Lookin for a name brand duffel bag perfect for a weekend haul and under $30. The Sperry Top-Sider Duffle Bag ($29) is a washed 100% cotton navy duffel that has the looks to be taken anywhere but the price tag to be beaten up without any remorse. Plus I’m a big fan of the stitched on logo.
What more could a man want for breakfast than bacon, chocolate and pancakes? Simple; combine all three. Mo’s Bacon Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix ($12) will produce fluffy buttermilk flapjacks with chunks of applewood smoked bacon and Alder sea salt covered in deep milk chocolate from Vosges’ famous Bacon and Chocolate Bar. Perfect for treating yourself or hosting a weekend brunch for guests.
Hopefully we’re not the first ones to tell you this, but washed khakis are the new denim in 2010. Banana Republic has a “Live in Chino” slogan running right now while J. Crew has been pumping their new colorful “Urban Slim-Fit Chino.” Now Bonobos has joined the khaki game with their Washed Khakis ($88). The expert pant makers are even calling their new Washed Khaki their most comfortable and best-fitting pant to date. Big words from a company whose known for great fitting pants. Washed Khakis, known as The Corps, come with colorful plaid liners (for a little flair in the back pockets), inseam measurements, straight leg or boot cut style and your choice of five different color options.
One of the most hyped collaborations of the summer features Levis and Opening Ceremony. The collection started with the Levis Cord and now encompasses trucker jackets, cord shorts and shirts. The Unisex Straight Cords ($148) comes in seven tempting colors (white, teal or curry anyone?). The Shrunken Trucker Jacket ($178) could be a solid summer layer and the Unisex Cord Cut-Off Shorts ($106) would be a great fit for any female companion.
Online shop, Portland General Store has come up with a unique scent for their handmade small batch shave products; whiskey. Nothing gets the rumors flying at work like giving yourself an early morning straight razor shave with the store’s Whiskey Shave Soap ($10) and Aftershave Balm ($25). About the scent. the folks at Portland General Store say “It is not a scent for every man — this is a powerfully masculine scent that if a young Marlon Brando were to wear a Portland General Store scent, it would be this one.” Sounds good to me.
Cole Haan delivers the perfect spring nautical boat shoe with the Cole Haan Air Yacht Club Boat ($148). Cole Haan’s signature leather is lined with contrasting double stitched threading, brass eyelets and white leather laces. The Yacht Club rubbered soles offer something else not found in too many boat shoes; comfort. Thanks to “concealed Nike AIR Technology” your new yacht wear will have you feeling like you just put on a pair of plush Nike Shox.
