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Tracking down a Barbour hood

January 31, 2012

The past couple of weeks have been somewhat nippy here, with an especially biting wind. Rather than splash out on a new windproof coat I thought I’d just make use of my Barbour Bedale, and buy a hood for those especially nasty days. No problem, right? Wrong. It seems like Barbour’s waxed hoods, especially in [...]

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Three Days of the Condor: a film with style

October 20, 2010

Last weekend I was flicking through TV channels (as you do) and happened to stumble across the beginning of Three Days of the Condor, a 1975 spy thriller starring Robert Redford and Max von Sydow. After watching it for five minutes I was absolutely hooked. It’s like a proto Bourne Identity, only with bags more style. [...]

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Seersucker: not just for Southern lawyers and dandies

August 7, 2010

In this, our first guest post, ABC Neckties blog editor Michael Carper guides us through some of the more unusual ways to wear that most quintessentially American of summer fabrics: seersucker. Easter marks the beginning of the seersucker season, when the bold pull out textured cotton suits and jackets for weddings and less formal occasions. [...]

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