Category Archives: Fashion

Snap!

Posted on May 27, 2020 by John Swinburn

On a recent night, I sat sipping a glass of Cabernet/Shiraz blend from a plastic wine glass (purchased when we lived in Dallas and the patio was made of stone, which tends to result in glasses being shattered when dropped…see … Continue reading →

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Cloaking Fashion in a Different Framework

Posted on February 3, 2020 by John Swinburn

I wonder why men’s capes and cloaks fell out of fashion? That question has plagued me (a slightly dramatic overstatement, perhaps) for some time. Aside from the drama of the question, though, it’s a reasonable question. Alas, I have no … Continue reading →

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You Would Look Just Fine if You Were Naked

Posted on September 30, 2019 by John Swinburn

I chose to ignore the clock’s suggestion after I awoke to pee, opting instead to remain upright and awake. The time, 3:48 a.m., suggested a return to bed and to sleep would have been appropriate. But putting on my morning … Continue reading →

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Shirting Along

Posted on February 4, 2017 by John Swinburn

For reasons beyond my capacity to understand, my thoughts of late drift toward shirts I want but do not own—have never owned—and, to my recollection, have never even seen for sale. I’ve seen these clothes, but only rarely being worn. I … Continue reading →

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Man of Leisure

Posted on September 8, 2016 by John Swinburn

Last night, as I watched a bit of Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show, an image from a show guest’s childhood—an image in which the guest was wearing a leisure suit—resurrected in me a long-lost memory. I once owned a leisure suit; maybe … Continue reading →

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Fashionista. Not Quite, But…

Posted on February 16, 2016 by John Swinburn

One changes, doesn’t one? Over time, I mean. Who would have thought, two or three years ago, that I would ever feel not only comfortable with, but a just a little excited about, wearing a sports coat and a pair … Continue reading →

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Rambling on About Appearances

Posted on December 20, 2014 by John Swinburn

Entire industries exist to help people hide who they really are.  No, not to hide their identities (though those exist, too), but to hide how they look.  Cosmetics have one primary function: to cover up the person who resides beneath … Continue reading →

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Uncool. Yeah, that’s the way I roll.

Posted on January 6, 2014 by John Swinburn

I take pleasure in knowing that I enjoy certain things that have outlived their brief periods of being cool.  Is it perverse pleasure?  I don’t know.  You tell me. Here is what I am hearing about the now out-of-vogue stuff … Continue reading →

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Comfortable Clothes

Posted on April 15, 2013 by John Swinburn

For years, I’ve been intrigued by some of the clothing worn by men in India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.  My intrigue is based, primarily, on my belief that some of the clothing worn by men in those countries is … Continue reading →

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