WIWT: Car Shopping

Pink happy socks
JCrew Orange Watch Strap

JPress Yellow Repp Tie
JCrew mid-weight sweater in light turquoise

What I Wore Today: "60s Bow tie Edition

Here I am on an errand day, I dislike these mornings so, I take it as a chance to wear something I normally don't. I find it really hard to wear this particular bow tie. I decided to let it take center stage. It is a slim, '60s bow tie and therefore hard to wear with most colors I
own. Also you have to wear a particularly high v-neck collared sweater or a crew neck sweater. If you have a particularly high closing vest or waistcoat you could wear this.

So, here it is:

Vintage, yellow bow tie with my Aeropostle multi stripe shirt and an argyle, Perry Ellis sweater

The side view shows that it really is a high v-neck.

Close-up of the stamped patterned belt against my shirt and some Bill's Khakis

Happy Socks in a staid blue pattern

New saddle shoes thrifted from the Salvation Army. Pebbled like textured leather on the vamp in a dark brown and regular brown leather on the rest of the shoe with a rubber brick sole

Fall & Winter Socks

Fall and Winter brings inclement weather and harsh winds. Atlanta may never reach freezing, but for a few days, still the wind is bone chilling. Little things like layering lightly and heavier socks help one retain sensation and maintain body temperature.

Wool socks are always a go to item during these colder months. Wool blends, cashmere, and even knitted silk all have their benefits and should also be considered. That is enough talk of materials let us move to pattern.

Typically you'll see herringbones, my favorite pattern, and argyles. This is made more obvious in this Esquire photo. I say consider ribbed hose like the navy one for more formal settings; the surface interest keeps it interesting while avoiding informality. Also consider diagonal ribbing and vertical striping for the same purposes. Vertical striping can also be used in dandy situations if you chose a wide scale, interesting color, or multiple colors. For casual situations try a tartan, or large scaled herringbone.

What do I like to wear in winter. I wear alot of vertical striped, and herringbones in distinctive colors and scales. Before they ripped, I had a curry colored, herringbone, ribbed pair of socks. Under a pair of dark, or British, khakis they blended in. Up close and personal you could see the darker ribbing in between the whales. This is how you dandify sock wearing in Fall/Winter. The bright colors work as well but are hard to find in wool.

The Atlanta College Boy Look in Fall

In Fall, Atlanta boys still in university dress something like this:

• Medium Weight Cardigan
• Spread Collar Shirt, light blue is the favorite
• Alternatively you could go for a polo or rugby shirt worn without a tie
• Chinos, light colors are favored un-ironed too hungover to wake up in time to do so
• Wool Knit Tie, red, blue, green tones are favored
• One could also wear a paisley bow tie
• The dandies finish up with colored socks, blue seems to be the standard
• Loafers of any variety finish off the look, this is where you see whom is rich or not, the rich boys wear Gucci bit loafers and the rest of us wear penny loafers in various forms.

Here is my take on this. In case you are wondering, I'm wearing a Sekonda 2209 caliber movement watch on a NATO strap.

These knit ties arch so beautifully.

WIWY

What I Wore Yesterday:

Light Weight Cardigan Navy Blue

Blue Checked Shirt

Lord of the Isles Tartan Patterned Wool Tie

Heavy Wool '60s(Medium Weight for the Era) Navy Herringbone Pants

Purple Striped Socks

Austrian Antique Pocket Watch attached to my 2nd to last button

Brain Pocket Notebook in Chocolate Brown

OTC

Happy Socks now has OTC(Over The Calf) socks. For $15, I hope they are as awesome as they seem. I'll be trying some out soon.

Happy Socks The Review.

Buy some now!

The product is well made and awesome. I had one pair rip on me after I washed them and attempted to put them on. It must have been happenstance because the rest are perfect. The socks aren't the most soft or excellent pair but they do constitute a well made product. The value of such colorful delights at a low price is indeed tremendous. As with all great socks, they get softer the more you wash them. I would recommend them as presents to anyone you like. You should probably buy more than 4 because the shipping is expensive, at least in my opinion. Shipping is free for more than 4 pairs of socks to anywhere in the world. I have a rule about shipping. I like it to be under 10% of the total price of the items I purchase (hint jcrew.com shipping fascists). It took about 1.5 weeks to get to me once it was ordered.

I've ordered ten more pairs aside from the 4 I ordered on my trial run. I am now a devoted customer. Right now they have a clearance sale buy ten pairs and get half off. So, 5 bucks a pair. Now is the time to stock up for some stocking stuffers for the dandy or sartorialist in your life.

Happy Socks Review Preview!

Yay they arrived 2 and a half weeks later after a cork up with my credit card company. Well so far so good. I'll give you a proper review after I wash them and see how they are. Also finals coming up soon. By the way, saddle shoes in barley and brown and linen pants in oatmeal on the bottom.