One of my favorite books is William Gibson’s Pattern Recognition. The main character Cayce Pollard has a very distinct style and her clothing is described in the books as CPUs — Cayce Pollard Units. What would her pen-and-paper supplies look like? Simple, clean and logo-free, mostly black, grey and silver, and of course, useful. William…
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Fashionable Friday: Spring is Here!
Spring is finally here in the Midwest and all my thoughts are to bright floral colors, and days laying in the grass plotting out my next adventure. Midori style Traveler’s Notebook in green nubuck leather, available in regular or passport size prices start at $20.57 (via Pebredori on Etsy) RETRAKT in pink anodized aluminum $45…
Fashionable Friday: Planet Comic-Con Edition
This weekend is the annual Kansas City Planet Comicon and I’m so excited (yet again). So, this week’s “Fashionable Friday” is geek-centric. Apologies to the liberties I took with the color names. But it did make me think, “Why isn’t anyone doing any geek-themed ink colors?” This is a niche that NEEDS to be filled.…
Fashionable Friday: Swift Knitter
I just ordered a Tom Bihn Swift tote ($90). Its a bag especially designed for knitters to tote projects. The fabric is smooth so it won’t pill the sweater you’re wearing. There are pockets to store notions and no pesky zipper to snag yarn. The Swift tote comes with a small Yarn Stuff Sack to…
Fashionable Friday: Postally Yours
It all started with the “Yours Truly” dress covered with airmail envelopes. I bought mine at Donna’s Dress Shop here in Kansas City but there are online retailers that stock it as well.If it wasn’t 4ºF outside, I would have even considered modelling it so y’all will have to wait until the Atlanta Pen Show…
Fashionable Friday: Use The Force
In a strange twist down the internet rabbit hole this morning, I discovered that Dooney & Bourke makes specialized handbags and wallets for Disney Parks across the world. There is, of course, a healthy secondary market in selling particularly rare and unusual items like today’s inspiration, the Special Edition Star Wars Half Marathon Satchel from…
Fashionable Sunday: RIP Rex Ray
Field Notes Cherry Wood $9.95/3-pack (via Field Notes) Edison Collier Fountain Pen in Persimmon Swirl $149 (via Anderson Pens) Eco-Essential Pen from $50 (via Ishuja) Rex Ray Deluxe Notecards $14.95 (via Chronicle Books) Aqua Pebble Eraser $2 (via Poppin) Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki Ink (Vermilion Red Orange) $28 (via Jet Pens) Streaking Paper Notebook $14.95 (via…