Dandy Inspiration

I've always been one to rip things out of magazines - whether to remind myself of a new restaurant to checkout, a tv show to dvr, or (more frequently) something providing visual inspiration. A couple of years ago while going through piles of these pages I decided to get organized and bought some cork boards to create an inspiration board (some creative types refer to them as mood boards). I've found it a fantastic way to cull inspiration whether magazine images, vintage photos, fabric, you name it. We're all surrounded by inspiration so how do you organize the things that inspire you?

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Formal Friday

Fridays have officially gone formal at FineAndDandyShop.com. In our opinion the world has gone too casual from a style perspective. This is our anti-casual Friday. So each week we ask you to get dressed up, encourage your co-workers to do the same, and send us a photo: info@FineAndDandyShop.com.

David:

Dave:

Mark:

Michael:

Daniel:

Candace:

Jeff:

Harry:

Charles:

Rodney:

Enrique:

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Dandy Video: Hackett London F/W 2011

This behind-the-scenes video of Hackett London's Fall/Winter 2011 lookbook is well worth a look.

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Dandies In Print: The Dandy's Perambulations

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Via Cabbaging Cove from the California Digital Library.

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Dandy Advertising: Montgomery Ward 1931

Duds for dandies in training! Imagine having such style at a young age!

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Formal Friday

Fridays have officially gone formal at FineAndDandyShop.com. In our opinion the world has gone too casual from a style perspective. This is our anti-casual Friday. So each week we ask you to get dressed up, encourage your co-workers to do the same, and send us a photo: info@FineAndDandyShop.com.
 

Rodney:

Danny:

Dave:

 

Harry:

David:

Mark:

Karl:

Enrique:

Matt:

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Dandy Endorsed: Movember

Last year around this time we blogged about Movember, a month-long moustache growing event raising "vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men". We recently learned that our friend and customer, Skinner, is participating so we asked him to be our Movember "corespondent". Each week through the end of the month Skinner will check in with us to update us on his progress. 

Skinner writes: 

  

“CHANGE TAKES TIME”

Happy Movember! Now that Movember is officially here, I’ve been giddy all week long. I even woke up this morning and quite ridiculously looked in the mirror to check how my MO’ was going. It’s only been 3 days!!! I’m not going to have grown a moustache overnight. I realized, like a lot of people out there, at times I am guilty of looking for instant gratification. There’s no quick fix out there for many of the health issues we face. Real change takes time, just like a growing a moustache. This month make a pledge to change something small (bike to work once a week, give up coffee 2 days a week or eat a salad for lunch). It may take a while, but over time you’ll see a difference.

 

I finally got a chance to go to my local barbershop this week. It may not be old school like St. Pierre’s Barbershop in Williamstown, MA, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t first class! Master Barber Steve at The Art of Shaving in Century City was great, evidenced by the line of clients waiting after my appointment. 20 minutes of nice pampering can change your whole outlook on the day.  

 

 

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Dandies In Print: The Prince Of Graustark

Is it strange that sometimes I buy books merely for the cover art and/or inner illustrations with no intentions of actually reading them?

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Bow Ties

New bows added to the shop site! 

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Vintage Dandy

It's all about the three piece suit (and maybe the attitude)!

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