The Lamy Safari Fountain Pen
The fine-nibbed Safari fountain pen from LAMY is the official working pen of Classic Style. I have used the same charcoal Safari for over 12 years and I have yet to have a single problem with it. (Let me clarify that; I have occasionally forgotten to stock up on ink cartridges, but that is my […]
Sage advice
In the 3rd edition of his only slightly dated handbook, The American Waiter - Instructions in American and European Plan Service, Banguet and Private Party Work (The Hotel Monthly Press, 1914), John B. Goins provides this sage advice.
“Shirts should be changed as often as twice a week; collars four times. In winter, underwear should be […]
The J. Peterman Company
“Sometimes you don’t need a reason to walk up to a pretty girl sitting alone in a cafe. And sometimes the decision is taken out of your hands entirely.
She’d been writing in her journal, pausing often to look out the window at the endless blue beyond the beach. At one point she reached down […]
Quality v. Luxury
It’s unfortunate that the concepts of ‘classic style’ and ‘quality’ are so often thrown into the same bucket (if they are thought of at all) with ‘luxury items’ and ‘privilege’ and maybe even ‘old money’. (I think the ‘old money’ part stems from the fact that these days the idea of classic style in […]
Cable Car Clothiers
There aren’t many places like Cable Car Clothiers in (where else) San Francisco.
Billing itself as ‘San Francisco’s British Goods Store Since 1939′; it is that, and very much more. For those of us who sometimes browse the windows of San Francisco’s shopping district wondering if the displays feature clothing or installations on loan from […]
How to Knot a Tie
I was backstage at a wedding not long ago (yes, there was a backstage at this particular wedding, it was rather theatrical) when I noticed a small group of recently-arrived groomsmen standing together looking perplexed. I asked what was up and the de facto leader wondered if I happened to know how to tie a […]
Moleskine Notebooks
There’s a good chance you’ve heard something about the Moleskine line of notebooks over the past several years. Whether from a well-traveled neighbor who can’t live without hers or from one of about 300, 000 web journals, the Moleskine has gotten a tremendous amount of press; almost all of it good. And almost […]
Introductions
Hello, my name is David Valley.
I’m interested in classically styled men’s clothing, well-designed and well-constructed products, great food and drink (and the places where they can be found), civility, and quite a few other things that are integral parts of a man’s life. I’ve looked all over the web for sites that bring these […]