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The Classicist: Southern Proper's Timeless Style

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Mint juleps, seersucker, stately plantations, belles in summer dresses and those F. Scott Fitzgerald stories where they go around saying "Good mawnin', Sally Carrol" -- all come together in the new spring collection from Southern Proper, a gentleman's outfitter from Atlanta now gaining wider recognition from natty northerners.

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How To Style The Leather Bow/Bolo Tie

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Website Of a Kind has an interesting concept, promoting new designers with an appealing mix of editorial content that showcases not just the products but the designers themselves through personal stories. The site sells limited edition runs of specific unique products. Up this week, Alex & Eli's new exclusive bolo bow tie for Of a Kind. The designers are selling 13 of the bow ties made of cream suede and black leather, and retail for $125.

Popular fashion blogger Leandra Medine of Man Repeller styled the piece in a variety ways even trying it as a headband. It's an intriguing piece, part dandy, part cowboy or as Leandra put it "If Hamish Bowles took a trip to the American West ca. Brokeback Mountain, this is what he would wear."

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