SALE: The Midwestyle for Huckberry

Just about every week, we find something to drool over at Huckberry, an online shop that wrangles storied products at members-only prices. Over the past year since we became aware of the what Richard, Andy and Alex are up to, they've exploded onto the market as sensible purveyors of American-made goods.

So, we couldn't have been happier when they asked us to team up with them and curate a week-long flash sale of some of our favorite brands. That sale starts today. We're pretty pumped about the lineup—so take a look, and if something catches your eye, get clickin'.

Chore coats from Buckshot Sonnny's

On Seth: Herringbone chore coat from Buckshot Sonny's—one of my favorite layering staples.

Holy shirts and pants from Nonnie Threads

On Jeff: trousers from Nonnie Threads.

Bow ties and a pocket square from AnnaRuna

On Jeff: bow tie by AnnaRuna.

Handmade prints from Grant Heinlein

Above: the man, the myth, the legend—Grant Heinlein himself.

Notecards from Terrapin Stationers

Badass bandana-lined envelopes and cards from Ted Harrington.

Courier satchels, iPad cases and card-carriers from Defy Bags

Courier satchel from Defy Bags.

What are you waiting for? These prices only last for eight days, so shop now.

Friday Mop Up: Missing Jeff

It's that time. And because I'm so distraught that Jeff has left the country, I can hardly bring myself to create anything original. So we'll use this time to survey the goings on of the 'Net this week.

Oh, and we realized something today. We've been at this menswear thing for just over year. Our first post went up on Jan. 27, 2011. But that's the way we prefer it: not too much fanfare, and we'll just keep doing that thing we do. But thanks for sticking with us for the past 372 days. It's been wild.

Here's our fourth and final post for Details Magazine:

For Mom—or more aptly The Commodore, considering the tight ship she kept—handwritten notes were a sacred art. After each birthday or Christmas present, a forced marathon of grateful notecards was guaranteed.

It's an art that's nearly lost. These are the days of email. The days of emoticons, text-speak and unfinished drafts. The days of flitting between open computer windows because something might have happened on Twitter in the 45 seconds you were thinking of what to say next. 

Done well, a handwritten note trumps everything else. It's a deep breath—a pause from the daily free-for-all—and it carries an inherent thoughtfulness and permanence text messages and emails will never have.

I caught up with Ted Harrington, of Terrapin Prints, to get his suggestions for picking out the right stationery. Check it all out at Details. 

Oh, and here's a bonus: some recommended reading. Completely unrelated to style, but definitely related to humanity:

New York City's cops and robbers as captured by...an NYC cop. Seriously. Check it out. (via the New York Times' Lens blog)

That's all. We endorse keeping it brief.