Recommendation: Xin Yuan Silk and Cashmere

As all of you know, I rarely recommend products or companies.  The vendors we discuss in our annual “Old Money Back To School Wardrobe List” are an exception, but all of our readers contribute their favorite brands as well, so any vendor mentioned is hardly a full-throated endorsement from me. In fact, one of the … More Recommendation: Xin Yuan Silk and Cashmere

Why Dress Matters

An articulate video from British politician Jacob Rees-Mogg. I don’t always agree with his politics, but I couldn’t agree more with his opinion here. BGT

A Little Voltaire, S’il Vous Plait

Francois-Marie Arouet, more famously known as Voltaire, was a French playwright, novelist, and philosopher, etc. who lived from 1694 to 1778. His name is often mentioned when historians discuss the Age of Enlightenment, a period that saw many societies set aside superstition, dogma, and intolerance, and embrace reason, moderation, and acceptance. He may have been … More A Little Voltaire, S’il Vous Plait