Loose Ends

Call this a pit stop post. I’m just tying up a few loose ends before I start updating this once a week. Or whenever I get the time. I’m making no promises. Here’s some loosely related topics that were all too big for a twitter but too small for their own blog post.

Like Monocle, Man About Town also had a predecessor. I could bore you with the particulars, but Magforum has all the info. Just take a gander at the amazing covers they did back then.

I’ve developed a real hankering for big, thick soled boots lately. An odd obsession to get in July, but you can’t control these things. That’s also the reason you’ve been seeing so many boots on the main blog lately. Right now these Lodger desert boots are my weapon of choice, although I’ll probably add this pair of Grensons to the team when they ‘drop’.

While I know my boot lust is workwear related, the workwear love is spiralling out of control. People are genuinely talking about wearing sandals and socks, ferchristsakes. Everyone loves a heritage story, but there’s nothing wrong with just looking good.

Here’s what’s been keeping me going these past few days.

For all the detail-aholics out there, the Cardigan is COS, the Jeans APC new standard and the desert boots are by Lodger. The book down there is ‘writing for journalists’ by Wynford Hicks. I’ve had this ever since I studied Journalism (about three years ago now, I’m getting on) and I still use it as a reference when I need to polish up my grammar. Without firing shots, there are plenty of blogs who could do with giving this book a read. I know building an empire is the thing to do nowadays, but there’s a lot to be said for focusing on the fundamentals.