Admiral Cod

Just a quick word on the subject of black suits. I spotted a young chap wearing a three-button, single breasted black suit this morning. He ...

I am a sucker for the skull & crossbones motif. I like it on belts, shirts, slippers, even brogued oxfords. This may come as a surprise,...

Around this time of year my thoughts turn to warm weather. And that means shorts. Bermuda shorts in colours such as pink, red, light blue, a...

Overheard at Jade Bar, Gramercy Park Hotel, New York City, Friday January 25, 2008 @ 11:34PM: Girl: “What do you do?” Guy: “What do I do. B...

For a hunting man, there is nothing quite so agreeable as stalking and impaling an elusive creature, whether it be a big Nassau Grouper in t...

As you know, I have been a devotee of Creed fragrances since I was a young man. The first Creed scent I acquired was Royal English Leather...

"Jadis, maintes civilisations se sont écroulées, mais il s'agissait de désastres régionaux qui ne concernaient pas toute l'huma...

"Decadence in modern mass multicultural societies begins at a moment when there is no longer any discernable meaning within society. Me...

It was a summer morning and a warm breeze blew through the meadows and hedgerows. There was activity on the river bank. Rat and Mole were ...

"I have found the ideal way to drink Burgundy. You must take a peach and peel it, and put it in a finger bowl, and pour the Burgundy ov...

Violence is life-giving. Our very existence results from aggression, from friction. War is life-affirming. Hitting-out is an attempt to enl...

A recent snapshot taken whilst on a business excursion to Grand Cayman Island last summer. As an investment professional I am often required...

A recent photograph demonstrating the proper way to pair a Tweed jacket and Fair Isle vest. Not only is this the start of the Christmas sea...

As you may have heard, I have decided for the time being to dispense with my bespoke Harris Tweed Boxer Shorts, as I have been plagued for t...

A strategic shot of working buttonholes in action on the cuffs of my bespoke Giliberto suit. In most cases I leave the buttons fastened, bu...

Whilst looking through some papers, I found this old photograph of my ancestral home, Montherlant. From birth I occupied several rooms on t...

I recently commissioned, from my tailor, a brace of Harris tweed boxer shorts in a subtle herringbone pattern. I am quite pleased with them ...

"La vérité est scandaleuse. Mais sans elle, il n'y a rien qui vaille. Une vision honnête et naïve du monde est déjà un chef-d'o...

"I say," I said, taking another drink of my Glenlivet Single Malt. "She's a beaut!" "Quite," replied Cap...

As you may already have heard, I have now grown a beard. It is a blonde number with hints of red and brown, a tribute in part to my Viking a...

A photo from my recent stay in South America. I am the chap in the hat on the right. I am accompanied by Donald, a member of the secretive ...

A recent photo of one of my bespoke Giliberto suits in action for the winter season. This is a two-buttoned number in a Glenplaid check patt...

Gone to South America for ten days. Ostensible reason for the trip is to interview several mining companies for potential investment opportu...

As you know, I am not a big fan of three-button, undarted sack suits. Why? They look too boxy, too square, too American on me. The presence ...

A recent action pic of my pair of pirate slippers from Stubbs & Wootton. These are the slippers of which slipper dreams are made. Featur...

I like a good Fez just as much as the next chap. The Fez originated not in the Muslim world, as some would have it, but in ancient Greece. T...

By 1999, I had achieved a successful Wall Street career in the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market. But I wanted a break. So I went to S...