Haute Couture

I have a confession. I love reading men's magazines. I have subscriptions to GQ and Details, but will buy Men's Health and Men's Journal frequently if I am jonesing for some input.  Originally it began as an obsession for the ads-Nautica, Hillfiger, Lauren, then stepped up to the cologne samples.  I take these out and put them strategically in my car (they are losing their efficacy though as D-O-G gets more odoriferous with age).  My next rung on the crack pipe of "style" is the grooming and " the style guy-Glenn O'Brien" pieces in these mags. (To be fair, GQ is also my go to source for political reporting) I am fascinated by the amount of history and attention to detail in these articles.  They say you become an expert at something if you read 100 books or something to that effect. I am certain I have absorbed that many GQ's alone.
The editors are always chastising men to establish and nurture a relationship with a fine tailor and to have your clothing fitted, even if you are not male model material. Ha! I thought.  Just more narcissism and pandering to the NYC crowd.  Well...I have to tell you I took a pair of white jeans to a new alteration shop near my home to be shortened. By the time she was done with me, we made the decision to shorten, taper and take in (to actual fit) the jeans to my body, of which I can VERY safely say is not model material. I walked out of there feeling like a million bucks-and I didn't even have the jeans!
Granted it did seem rather pricey when all was said and done, but the jeans cost $19 (LLBean) and with the additional fee, they will be about the price of a regular pair of higher end jeans with one notable exception -they fit ME!
I may have discovered a new obsession.

Friday Photo

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. (Inspired by Soule Mama)