BreadandRoses Pocket Sqaures


These days it seems like there are more pocket square brands than people who actually wear pocket squares. So, what sets Ohio’s BreadandRoses apart? Firstly, all of the co.’s fabrics are between 20 and 100 years old, coming straight from the designer’s personal collection. Second, each pocket square is meticulously crafted, one at a time by hand. Read More »

Good Giving: 25 Under $25


Welcome to the 2010 Well Spent holiday gift guide. I’m trying something a little different this year: 25 gifts, all socially responsible, and all under $25. Small things, but (hopefully) a bit more substantive and enduring than your typical stocking stuffers. Here’s to a healthy and sane holiday season.

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BreadandRoses2 Soft Accessories


There’s a lot to love about Ohio’s BreadandRoses2. The brainchild of textile artist / designer Diane Wilson, the company proffers scarves, pocket squares, and bandannas made from deadstock selvedge fabrics. Decades old, and almost all loomed in the US, the fabrics – including chambrays, hickory stripes and tartans – are culled from the artist’s own personal collection, which she has spent the better part of the last forty years amassing from thrift stores, estate sales, flea markets and various now defunct uniform and textile manufacturers. Read More »