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F resh out of the UPS box, three examples of J. Press goodness on a Friday morning. These shirts are replacements for three recently worn-through, more than 20-year old OCBDs from Land's End (two) and L.L. Bean (one). They were purchased shortly after I took my first teaching position at a now defunct local college outside of Minneapolis, immediately following graduate school, as the fall semester kicked off in September 2003. While some professional gear hung in my closet already, a few additional items were needed at that point to round out the weekly rotation. Said shirts all finally fell prey to small rips showing up in the now very thin, but incredibly comfortable, fabric within six weeks of each other this winter and early spring. So, time for a few replacements. The old friends will find new life as summertime lawncare shirts. Of the three new items above, my favorite shirt is on the right, but one cannot go wrong with a light blue OCBD either, so we're in good
With a rare exception, such as your J Press shirt order a while back, you rarely mention brand names. I figure it is on purpose, a verbal take on a logo aversion, but if that is the reason I also figured you’d appreciate my noticing. On the other hand, is that aspect so obvious that I should not be noticing. :) JDV
ReplyDeleteKind of like politics, sex, money, and religion, it's preferable to avoid too much overt display, or discussion of brands and labels. On further thought though, we do stray pretty close to those here at Classic Style from time to time without actually coming right out and saying so. My late mother always used to tell us kids, "It doesn't matter if others know it, or not. You know it. That's all that matters." She raised two supremely self-assured, self-confident kids. It drives the Grand Duchess crazy now.
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