This evening at 11:00 p.m., ET, Barack Obama was elected the first black president of the United States of America. My son will never know a world without a black president – to him, it will be just another unremarkable fact. And that’s a wonderful thing. In addition to it’s historic role, this coming transition…
Tag: Washington D.C.
VOTE.
For all my American readers I have a small request: vote. If you have not yet done so please, and it pains me to say this, turn off your computer and go vote right now. Apart from my personal belief that voting is a civic duty akin to paying taxes, keeping your lawn neat and…
Candidates & Couture
I thought you all might find this interesting; today, DNR ran a story delving into the American presidential candidates’ and their wardrobes. It is not so much a critique of their sartorial choices as it is an exploration of how their personal styles affect perceptions, the media and the fashion industry. It’s no surprise that…
Well Suited for the World Stage
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a column concerning my decidedly negative opinion of London Mayor Boris Johnson’s appearance at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. I found his ill fitting suit, untucked shirt and generally sloppy appearance both confusing and disappointing. I received a host of responses; a number of them from…
Election Report: McCain’s Wardrobe in Need of a Good Tailor
Many of you may remember Alan Au from an article I posted back in April on style options for shorter men. Au and his father Jimmy, run Jimmy Au’s for Men 5’8” and Under; a leader in providing tailored clothing to shorter men. Over at The Huffington Post Alan posted a great critical analysis of…
A Quick Brooks Brothers Post
In the process of doing a little background to answer a question on my recent J. Press column, I came across this great Time Magazine article from last year. The question was whether Brooks Brothers gets more street cred than J. Press on the Trad front because it is an older company. My response was…
A Reasonable Delay
Well, I am very sorry for the delay in recent posts, but I think it’s for a pretty good reason. On Wednesday, July 9, I was starting work on a quick article about a wonderful posting by fellow blogger Easy & Elegant Life. About two sentences into my missive, that was to be titled “An…
Washington and the World Lose Tim Russert
We all heard some very sad news today, Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and most notably, host of Meet the Press, died today at the age of 58. To millions of political junkies such as me, Russert was as much a part of our Sunday schedule as a cup of coffee and his…
The Real Power Tie
Do you remember the Ronald Reagan era; “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall…” and his many other quotable quotes? His speeches, excellent examples of wording, timing and the deft use of humor, are still studied by prospective politicians. And as a former actor, Reagan also understood the power of wardrobe and presentation. Even during his…
Wordsmithing: A Paucity of Plurals
I’ve recently noticed a disturbing trend that seems to be affecting people from all walks of life. From politicians to newscasters there’s many people making this annoying and slightly baffling grammatical mistake. Did you catch it? Please tell me you did. In the previous sentence, I used a singular contraction (there’s = there is) with…