I’m proud to say that all the heavy lifting has been completed on the Charming Dandy website redesign. There is a bit of a kink in the archive pagination (about 8 pages in) and I am still working on reformatting each article for wordpress. But, otherwise I’m done! If you subscribe by RSS you should stop by and check it out! Let me know what you think of the new look. If you find anything broken please shoot me an email at charming.dandy at gmail.com. Thanks for your help!

Cyberoptix Tie Lab sells products on etsy under then name toybreaker. They manufacturer some awesome silk screened neckties, which I’ve featured on Charming Dandy before. I’m writing about the shop again because I’ve discovered their wedding packages, which I think are a great idea. I love the idea of getting a matched set for the groomsmen in black, with a contrasting color for the groom…all in the same pattern.

Absinthe Obsession
While traipsing through Europe during my undergraduate days, I had an extended stay in Prague because of a rail worker strike, leaving me plenty of time indulge my Absinthe fixation. Back in those days (not so long ago, actually) absinthe was illegal in the United States due to (erroneous) concerns over the hallucinogenic effects of wormwood. The cheesy tourist bars I frequented put on quite a show for the naive young tourists, complete with flaming sugar cubes. As it happens, traditionally absinthe soaked sugar cubes are not set on …