A few weeks ago at church I was talking to my friend Carson. He noticed I wasnt wearing socks with my loafers and asked what the deal was with that. I kind of fumbled through an explanation - I alway...
If I had money to burn on clothes this summer, heres what I would buy. Hey, a guy can dream, right? Brooks Oxford - Because you can never have too many oxfords. Plus my one white oxford (actually a B...
Hello everyone. I hope youll all forgive me for a bit of a personal post. My wife and I have started the adoption process. We have applied to a Carolina-based adoption service, to adopt from Uganda. ...
Sorry its late. My parents were up for the weekend. My dad was the guest photographer for this session. Im excited to start using his Pentax K1000. Im looking into home developing methods on the chea...
J at Red Clay Soul did a post a while back about transforming a Filson bag into a camera bag. I liked that idea quite a bit, especially since Ive already outgrown the bag my camera came in. This is t...
Hey guys. Lately Ive been listening to a lot of Nathan Reich. Very low key folksy stuff. If you like Iron and Wine (older stuff)/Gregory Alan Isakov and that sort of thing youll like him. Very nice g...
J over at RCS is giving away an awesome Smathers and Branson needlepoint hat. Im a big fan of these hats, since I got one from MH Frank. I entered the contest anyways. Ive got my eye on the shamrock ...
Im taking a page out of my own book, but four years ago. Ive been thinking about stuff for the blog, and realized that I hadnt done a thrift post in forever, and furthermore, that I hadnt been thrift...
I wore a Brooks linen/silk/wool blend jacket today. Its 2 button, darted, and a little bit long in the sleeves (Im too lazy/poor/whatever to take it to the tailor), so I dont wear it too much. I love...
This is the boardwalk at Abernathy Park in Clemson.
This weekend I put my Allen Edmonds loafers to the test. On Saturday, I helped my friend and photographic mentor Carson shoot a wedding. I wore the shoes from 2 pm to 11 pm. And most of the time was ...
This post stems from the earlier post on arrogance that got lots of attention and lots of discussion. Very interesting. I enjoyed reading your thoughts on the issues. One thing lots of you commented ...
I hate allergies. Thats the only good thing about Florida. They never bothered me because it was always hot. Anyways, heres my feel like crap look. Conor
Its been a while since I did one of these, so here are two things Ive been listening to lately. Very different. First, Chris Thile and Michael Daves. Super bluegrass power. Michael Daves and Aoife OD...
Help Ellie LaVeer Stager of The Cordial Churchman celebrate her birthday by taking advantage of this one day special: a red gingham bowtie and a blue chambray pocket square, all for $30. Happy Birthd...
Young Man/Old Man has a Facebook page now. Check it out here and like it! Keep up on all the latest posts. https://www.facebook.com/Young ManOldMan Also, be sure to check out the new YM/OM logo. Im tr...
I just finished Smileys People, the third in the Karla trilogy by John Le Carre (or David Cornwell). It is an amazing series of books. I tried thinking of which book is my favorite. Tinker Tailor is ...
Finally got the camera on my borrowed tripod and took some long exposures. Some turned out pretty well. I really enjoyed it. I did feel a little awkward pointing the camera at this guy as he drove by...
Some pictures from this Sunday. It was lots of fun. Gods a Clemson fan, as they say. Orange clay and purple skies. Conor
Head to the Cordies store to see a new product picture taken by my good friend Carson (of Carson Snipes Photography). I think it turned out quite well. Stay tuned in the next week for the announcemen...
Longtime readers of the blog will recognize the name MH Frank. MH Frank is a mens haberdashery in downtown Clemson. This is the store that walked me through my personal sartorial revolution a few yea...
This is my usual uniform nowadays. Button down shirt (rolled for the spring/summer), jeans (RRL or Epaulet), and sockless LL Bean Sig bluchers. Comfortable and pretty stylish. I think it strikes a go...
Giuseppe over at An Affordable Wardrobe gave me the G bump recently for the arrogance post. Many thanks to him. Please add your opinion over there if you get a chance. Im thinking up another post as ...
Im very late to the game here, but everyone has eight more hours to win a free pair of Cordies. Check out Nick at Great Lakes Prep and the contest over there. All you need to do is comment on the pos...
Todays Sunday Style post is in conjunction with an announcement. Im on instagram now. You can see todays Sunday Style picture here. Tan poplin today. A green/blue wool Lands End tie and Bass Weejun u...
Ever since I started getting into photography (even earlier, probably), Ive wanted to take one specific pictures more than any others: the way that milk looks right when it pours into a cup of dark t...
Finally breaking out the Corbin jacket that is so well known to readers of this blog. It is probably one of my favorite things about warm weather. Today in church I saw an older man wearing a tan pop...
Here are a bunch of pictures from the last few weeks. All over the place. Conor
I had my Fundamentals of Firefighting evaluation today. Passed the skills and feel pretty good about the written test. Airing out. Next up are some HazMat courses and then on to Firefighter I. Conor
If you hang around the online clothing scene enough you are very likely to encounter a particular character trait that pervades every forum and most blogs. That unfortunate trait is arrogance. It is ...
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