Preppy in the 90s

1999 – A professional headshot of me taken by a photographer in Tribecca when my wife and I were living … More

Tad Friend – A True Wasp

Tad Friend, in his 2009 memoir Cheerful Money: Me, My Family and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor, reveals in … More

I was going through a box of old photographs this week when I found an image that summed up … More

Some accessories are just hard to find in a thrift store. One example is this navy and maroon grosgrain watch … More

A new L.L. Bean store opened recently in Yonkers, NY just off I-87 at Ridgehill Mall about 15 minutes from where … More

I recently came thrifted a men’s large medium blue L.L. Bean goose down vest for $7.99 The vest was made … More

Yesterday, I posted about finding an L.L. Bean field coat at a very low price in a local thrift store. … More

Location: Unique Thrift Store, 218 W. 231st Street, Riverdale, NY. Finding an L.L. Bean field coat in a thrift store … More

We’ve been having some cooler fall weather lately in New York City. Today it was overcast and actually a bit … More

At my favorite thrift store again tonight (Unique in Riverdale, NY), I found several items that I thought worth showing. … More

Each Monday at Unique Thrift Store in Riverdale, NY is Customer Appreciation Day – all items are 25% off the … More