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04/08/11

Karina is Not Happy About the Nail Clippings on your Nightstand

Lonely at the Top: Glenn O’Brien’s guide to social climbing. Caution: you are witnessing a trained professional. You may not be able to pull this off at home. [GQ]

The Literary Type: A designer has made book covers for a dozen or so classic albums. Blood on the Tracks is pretty brilliant. [Mother Jones]

Embrace the Funk: An ode to the sheepish pleasures of the corduroy shirt. [Guide to Bad Taste]

Relief: Hickoree’s has turned their homepage over to a limited edition Japan-themed pocket square, with 100% of proceeds going to the International Rescue Committee. [Hickorees]

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02/28/11

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The New Hardware

There’s a truly staggering number of possible ways to clasp a belt, so it’s a bit of a mystery how we ended up stuck with a simple metal buckle on the vast majority of waists. This hitch belt corrects the oversight with a chunk of brass modeled after a trailer hitch. Our favorite part is that inch of negative space in the middle of the buckle, showing through the color of your jeans.

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11/03/10

This Sporting Life

The Return of the Deadball

In honor of the close of the World Series, we’ve dug up an exceedingly rare toy: a baseball circa 1805.

Newly arrived at Hickorees, this Lemon Peel-style baseball is the kind of ball they played with when the game was still settling down: a little smaller, a little lighter and a whole lot softer—which meant you didn’t have to feel bad about nailing a runner in the back for an easy out.

You won’t hit quite as many homers with it, but if you’re trying to teach your nephew the basics and keep your brother’s windows intact at the same time, that might not be such a bad thing.

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09/29/10

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Workwear Goes French

The Americana lovers at Hickorees are taking an international turn with their latest shipment, a bundle of vintage-sourced French work jackets.

They’re the same models you’ll see on any number of Parisian city workers, stitched together from rugged moleskin twill that’s held up through a few decades of wear. If you don’t mind a few paint splatters, you can pick one up at a $50 discount, but we recommend keeping yours as pristine as possible. And just like the American equivalent, they’re both lightweight and stiff enough to repel any autumn gusting, making them perfect for October.

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06/16/10

Bad Idea/Good Idea

Don’t Be a Menace

We’re not sure what’s more troubling, that the chaps at Hickorees Hard Goods are selling homemade slingshots (as per Pursuit Aesthetic and UD) or that they’ve already sold out.

The next time you’re passing through Williamsburg, you may want to bring a helmet.

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05/10/10

Good Idea

Squares

The bandana is as classic a summer piece as we can think of, and apparently we’re not the only ones. Archival Clothing just tipped us off to Discharge Style a fantastic Japanese blog entirely devoted to the versatile squares, and it’s got our head spinning with sartorial combinations. The classic thing is to keep it in your pocket and break it out for an occasional brow-mopping, but if you’re feeling adventurous, it can double as a neckerchief, an ascot, or even a pocket square.

Our favorite so far is this one. It was stamped with an ad for Wolverine gloves back in the 50s, then dug up by Hickorees a few decades later. There’s also a wealth of good finds on eBay—particularly these two—if you want something a little cheaper and with a little more history to it. Supposedly Archival Clothing has one in the works…but we’re not sure we can wait that long.

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