Image: Haspel
We do our best to avoid talking politics here at Bowties & Boatshoes, everyone has their own opinion, and we’d be happy to have a discussion with just about anyone about our views, but this certainly isn’t the platform to talk about what we support and what we oppose. That said, there is a movement going on down on Capital Hill today that we can absolutely get behind, and have a feeling each and every one of our readers can as well. Gentlemen, National Seersucker Day is back in DC! One brand that is really embracing the reemergence of the celebration is Haspel.
Image: F.L. Woods
Last November we gushed over the Mariners Jacket from F.L. Woods. It became an absolute staple piece for us, and we were sad to pack it up when temperatures began to rise. Well, our friend Wayne and his team just introduced their take on a blazer, and the results are just as fantastic. Today we’re proud to introduce you to the F.L. Woods Burgess Blazer.
Image: Hudson Sutler
It’s been far too long since we’ve hit the road for an adventure, and we’re starting to get a little antsy. So antsy, that we don’t even know what our next adventure will be, but we’re already starting to gear up a bit. We’ve had our eye on the Oahu Weekender Duffel from Hudson Sutler for quite some time now, and with Summer travel season about to be in full swing, it may just be time for us to pull the trigger.
Image: Birdwell Beach Britches
For the most part, when it comes to swimwear, we stay away from board shorts and stick with more traditional trunks. That said, from time to time we’ll break our own rule if something special comes along. This year, that something special for us is the Original 301 by Birdwell Beach Britches.
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Things we like: seersucker, anchors, bowties, and Brooks Brothers. This week’s Bowtie Friday pick: The Seersucker and Anchor Print Reversible Bow from Brooks Brothers. As soon as we laid eyes on this one, we knew we had to have it.
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When it comes to sports, we’ll watch pretty much anything. Well, anything but soccer. Try as we might, we just can’t get into it. That being said, it’s a foregone conclusion that when Team USA takes the field in a couple of weeks we will be glued to the action. To celebrate the pending arrival of the World Cup, the team at Streaker Sports just released a pair of shorts that pays homage to our favorite US team of all time, the 1994 squad.
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Week in and week out, Ledbury never seems to disappoint with their short run options. Literally every week we find ourselves trying to figure out a way to rationalize adding yet another one of their great looking shirts to our collection. Part of last week’s releases, the Covington Plaid is going to be hard to resist.
Image: Chubbies
Our quest to add some more color to our seersucker collection continues this week. Last week, our new addition was a pair of orange seersucker shorts, from Country Club Prep. This week we’re staying in the shorts category, but going to the other end of the spectrum. Gentlemen, take a look at The Spacklers from our friends at Chubbies.
Images: J. Crew
The resurgence of the popover over the last few years has definitely added a nice dimension to our casual collection. Until now, all of our popovers have been long sleeve, but that’s about to change. See, on a recent visit to J. Crew we stumbled across their Short Sleeve Vintage Oxford Cloth Popovers.
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We go through sunglasses at a pretty steady clip. Some get lost, some get borrowed and never come back, and some simply fall out of the rotation when something new catches our eye. All that said, one pair has remained a constant for us over the last three years. It’s the Fantail from Costa.
