MMM Style: Red Wing Boots

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by Clark (bio)

Before: Don't know if you know this, but if you take your Red Wing boots into their store, they'll give you new shoe laces and oil the leather for free. Not a bad deal yeah? I got these 1975-era Irish Setter Red Wing Boots the other day and took them in for their latest refurbishing. I decided to get them re-soled as well. Shoes or clothing don't really get me going, but I must say I'm pretty pumped to get these back in a week.

After: I got my boots back. I'm quite happy with them. They now have new soles, a new layer of polish, and some crisp clean laces. I'm gonna have these things for the rest of my life, no doubt about it.

MMM Style 3: Growing Old With Style

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by Seattle Jon (bio)

Charlie and I obsess over whether or not we'll grow old together. Do you?

all photos via The Sartorialist

1 - I want to be him, but with hair. (Sartorialist)

2 - I'd like this coat, only darker. (Sartorialist)

3 - Old men look good in hats. (Sartorialist)

MMM Style 2: Nippon Style

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by Seattle Jon (bio)

I served my mission in South Japan in the mid-1990's, and remember noticing many Japanese youth experimenting with hair color and clothing style ... often with poor results. One sixteen year-old teenager changed his hair color so often over the course of us teaching him the discussions that I worried the font water would turn purple when we baptized him. Judging from the photos below, though, it looks like Japanese youth are finally starting to figure it out.

all photos via The Sartorialist

1 - Love the informal look of this youth in a kimono, a traditionally formal garment (Sartorialist)

2 - Wish I could look this cool carrying a man-purse (Sartorialist)










3 - Thought ScottHeff would like this one, given his love of skating. I am always on the lookout for shoes like this even though my wife often donates them back to Goodwill. (Sartorialist)

4 - The pioneer- and scouting-inspired outfits have me wondering - could this be two mormon teenagers in love?  (Sartorialist)

MMM Style 1: Collars, Caps and Colors

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by Seattle Jon (bio)

I enjoy fashion, but I am not what you would call a stylish man. Thanks to my body type (short arms, thick legs), fit is most important, and what fits doesn't always look good. What I do enjoy is feeling inspired to try something new, something different, even if what inspires me never makes it onto my body. So, what I hope from this new series is to share with you, our readers, some of the looks that inspire me. What looks are inspiring you right now?

all photos via The Sartorialist

1 - like the collar, could a modern mormon man pull this off at church? (original post)
2 - this guy is well put together ... love the cap. (original post)
3 - I often wear clothes that are too big (see guy in suit). This reminded me that slim is okay. Shoes are cool, too. (original post)

4 - I like it when Charlie wears colors that make her outfit pop ... she'd look good in this. (original post)