The Colour of the Earth

I've gone on and on with my praises for the latest PJ Harvey album 'Let England Shake', and as much as I do love this song and think it's near perfect to close the album, the purpose of sharing this is to point out the style and panache of PJ and company in the beginning a cappella.  UK Fashion at it's best and most functional. 

Also the air of nonchalance with which they perform.  So badass.

Jeans

I try not to be negative in this blog but I have to present you with  One Thing I Hate:

I'm not particularly tall, about 5'11, and I've weighed within 3 pounds of 145 since graduating high school. I'm in an unusually healthy percentile for my age and weight.  So why is it that I can't find jeans that fit well and are long enough??
My waist is about a 28 but I always look for a 30 just because that way I can at least get a 32 length.  Even with that being the case my jeans are always super hiked up when I sit.  That's fine in any other kind of pant but not jeans.  I don't like sock being viewable in my jeans.  a 30/33 or 30/34 would be ideal and it's impossible to find unless I go to a more 'urban' store and buy a super baggy pair of pants with all sorts of ridiculous embroidered angels wings and pistols with studs around all the pockets.
Perhaps that'll be a good look for me.

The Fisherman Sweater: The Last Word in Male Badass'ery

                    

                    

If there's one thing I appreciate that the Irish have given us, it would be the fisherman sweater.  Call it fancy if you like but I've never seen a man in a fisherman sweater that I'd be confident going toe to toe with except for this guy:

And even he looks oddly respectable here.

I own a fisherman sweater that I wear on as many occasions as I can.  It looks great over any collared shirt and is essential to my wardrobe throughout the winter.  The larger and more obnoxious the collar the better.  The one Mr. Pattinson is sporting above is one of the best examples I've found in my searches.  Not to mention, of course, the man who made the fisherman sweater famous: