More Miami Vice formal wear weirdness—-an advertisement with Don Johnson as Sonny Crockett wearing the very tux I found yesterday. Plus this post from The Black Tie Blog about the whole phenomenon. 

Things I didn’t buy: Miami Vice x After Six tuxedo.

Who did you think invented the collab? This stunner marks the exact moment in time that After Six went from classy Ivy League formal wear to ugly things that basketball players wear and their fans aspire to wear.

Dear readers—-I was sorely tempted to buy this. There were three of them and one of them happened to be my size!

Miami Vice tux + ice cream color deep-v shirt + Guccit bit loafers = Halloween 2012 to the max!

I’m still thinking of going back to get it.

Bought this NOS American Tourister Tiara carry-on circa 1960 from my local Salvation Army for a pittance. Judging by the model designation I think it was intended to be a woman’s carry-on but it lends itself well to briefcase usage, thanks to the removable document case inside, and that’s exactly how I’ve been using it.

Brooks Brothers sock garters. 

I wear my pants with zero break—-negative break even, which means people can see my socks when I am standing and there’s few things more unsightly then a man’s socks puddling around his ankles.

These Brooks Brothers garters aren’t as nice as vintage ones I have from Boston and Paris garter companies; namely, the sock attachment point is flimsy and isn’t securely affixed to the garter so if it happens to fall out—-you’re screwed. But the elastic and leather components are nice and the whole thing is made in Canada.

As an aside, I found a creepy picture of a man standing on a chair with no pants on. No shoes, no shirt, no service—-no problem here. No problem at all.

I post a lot about O’Connell’s. It’s not really conceivable for me to go there as I live in the SF Bay Area, so I have to live vicariously through others.

Ebbets Field Flannels NY Knights ballcap.

Yes it’s the hat that Robert Redford wears as Roy Hobbs in the movie The Natural.

There aren’t enough good pictures of Ebbet’s Field Flannels’s ballcaps on the Internet. So here’s a few in case you ever considered buying one. You can also see them in person at select JCrew stores.

Note that the body is made of wool—not polyester like modern New Eras. I bought a New Era on a recent trip to ‘Vegas, having forgotten to bring a hat—very sweaty and stiff.

Things I didn’t buy: pair of Alden suede tassel loafers.

First time I’ve found a pair of Aldens at a thrift store, unfortunately they didn’t fit me and they’re not really a model that’s desirable enough to warrant a flip.

If you live in the SF bay area they’re 11C and at the Savers in Milpitas—should be there awhile as Milpitas isn’t exactly the Mecca of fashion.

Things I didn’t buy: old Banana Republic belt.

Part of a series of laments over the death of Banana Republic’s coolness.

Dockers K-1 Cramerton cloth Made in the States khakis.

I haven’t read much at all about these in the blogosphere and menswear forums, which really surprises me because Docker’s created a really impressive pair of khakis here. I suppose people are too busy fawning over RRL’s officer chinos. Regardless, here’s the salient points:

1. Button fly.

2. Cramerton cloth, woven in USA.

3. Selvage.

4. Flap pocket with button.

5. Made in USA.

Docker’s D2 fit isn’t very flattering so I had my K1s hemmed and tapered. The end result is the greatest pair of khakis I’ve ever worn. Thankfully I bought two when they were on sale.