Image: Peter Millar
With games kicking off in a mere three days, college football fever is approaching dangerous levels here at Bowties & Boatshoes. In fact, there’s a good chance we’ll be breaking out our team colors all week long in anticipation of the upcoming action. Of course there are a ton of companies out there selling collegiate gear, but when it comes to low key ways to show our allegiance Peter Millar is tough to beat. Today’s pick is their Collegiate Cotton Lisle Polo.
Image: Costa
This weekend, we’re headed off shore with a few of the guys from the office. While the mornings will be extremely early, we hear that the fish are really running, and we’re looking forward to the adventure. Of course, a great pair of sunglasses is a necessity for the trip, and luckily for us our friends at Costa just sent us a pair of their Cat Cay frames. To say we are looking forward to putting them through the paces over the next 48 hours would be an understatement.
Image: Southern Proper
With Fall slowly creeping up, all of our favorite brands are releasing their latest collections. There are some great new pieces out there, and when it comes to bowties you can always count on Southern Proper for some solid options season after season. This year, two of their Fall bows that really jumped out at us, the Wagoneer and Cuffs & Skuffs. To celebrate Bowtie Friday this week, we’re happy to announce that one lucky winner will be winning their choice of the bows pictured above.
Image: Ledbury
We feel like we say this every month, but once again Ledbury has knocked the ball out of the park with their latest Short Run Shirting collection. The August lineup is made up of a group of shirts that could all easily find their way into our rotation, but one really jumped off the screen at us the first time we saw it. It’s their Manning Dot Slim Fit.
Images: Sir Jack’s
Over the years, we’ve been in our fair share of weddings. Some were low key, others were over the top, and each and every time we’ve gotten a fantastic groomsmen gift from the man of honor. That being said, we’ve also heard from a number of our friends that they weren’t so lucky. While gifts are never to be expected, if you are going to give your boys something when it is your turn to tie the knot, we’d highly suggest making it something great instead of something that seems like a last second decision. Below you’ll find five of our favorite groomsmen gifts that are available from our friends at Sir Jack’s. In fact, these are all things we’d love to receive as a gift anytime. If you feel the same way, keep reading because one lucky Bowties & Boatshoes reader is going to win their favorite thing from our list.
Image: Oak Street Bootmakers
Even though we’ve had a few splurges this year that don’t fit with the plan, we’re still doing our best to purchase items that may cost a bit more than we would like, but are pieces that we know will remain in our collection for years to come. In our shoe rotation, one glaring gap is a nice pair of boots. Hopefully, that gap will soon be filled. With what? We’re thinking the Oak Street Bootmakers Trench Boots fit the bill perfectly.
Image: Brooks Brothers
Lately we’ve heard a bit of griping from some hard core traditionalists that the Brooks Brothers Red Fleece lineup is just too far away from the brands core customer. Well, we happen to disagree wholeheartedly with that mindset. Sure, some of the pieces are a bit over the top, but, for the most part, we find the collection to be made up of a number of traditional pieces that simply feature a more modern fit, or, in some cases, a small twist on a classic prep staple. One of our favorite pieces in the Red Fleece line is the recently released Lambswool Striped V-Neck Sweater.
Images: Big Green Egg, Yeti Coolers, Nike, Starboard Clothing, Knockaround
Two weeks. In the grand scheme of things it’s not time at all. In there here and now, it is the ocean that is separating us from college football. Last week we revisited a few of our gameday staples as we started our unofficial countdown to kickoff. This week, we’re heading back to the archives again to revisit a few or our favorite tailgate essentials. The post below originally ran on September 8, 2012.
Image: J. Crew
Whether you know the name or not, we would be willing to bet that if you are reading this post you are familiar with the work of Millard “Mickey” Drexler. Mr. Drexler is the reason why GAP got as big as it did, Apple has stores that just about everyone else tries to copy, and J. Crew remains one of the very few places in the mall that we will actually visit. We’ve been fortunate enough to have a few interactions with Mr. Drexler over the years, and each and every time we have been truly impressed by his passion for the work that he does. In honor of Mickey’s birthday (it’s tomorrow) our Bowtie Friday pick this week is the Floral Bow from J. Crew.
Image: Criquet
Earlier this week, we received a package from our friends at Criquet Shirts. It’s no secret that we are big fans of the polos the boys from Austin are turning out, and we were pretty excited when we saw what was inside. Among other things, we were finally able to get our hands on a couple of their recently released Vintage Stripe Players Shirts.
