Hey gents (and ladies)! As you know, I'm quite a fan of the clothing of the mid- to late 1800s. I go to an event celebrating the period (with more of a Wild West slant) called Traders Jubilee. I had a blast this year, was all ready to go this year (complete with reservations at a bed and breakfast in the town of McGregor, IA), when the event then ( Read more... )

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Without further ado, pictures from more recent adventures -- the remaining McGregor shots as well as some from Atlanta...

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This past weekend I went with Bobby and Ben W to McGregor, IA for Traders Jubilee -- yep, the event that I mentioned a while back of lovers of late 1800s period style. The weekend was simply fantastic, and I'm definitely going back ( Read more... )

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Inspired by gryphons_hole, I present to you something akin to his Sunday Style (though obviously not as good...!). Like I said yesterday, Carl presented me with a beautiful overcoat, so why not pair it with the clothes I already have and put on a little show?

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Last night was my office Christmas party -- a perfect place to wear period clothing I'd recently received. It was quite popular with several people, including one of our (cute in a nerdy sort of way) branch sales men who kept telling me how cute I was ("I'm not gay," he followed up, "... I just got married. But lookit -- how can anyone not find ( Read more... )