Advice
Tied up in knots over knit ties
Q. You’ve written about knit ties, but it seems like their time is over? I haven’t seen them around; is this a 2010s trend that has died? A. I don’t know
Talons Show and Loathe Actually
Talons Show Women are so mean. I’m the new girl at work, having started my job two weeks ago. Yesterday, I had a date after work, so I wore my
“Beginnings are Fragile Things” — New Year 2020
Here we are again at the dawn of a new year and a new decade. In our upcoming new year, we will again circle the zodiac, sign by sign. The
Wallet vs. money clip
Q. What is the general thinking about money clips both in business and out? Do they exude class and elegance, or are they pretentious? Is a bulky wallet inappropriate in
Twelve Holy Days, Following the Star
We are deep in the heart of Hanukkah, Christmas (solar eclipse – the old passes away) and the Festival of the New Group of World Servers (https://festivalweek.org) (preparing for 2025).
A talent for tailoring
Q. How do I find a decent tailor; can I just look/ask online, and/or should I “test” the one people recommend? I have $250 trousers and a $1000+ suit that
An Invitation to Festival Week of the NGWS
Festival Week of the New Group of World Servers (Dec. 21 – 28). Every seven years at winter solstice – there is a downpouring of a particular Light from a
The Nobel Savages
Heart Of Barkness My friend recently bought a $3,000 labradoodle but refuses to pay to get it trained. The dog is really badly behaved. Whenever I bring up the need
The art of the shirt pocket
Q. Do breast pockets distinguish the quality of a shirt? When I’m buying shirts for work I’m always thrown by which have pockets and which don’t, and worry if there
Ghoul, Interrupted and Keepin’ It Revealed
Ghoul, Interrupted A good friend’s mom just died. Out of nowhere, he told me that his mom never liked me very much. Frankly, the feeling was mutual, but I of
