One of the best pieces of advice in terms of buying clothing is to make sure to have the basics. One of these basics that doesn’t get enough attention is the gingham shirt. I have quite a few – they are all workhorses. The best part about the gingham shirt…

Persol 2958 in Tortoise I don’t know what it is about these, but I like ’em. Classic like the Carrera, but with a little ‘Ari Gold‘: Good stuff.

It’s looked like this for as long as I can remember – top of the line meat, tomato from the garden, fresh lettuce, vidalia onion, and cheddar cheese. Hash brown casserole and an ear of corn on the side. Good eatin’.

Skip did us all a huge favor and scanned the Fall 2010 catalog from LL Bean Signature over on his blog. Give it a gander – it all looks good. The Duck sweater will be mine…