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  1. JLibourel

    "Worsted Tweed"?

    Recently, I read an account of a man who was seen wearing a "worsted tweed" suit. What is "worsted tweed"? Does it even exist--it sounds like a contradiction in terms to me? Or am I merely displaying my sartorial ignorance? Perhaps the author meant a "faux tweed" like Porter & Harding's...
  3. JLibourel

    Whatever happened to mince pie?

    I'm talking about the meatless American variety, filled with chopped fruits, raisins and spices. Back when I was a kid and a young fellow, they were ubiquitous holiday season staples. I have noticed in recent years they have just vanished from the shelves. I was in the bakery department of a...
  4. JLibourel

    Indian Mace Training

    Does anyone else here use the Indian "gada" mace as a training tool? I purchased a 10- and a 15-pounder from Onnit during their most recent Black Friday sale. I am incorporating the former in my workouts almost every other day. The heavier one I still find rather too ponderous, and it remains...
  5. JLibourel

    Rat Problems?

    Over the years, my wife and I have occasionally had problems with rat intrusions. When this has happened, I customarily have dealt with it with traps and poison. I kill a few rats and the problem abates. Most recently, we had another rat problem. I trapped five or six. All of them were black...
  6. JLibourel

    Indian Clubs?

    Does anybody here use Indian clubs as part of their fitness regimen, or have you used them? I just started incorporating a medicine ball into some of my training and like it a lot. The influence for this was a trainer at whose gym I have been having private sessions. This was an anniversary gift...
  7. JLibourel

    Hats--Beaver Fur Felt?

    I just saw some figures that left me wondering why hats made from beaver fur felt typically cost a lot more than their counterparts made from rabbit fur, often an upcharge of $300 or more. What prompted this was a piece in the current issue of Western Outdoor News that cited the following...
  8. JLibourel

    Shirts completely buttoned w/o tie?

    Yesterday I was glancing through Esquire's latest Big Black Book and saw that they were pushing the practice of wearing shirts completely buttoned (including the collar) with no necktie, this with suits and sport coats. The publication was replete with photos of various notables (most of them...
  9. JLibourel

    Punchcaps and quarter brogues--synonymous...or not?

    I have recently noticed that the Wikipedia article on brogue shoes and several menswear blogs have described punchcap shoes (e.g., the A-E Fifth Ave.) as "quarter brogues." I thought they were two distinct styles, with quarter brogues having the same amount of broguing as "semi-" or "half-"...
  10. JLibourel

    Bolo Ties--From Hick to Hip?

    I have long regarded the bolo tie as, well, rather "bucolic"--attire for square dancers, cowboys and cowboy wannabes and such. On Friday, I attended a wedding--my wife's niece--and I was surprised at how many bolo ties were in evidence. Some of the guests were quite literally "bucolic," e.g...
  11. JLibourel

    Suspenders (braces) and Bowtie--New Fashion Trend?

    This month, my wife's niece is getting married. I asked the mother of the bride what the men in the wedding party were wearing to get some sense of the degree of formality. She informed me that they would be jacket-less and wearing suspenders and bowties. I was dumbfounded. I suggested that...
  12. JLibourel

    What is it with Teddy Bears?

    I was just reading an extensive article on Peter Lanza, the father of the infamous Adam Lanza of Sandy Hook infamy. Early in the article it described all the "stuff" that he received after the shooting, mostly by way of condolence--candy, flowers, letter and Teddy bears. I was left wonder why on...
  13. JLibourel

    Price of JLP Shoes These Days?

    My wife and I recently saw the critically acclaimed French film "You Will Be My Son." The old family patriarch (who is the "heavy" in the story) is inter alia quite the shoe freak. In an early scene, we see him using cognac to polish his boots. He is particularly a John Lobb fan, and later in...
  14. JLibourel

    Current W.W. Chan Pricing?

    I note that my friends in Kowloon are wrapping up a five-cities U.S. tour, and I am sure some of you must have seen them. It's been a year since my last appointment with them, and I was wondering what their prices are like a year later. Does anyone know what they are charging for a 2-piece from...
  15. JLibourel

    A 20-inch drop from...HIKING?

    Recently I was told about a man who had been a keen hiker/mountaineer in his prime. At his best he stood 6'1" and had a 52" chest and a 32" waist. However, he took to overeating and became so obese he had to use a wheelchair before he turned 60. When I suggested steroid use might have...
  16. JLibourel

    Cloning Extinct Animals?

    I recently read an article on the increasing likelihood of being able to re-create long extinct animals via cloning. I have mixed feelings about this. Yeah, it would be nice to know that thylacines are again roaming the wilder parts of Tasmania, Carolina parakeets flying about the swamps of the...
  17. JLibourel

    Definition of "beanie"

    I have always understood the term "beanie" to refer to a small skullcap on the order of the yarmulke worn by devout Jews or the zucchetto worn by members of the Roman Catholic Clergy. In recent years, I have heard the term applied to knit headgear of the type I always referred to as a "watch...
  18. JLibourel

    Dry clean cotton flannel shirts?

    I noticed my last laundry bill was higher than I thought it should be. I believe this is because they are dry cleaning my cotton flannel shirts. I believe this is unnecessary and that such shirts can be laundered in the ordinary fashion. Is the laundry right, or am I? Obviously, wool flannel...
  19. JLibourel

    Dry Cleaning 3-Roll-2 jackets?

    A few years back, Patrick Chu of W.W. Chan decided that the three-roll-two was a better look for me. As a result, four of my Chan jackets are 3-roll-2, and four of my five Chan suits have this configuration. I never gave the matter too much thought until I got a grease spot on my newest suit...
  20. JLibourel

    Fraternity Membership--On a Resume or Not?

    My stepson finally graduated from college last week. I say "finally" because the woes of the Cal State system tend to make completion of a degree in a protracted process. A minimum of five years has been the norm for quite awhile, and six is fast becoming the new five because of budget cuts and...
  21. JLibourel

    Strange Things You Learn on the Net About Yourself!

    Enjoying some flickering trifle of "fame," I have learned some odd facts about myself--e.g., that I was Robert E. Petersen's son-in-law (I'd sure be filthy rich if that one had been true), also, that I am dead. However, I came across the oddest one yet today on one of the those websites where...
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