My interest in menswear and the personalities involved is deeper than your average clothes horse. For example, for a short time I consumed and read everything I could on Sid Mashburn. Youtube videos, podcasts, articles, I'm not exactly proud of it I'm just reporting the facts. I was obviously brought in by his style which he says the goal is to have a wardrobe that will take you from Mississippi to NYC to Milan. Sid rocks a slimmer cut and embraces patterns and colors which speaks to my southern soul. But the more I learned how he runs his stores I really became a fan. In one interview Sid shared that he encourages his employees to "hug people with your eyes" when folks come in. It was the most southern thing I ever heard. It should be on your grandma's mixing bowl or on a sign in your mom's kitchen. But seriously, I love that saying and have stolen it for my own life. It encourages warmth when dealing with others and we can always use more of that.
However, I was a long time watcher but didn't buy anything substantial because I wasn't sure Sid's style would work for me. Sid is a tall slim guy and all his stuff looks like it's tailored for those kind of guys. I'm the opposite; short, broad, tree trunk thighs, etc. and I was worried anything I bought from them would look like it was from baby GAP. But I stopped by thier Houston store while I was in town for a wedding and tried one of their polos on. Kyle and the Houston Mashburn team are great by the way. I tried on an XL and it fit great. Plenty of space in the chest and wasn't hugging on me. I was surpreised that their OTR polos fit so well.
The polos give off vintage Ralph Lauren vibes like the polos my Dad wore when I was growing up. The texture is a little rough when you run the shirt between your fingers which I love. I hate polos that almost feel synthetic. The design is simple. Made in Italy, it has a breast pocket and a small embrodierd "SM" on the lower left hem. The collar resembles what I've seen from Criquet shirts with a slight nod to retro but it's the kind of shirt you can wear 30 years from now and you wouldn't look out of place. I walked out with 4 or 5 that day. They come in bunch of different colors and need to be ironed after washing (as God intended). And yes, I've channled my #cashmereKeith and worn them golfing. If you need to re-up on polos like Dad used to wear Sid has my full endorsement.
Also, despite my fear for Sid being to "tight" for my body type I took the plunge and ordered a MTM shirt and suit with Kyle from the Houston store as well. I'll cover those in a couple of different posts.
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