirt I wear with this. The grey and pink really accent each other well. I would cation you to heed the warning: you might be mobbed by admirers if worn when alone!

This is a vintage tie I bought on eBay for about 7 bucks. It is navy blue with purple and brown flowers. It is a bold tie for serious bow tie wearers. Definitely not a starter bow tie, lest ye be remembered as a lecturer on the antiquities. No maker's tag on the back of it. It is 100 percent silk though.


Here is a pair of golf ball and tee cuff links gold plated in 24 carats. The finest, joking obviously, in sport cuff links I bought myself for Christmas in '07. Links like this, because of their sporting nature, are informal enough for any combination of jacket and pants. In fact, I'll go as far as saying I would not advise wearing them with suits; save the most casual of suits.

Lastly, I have a light blue and white, enameled, chain connected cuff link. I purchased it at a thrift store for 50 cents. I loved them so much I donated $24.50, bringing us to $25 the most I'll ever spend for a pair of links. Chain connected links are generally formal and require suits of any kind. I wear them with suits .

Note: if I am starting to sound like The Architect from An Affordable Wardrobe remember, I was poor first.

Monday, April 6, 2009

The Easiest Cufflinks to Put On

Snap cufflinks from eBay. 1 is a hexagon with a fake mother of pearl and black enamel design and the other one is a septagon with green enamel and a jade colored, plastic ball. Both were $5.00 shipped from eBay.

Snap cufflinks are the easiest pairs of links to join your cuffs with. As you can see in my photos one side has a ball and the other has a recess. To join them you press the snap them together like buttons on camping gear, lab coats, or storm proof rain jackets for kids.

How to do it:
  1. Take Cufflinks apart and place each link, design side out, through the cuff hole. make sure the circular lip passes through the cuff hole completely.
  2. Snap both sides together.
  3. Repeat for the other sleeve.