Top 5 Most Wanted – November 2010
Consider these to be power rankings. Whether you’re looking for gift ideas or a quick upgrade for yourself, expect these to come around about once a month. The best of the best, which you may or may not have seen already. Agreements, disagreements, and additions are more than welcome in the comments section below.
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5. Boden Portobello Prince of Wales Blazer – $148.00
It’s that time of year when you can wear a jacket just about anywhere. And if it’s someplace super casual, where you’ll almost always be the one guy in a blazer, why not make it a bold pattern that can go well with jeans? Ryan mentioned in the comments section over here that it seems to be pretty high quality too. Also available in a subtle brown or grey herringbone.
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4. Cole Haan Air Garrett in Mahagony – $129.90 (reg. $195.00)
The right slimmed down modern shape, the right rich brown color, and the right price. Just under $130 means it’s a stretch for some, but not totally out of reach. Wear em’ with a light grey suit for a particularly British look.
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3. Beefeater Limited Edition Winter Gin – $??.??
The distillers added cinnamon, nutmeg, and pine shoots to the normal batch. What came out of it is a gin they claim that’s perfect for winter. But is it born from genuine artistry? Or is it marketing? Drinks correspondent Ben Madeska weighs in: “On one hand it’s a marketing ploy. On the other… just because it’s a marketing ploy doesn’t mean it doesn’t taste good, and it does look like it tastes good. I’d try it.” Same here. It’ll probably be almost impossible to find. Who knows on price. But the guys over at Gintime are giving away a few bottles.
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2. Banana Republic Quilted Full Zip Jacket – $130.00
The leather jacket / cotton cadet jacket alternative. Looks 100x better in person. Slim fit, great front pockets, and a thin stripe across the shoulders. $130 retail, but sales can drop it to around $90.
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1. J. Crew Rugged Twill Messenger Bag – $128.00
It’s still hard to believe how low the price is on this thing. Great for a modern workplace that’s not quite suit and tie.
Great picks, Joe, although I’m permanently off of gin.
The rest though are definitely wants for myself as well!
Cheers,
Ben
Hey I really dig the plaid grey & blue jacket.
Went to BR to check out that jacket today — alas, none my size.
Bought the bag today. Looks really nice and fits a pair of shoes, laptop and notebook. Definitely looks to be worth the money. Unfortunately, after I got home I saw the J Crew deal for 25% $150 or more and decided to buy one of the slim secret wash shirts and the bag online. Anyone know if J Crew will notice if I start using the bag I bought today and return the one I bought online to the brick and mortar? Don’t want to run afoul of any policies regarding the sale…
I can’t speak to the Beefeater Winter Edition, but a couple of months ago I picked up the Beefeater Summer Edition gin to take to a weekly gathering a alcohol & cocktail snobs. Most were pretty skeptical when I showed up with it but after a few excellent martinis made with it we were all pretty impressed. It was smooth and didn’t have a super strong juniper taste to it.