Neo Trad explores the intersection of east coast ivy/prep/trad with west coast style.
Monday, November 29, 2010
New Nato watch bands
Today I received two new Nato watch bands from clockworksynergy at ebay. Love these watch bands - they add tons of style to what was previously a boring watch.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Videos on How to Polish Your Shoes
Cool vintage Omega Seamaster
I really like the design of this vintage 1950's Omega Seamaster.
Articles about the history of the Seamaster:
Friday, November 26, 2010
Why you should wear mil spec sunglasses
After watching GQ Rules 2 - Ep.30 - Suit Your Shades I started thinking about USAF issued sunglasses. A less expensive and in my view cooler option than the Wayfarer is to get genuine USAF aviator sunglasses in black or steel.
These shades run around $50 on ebay. Search for AO sunglasses or American Optical sunglasses. The key is to get the correct width. Measure your forehead from temple to temple using a ruler.
5" = 52mm
5.25" = 55mm
5.75" = 58mm
These sunglasses are the real deal. It's what real pilots in the USAF wear when they fly F-17 jet aircraft. They also remind me of NASA astronauts in the 1960's. Classic Americana. Always appropriate.
The J. Peterman Company calls these sunglass Fort Knox Sunglasses. They have a great description on their website:
"For combat pilots there are moments when distance and depth-of-field judgments, undistorted color-value relationships, UV (a & b) and infrared filtration, glare and haze suppression, and other factors, can be a matter of life and death.
Strolling along Rodeo Drive in your $250 “designer” sunglasses, these factors are not, perhaps, a matter of life and death.
Good thing they're not. Disturbing instances of expensive, supposedly reputable sunglasses failing to adequately filter harmful UV radiation are not rare; nor the converse; $5 sunglasses that test far better than the $250 kind. The problem is, how do you know which is which?
You don't. That's what we like about these: they were developed by American Optical to meet the exacting specifications of the U.S. Air Force (MIL-S-25948J). They don't cost $250, or $175, or $95. They cost $60. Buy them at the Fort Knox PX or from us. Either way, you can stop worrying. You've got the best."
Another good place to buy these sunglasses is US Wings
These shades run around $50 on ebay. Search for AO sunglasses or American Optical sunglasses. The key is to get the correct width. Measure your forehead from temple to temple using a ruler.
5" = 52mm
5.25" = 55mm
5.75" = 58mm
These sunglasses are the real deal. It's what real pilots in the USAF wear when they fly F-17 jet aircraft. They also remind me of NASA astronauts in the 1960's. Classic Americana. Always appropriate.
The J. Peterman Company calls these sunglass Fort Knox Sunglasses. They have a great description on their website:
"For combat pilots there are moments when distance and depth-of-field judgments, undistorted color-value relationships, UV (a & b) and infrared filtration, glare and haze suppression, and other factors, can be a matter of life and death.
Strolling along Rodeo Drive in your $250 “designer” sunglasses, these factors are not, perhaps, a matter of life and death.
Good thing they're not. Disturbing instances of expensive, supposedly reputable sunglasses failing to adequately filter harmful UV radiation are not rare; nor the converse; $5 sunglasses that test far better than the $250 kind. The problem is, how do you know which is which?
You don't. That's what we like about these: they were developed by American Optical to meet the exacting specifications of the U.S. Air Force (MIL-S-25948J). They don't cost $250, or $175, or $95. They cost $60. Buy them at the Fort Knox PX or from us. Either way, you can stop worrying. You've got the best."
Another good place to buy these sunglasses is US Wings
Best place ever to go shopping
Imagine going shopping and finding great stuff without paying a dime. Where is this place? Your closet. Yes, your closet is an awesome place to find articles of clothing and shoes that you have completely forgotten about. Next time you feel the urge to go shopping for new clothing, start by shopping within your closet.
Warby Parker eyeware
I think the folks over at Warby Parker eyeware may be on to something. I paid a huge amount for my last pair of glasses. It's funny to see the return of the monocle.
An interview with the founders of Warby Parker.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Custom Jack Purcell
This evening I messed around with designing my own custom Jack Purcell's on the Converse web site. Why buy off the shelf Jack Purcell's at Zappos for $45 when you can design whatever FrankenPurcell that you want for $65.
Design #1
Design #2
Design #1
Design #2
Not exactly original, but close to how I like them.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tired of being a walking advertisement for Tumi and Faconnable
For over a decade, I've been carrying one several Tumi briefcases that I own which prominently feature a Tumi luugage tag attached to the handle. Today I removed the Tumi tag. Similarly, for years I've been wearing tons of faconnable with its conspicuous label. I'm getting rid of most of my faco shirts in favor of unlabeled shirts. Nordstrom has cut way back on Faconnable over the past year. In fact, Nordstrom no longer has a Faconnable department at its flagship store.
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