Autumn Wardrobe Essentials?

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Question for the Community:

What are your core clothing items for Autumn - things that you would want to replace almost immediately if lost - either for town or country?

Tattersall Shirts and Moleskins (Repost and Update)

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For many, autumn is a time to replenish Tattersall Shirts and Moleskin Trousers.

Mercer & Sons New Tattersall Pattern: James Bond Favorite Tattersall-Green British Brushed Cotton Flannel <http://www.mercerandsons.com/swatches_and_pricing-larger-checks-and-plaids.htm>.

Tattersall Shirts

Outside town, only one fabric is suitable for the countryside.  This was invented in 1890 by Henry Ernest Hollins, a Derbyshire mill owner... named after the patterned horse blankets used in Richard Tattersall's famous market.  

- Paul Keers <http://www.keers.co.uk/, http://amzn.to/2hiAM0B>, A Gentleman's Wardrobe

Some Men's Tattersall Shirt (non-wrinkle-resistant) providers are:

• Mercer and Sons <http://www.mercerandsons.com/swatches_and_pricing-larger-checks-and-plaids.htm>

• Cordings <http://www.cordings.co.uk/menswear/shirts>
• Wine Navy Medium Check Tattersall Shirt <https://www.cordings.co.uk/wine-navy-medium-check-tattersall-shirt.html>
• Yellow Navy Medium Check Tattersall Shirt <https://www.cordings.co.uk/yellow-navy-medium-check-tattersall-shirt.html>
• Blue Green Medium Check Tattersall Shirt <https://www.cordings.co.uk/blue-green-medium-check-tattersall-shirt.html>
• Green Wine Medium Check Tattersall Shirt <https://www.cordings.co.uk/green-wine-medium-check-tattersall-shirt.html>
• Brown Green Small Tattersall Shirt <https://www.cordings.co.uk/brown-green-small-tattersall-shirt.html>
• Brown Blue Small Tattersall Shirt <https://www.cordings.co.uk/chestnut-navy-small-tattersall-shirt.html>
• Leaf Wine Small Tattersall Shirt <https://www.cordings.co.uk/leaf-wine-small-tattersall-shirt.html>
• Red Blue Medium Tattersall Shirt <https://www.cordings.co.uk/red-blue-medium-tattersall-shirt.html>

• O'Connell's:
• Viyella Sport Shirt - Brown Blue Tattersall <http://www.oconnellsclothing.com/Viyella-Sport-Shirt-Brown-Blue-Tattersall-257449.html>
• Viyella Sport Shirt - Tattersall - Ivory with Olive Rust & Grey <http://www.oconnellsclothing.com/Viyella-Sport-Shirt-1017-Tattersall-Ivory-with-Olive-Rust-and-Grey.html>
• Viyella Sport Shirt - Professor Plum Tattersall <http://www.oconnellsclothing.com/Viyella-Sport-Shirt-Professor-Plum-Tattersall-451412-86.html>
• Troy Guild Shirtmakers - Broadcloth Tattersall - Black Grey & Burgundy <http://www.oconnellsclothing.com/Troy-Guild-Shirtmakers-Broadcloth-Tattersall-Black-Grey-and-Burgundy.html>

• William Powell <https://www.williampowell.com/mens/menswear/mens-shirts/>
• Tattersall Shooting Shirt - Red/ Green <https://www.williampowell.com/mens/menswear/mens-shirts/william-powell-cotton-tattersall-shooting-shirt---red-green_mst232-rg>
• Tattersall Shooting Shirt - Blue Check <https://www.williampowell.com/mens/menswear/mens-shirts/william-powell-cotton-tattersall-shooting-shirt---blue-check_mst231-bc>
• Tattersall Shooting Shirt - Green Check <https://www.williampowell.com/mens/menswear/mens-shirts/william-powell-cotton-tattersall-shooting-shirt---green-check_mst231-gc>
• Cotton Tattersall Shooting Shirt - Green / Ochre <https://www.williampowell.com/mens/menswear/mens-shirts/william-powell-cotton-tattersall-shooting-shirt---green--ochre_mst232-go>
• Tattersall Shooting Shirt - Navy / Burgundy <https://www.williampowell.com/mens/menswear/mens-shirts/william-powell-cotton-tattersall-shooting-shirt---navy--burgundy_mst232-nb>
• Cotton Grouse Shooting Shirt - Barley Check <https://www.williampowell.com/mens/menswear/mens-shirts/william-powell-cotton-grouse-shooting-shirt---barley-check_mst233-bc>

• Alan Paine <https://www.alanpaine.co.uk/mens/shirts>

• Purdey <https://www.purdey.com/mens/shirts-and-polos>

• Orvis Country Twill Shirts <https://www.orvis.com/p/country-twill-long-sleeved-shirt/2lbg>

• Barbour Tattersall (See House of Bruar)

• Ben Silver <Link>

• Farlows Tattersall Check Cotton Shirt <http://www.farlows.co.uk/farlows-tattersall-check-shirt.html>

• Cotswold Country <http://www.cotswoldcountry.co.uk/mens-c1/shirts-c31>

• James Purdey Tattersall Shirts <http://www.bsaltd.com/pages/E560TNEW.htm>

• A Hume (Outfitters) <https://www.ahume.co.uk/search/tattersall>

• The House of Bruar <http://www.houseofbruar.com/mens/shirts/tattersall/>
• Men's Tattersall Shirt <https://www.houseofbruar.com/mens-tatt-shirt-blue-15-blue/>
• Men’s Cotton & Wool Tattersall Shirt <https://www.houseofbruar.com/m-ctnwool-tattersal-camelnyburg-15/>
• Mens Barbour Field Tattersall Shirt <https://www.houseofbruar.com/mens-barbour-field-tattersall-shirt-tn56201greenbrown/>
• Mens Barbour Sporting Tattersall Shirt <https://www.houseofbruar.com/mens-barbour-sporting-tattersall-shirt-multi/>
  

The Judge

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School Chums - The 1970s

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Dukes Boots + Cordings - For Ladies

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Cordings has a new collaboration with Dukes Boots.

Dukes - known for their high quality, Made in Spain boots and energetic designs - has teamed up this season with Cordings to offer this very smart Ladies Chelsea Boot.  The Italian suede boots, shown here in Tan, are also offered in Black.

The result is flattering and, almost surprisingly, quite comfortable.  These needed no breaking in (with the exception of a bit of a leather sole scratch-up), and they run true to size.

• Dukes for Cordings Tan Suede Chelsea Boot <https://www.cordings.co.uk/tan-suede-dukes-for-cordings-chelsea-boot.html>

Made in Spain

Jumping on the Green

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Looking for Ducks

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On the Kitchen Shelf

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The Triumph Briefcase by Lotuff - Made in New England

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Starting to Get Used to It

Spotted today - Photos by Salt Water New England

Spotted - At the Beach

Reader Question: Where should I get a good quality, fairly priced down comforter?

An Old Comforter - Photo by Salt Water New England

A Reader Question:

I am looking for advice on good quality fairly priced down comforters.  My LLBean comforter is 20 years old and going strong, but things may have changed.

Around Rockport Harbor

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Border Collie Pup - Would Rather Be Herding Sheep

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Peaches and Pears

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Eagle Owl

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The Men's Covert Coat and Silk Chasing Scarf from Cordings - Made in England

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The Men's Covert Coat in 38R

The covert coat is a uniquely British item, with over a hundred year history.

And no one makes the covert coat better than Cordings, who has been offering such a garment since 1850.  The Victoria and Albert Museum has one of theirs in its permanent collection.

• Fawn Original Covert Coat <https://www.cordings.co.uk/fawn-original-covert-coat.html>

• Navy Chasing Paisley Silk Scarf <https://www.cordings.co.uk/navy-chasing-paisley-silk-scarf.html>

Out and About

The Essential Sideboard

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Wrapping Up

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Breaking in the Boots

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Scratchy Photo from the Mid-1980s: L.L. Bean Boots in the Soviet Union

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Fresh Dirt

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New York Times: ‘Overtourism’ Worries Europe. How Much Did Technology Help Get Us There?

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Farhad Manjoo wrote, in his piece in The New York Times:

“[Overtourism]’s a level of tourism which is degrading the enjoyment that residents have, but it’s also degrading the tourist experience, because the tourist who is endlessly queuing behind backpacks of hundreds of other tourists is not discovering the real or the authentic place,” said Justin Francis...

“You can’t talk about overtourism without mentioning Instagram and Facebook — I think they’re big drivers of this trend,” Mr. Francis said. “Seventy-five years ago, tourism was about experience seeking. Now it’s about using photography and social media to build a personal brand. In a sense, for a lot of people, the photos you take on a trip become more important than the experience.” <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/technology/technology-overtourism-europe.html>

Tourism has always been a Faustian bargain for the hosting region.  The primary advantages of tourists are the money they bring, and, as a secondary result, the motivation for a community to preserve and invest in unique aesthetics and culture.

However, as Mr. Manjoo points out, technology has made travel cheaper.  This not only creates overtourism, the point of the column, but also undermines the motivation of a community to tolerate some of these interlopers.  One can expect to see more anti-tourist ordinances, though perhaps not at the high-end.

While the summer house remains a nice model to put down roots, it is not a viable financial option for many.  A compromise may be returning to the same place year after year, avoiding the temptation of treating it as a resort, and instead finding a productive role in it.

There are people who, everywhere they build a new house, have stricter zoning laws follow.  Some new technologies may follow a similar path, diminishing what they purport to improve.

Still, Summer Clothes in New Haven

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Around Salt Marsh Farm

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