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HOUSE ARREST: DIVERSIONARY TACTICS

April 06, 2020 by David Coggins in Style

Hopefully we’re all still safe and relatively sane. Here are some diversions to help get through the tedium. I was on Handcut Radio, the podcast hosted by the excellent Aleks Cvetkovic. We talked about writing, developing a personal sense of style and a lot of other things.

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April 06, 2020 /David Coggins
Drake's, Crockett & Jones
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THE ARCHIVE: CROCKETT & JONES

December 20, 2019 by David Coggins in Style

A few companies have solved the equation. They make something very well and sell it at a fair price. That seems like it should be easy, but it’s not, or there would be more firms like Crockett & Jones. I have more Crockett & Jones shoes and boots in my collection than from any other maker. A lot of men feel that way, that’s because they sit firmly at the intersection of good design (I love their last shape—just the right rounded toe) and good value (to me, a very fair price).

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December 20, 2019 /David Coggins
The Archive, Crockett & Jones
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