Two Points for Lands’ End
I think regular Lands’ End clothes are pretty cute for basic striped tshirts and that kind of thing, and of course, cold weather gear. Considering how often I buy from Lands’ End for my son or husband in particular, I’m not sure how I missed this ”Canvas” line, but I found it nota moment too soon because it looks good! Nothing too revelatory, it just looks like slightly more polished gap casual wear, or the JCrew “durbs” (Citymouse tells me this is what Jcrew calls their chinos and stuff). But there is a good looking sailor tshirt, (available many places but here only 30$) and a canvas utlity blazer above that would help any sundress, and all very affordable. Also everything seems to be stretched out a bit which helps with the boxy fit problem of this sort of brand. Is this available in store at Sears? I hope so. Mr. Countrmouse and I love running through sears for Levis and Lands’ End stuff.
A white rope and gooold anchor belt:
The ever popular (with me) dicky top dress:
a color-dipped canvas tote :
I love the bottoms of this yellow striped bathing suit, not quite boy shorts, but not too little either.
Also if you know a man who is shoe-challenged, the first 4 pairs on the men’s shoe page are a pretty perfect man shoe collection if you ask me. I may be biased because Mr. countrymouse has the first 3.
Filed under BourgeoisBoy, BourgeoisStyle | Comments (6)Posted by: CountryMouseYou’re Going to Hate Me But….
What I’m about to say goes against everything this blog stands for. We love high quality low cost items but sometimes high quality means high cost. I know, it stinks but its the way of the world. Since many people think Christmas is the time to splurge and buy something for their significant other that they would never buy for themselves, here goes. I don’t wear men’s undies so I’m unable to provide a firsthand account, but Henley & Sloane boxers are apparently the GREATEST boxers the world has ever known. So great in fact that many mean find their *gasp* $60 price tag (that’s one pair, not a multi-pack) downright reasonable. Because of their cotton covered elastic waistband they have developed a cult like following. So if you know someone who’s been particularly nice this year consider stuffing their stocking with a pair of boxers from Henley & Sloane.
Filed under BourgeoisBoy, BourgeoisStyle | Comments (4)Posted by: CityMouseBald is Beautiful
In my house we have grown to accept balding as a fact of life. But for those of you who want to fight the inevitable I have found a product that can really help. My hairdresser happens to be suffering from a little baldness of his own and is using Organin shake on hair fibers. I know,shake on hair sounds like a load of bunk. So I had my hairdresser do a live demonstration on his own head and the results were astounding. Apparently the secret is to finish the head off with a bit of hairspray. It holds the temporary hair in place and gives it a realistic sheen. So for those of you whose husbands are looking a bit thin up top, think stocking stuffer. Organin is $29.95.
Filed under BourgeoisBoy | Comment (0)Posted by: CityMouseCherrypal
Although its name sounds like an obscure HelloKitty character, the Cherrypal is actually a new, teeny (the size of a paperback) desktop computer (no monitor) that is supposed to be the first green pc in that it only uses 2watts of power by utilizing a “cloud” of applications located in the webosphere, instead of being a big box of clunky technology.
Belated Warning: This post has been written by someone who purchases computers based solely on looks and has no idea what she is talking about on this issue.
Anyway, the Cherrypal retails for only $249, which is where we come in, and seems to be a good solution for, say, a kitchen computer that is mainly used to look up recipes, pay bills, read celebrity gossip, etc. I have an Imac from a few years ago in my kitchen, purchased, again, pretty much only because it is white and attractive, and I can attest that I hardly ever do any serious computing on it that would require anything more than a Cherry Cloud, whatever that is. I have an ugly pc laptop for my vpn work stuff, because when I try to vpn on my Mac it bursts into flames.
I give the Cherrypal an A for price, size, and potential helpfulness to one’s decor, being so small. However I am giving a B- for looks, since it is boring black bumpy computer plastic and has a ho hum graphic. If it were me I would have made it out of a dull gray metal, or maybe yarn. Or wood panelling! Since it has no moving parts inside maybe those people who knit coozies for everything could make a coozy for the cherrypal, so it could blend in a little more with the other stuff on your counter.
Filed under BourgeoisAbode, BourgeoisBoy | Comments (3)Posted by: CountryMouseHave Meat, Will Travel
With Father’s Day approaching, I thought I should share with you this totally awesome grill I spotted in the current issue of Domino. It folds completely flat and has a handy carrying handle, so once you reach your barbequing destination, Bob’s your uncle it’s a grill- and a very cool looking one at that. For only $31.49 the Bayou Classic Hotspot Notebook Portable Grill is a heck of a deal for something so convenient and stylish. I can’t wait to add this to my ever growing collection of polo accoutrements.
Filed under BourgeoisAbode, BourgeoisBoy | Comments (5)Posted by: CityMouseValentines Day Gift Guide for Men
Welcome to our first ever post about products for men and the official introduction of our Valentines Day Gift Guide! We acknowledge that our site is dedicated to items for women, but every now and then we figure you may need help shopping for the men in your lives. Valentines Day is just such a time so we’re introducing BourgeoisBoy. For those of you who are only interested in girly products, stay tuned for the Gift Guide for Girls tomorrow!
First up, for the gadget obsessed boy, is the Apple iPhone. The 8gb version is $399 and the brand spanking new 16gb version is $499. Being the proud owner of an iPhone I can tell you that its pretty much the greatest gizmo ever invented. Just one word of caution, the iPhone can only be used on AT&T at the moment, so you should make sure that your significant other is okay with that. Think this is way to pricey for you beau? Don’t worry, these gifts are arranged by price so they get cheaper!
