My good friend D-balls hooked me up with this article from The Wall Street Journal about the difference between designer sunglasses and cheap sunglasses. “The fact is designer sunglasses are very expenses and they are, for most people, not worth it.” It turns out that most sunglasses are made by the same company, Luxottica. Luxottica manufacturers [...]

http://www.necn.com/07/09/10/Salvation-Army-struggling-in-Vermont/ This is kind of a sad story I came across today, it’s a couple days old but it surprised me. The Salvation Army thrift stores are struggling with poor sales in it’s 3 area stores and recently had to close it’s Burlington Vermont distribution center. I’m kind of surprised they have 3 area stores, [...]

I just came across this brilliant article (Thank you Devin) about the evolution of the garment industry in America from the perspective of one woman, Cindy Ferrara. There are a few points in the article that I found particularly interesting. Cindy called you out America, she says you don’t know how to tell if something [...]

I never thought I’d do so much laundry as a clothier. But I do! I’ve got a great haul of western and flannel and western flannel shirts that will be going into the store today! I’ll post some pictures of them once they get hung, right now they’re just piles of laundry, later they’ll be [...]