Thank You To My 1st Follower!

I wanted to thank Circuit Rider for becoming my first follower and I promise him and the followers to come that I will try to keep this blog current and interesting.
Jerry

Second Hand Goodies Part 1

I have not written lately because I've been busy with school work. I've also been waiting to recieve some of the goodies I have purchased online. I'll start with the amazingly flawless circa 40's Bakelite suit brush I won on Ebay for $9.99. The Bakelite has no chips or cracks and the bristles look brand new. Those of you whom know about suit brushes are aware of the importance of them to keep a suit clean and decrease the visits to the cleaners. My next acquisition is a silver vintage tie clip and cuff links that I bought at a local antique store. Although they do not match they look good together.

The last beauty for this part of this post is a brown Stetson crushable fedora with a 2 1/2 inch brim. It is brand new but has a very old look due to the tall, straight crown. I found this hat while I was raiding the clearance racks for linen shirts and slacks at my local Dillards. They apparently have begun selling real hats again after many years. I recommend buying one for yourself as an everyday knockaround hat. Just make sure the one you get holds a shape as some on the rack do not. These will be a good starter hat.

My next post will include another hat,my Dillards linen finds and suspenders among other things.Hell there may be three parts. Stay tuned!

Newly Designed Espresso ProKeds

After I finished my post yesterday I decided to check out the Keds website. There is a feature in which you can design your own pair of Keds and that's just what I did.

They are now for sale for $65 at my website http://www.zazzle.com/jswindle2

They make a great comfortable casual shoe and come in an espresso brown with black trim and black laces.

Order your's now!

Churchill Fedora on EBay

I recently picked up three Hawaiian shirts at Wal-Mart on sale for $5 a piece. They are made from Rayon like the old ones and they are very comfortable. I'm not usually a Hawiian shirt type of guy but they feel good on a 106 degree day. I also found some Faded Glory brand boat shoes.

These shoes are similar to the old Keds boat shoes and they are only $7. Last but not least, I came across those wonderful George vintage style trousers on sale for $11. The Houndstooth Kid (http://mrlapel.blogspot.com/) loves these trousers and I can see why. They are soft and amazingly comfortable.

I recently put that Churchill brown 7 1/8 Extra Long Oval fedora on EBay. I assure ya'll it's worth the money I'm asking for it(actually what I paid). Please check it out! My username is jerrywswindle2