Categories: On the Lookout
Writing, reviews, interviews, photography.
Posts by A. Frankel
This is a little bit late but about six weeks ago I found myself in Prague, Czech Republic on a last-minute Spring Break journey away from Philadelphia. I flew from Philadelphia to St. Louis to visit family quickly before flying through Chicago Midway, London Heathrow, then finally to Prague. The city’s gorgeous and has a pretty amazing history, specifically that of medieval times and the early 20th century. There’s currently a fairly heavy wave of design firms moving to the area which has helped boost the economy (despite U.S.A. still having the upper hand in the exchange rate battle), unfortunately we found it on our last day there so I didn’t do the best job of documenting what’s happening. The following is a brief photographic recount of some things I saw. Click on all photos to enlarge.
Categories: Travels
Recently I picked up a duffle bag from Jack Spade. I was in need of something a little better looking than your standard issue black cordura duffle while still keeping it mostly low key, durable, and on a low-ish budget (I picked this up on sale for about $110, usually retailing above $200). If you’re looking for flash, this bag ain’t for you. It resembles a mason’s tool bag so if you’re after something of high quality that’s well designed and can definitely get you through a weekend or more (if you’re really good at packing), this puppy’s right up your alley. Follow the link below to read the rest of the review/see more photos.
Categories: Reviews
This is the first in a series of interviews with people who have a keen interest in menswear, style, design, or generally cool stuff. Most of these people are doing something of great note that you should absolutely take a look at.
For the first interview I spoke with Jack Morgan, best described as a real estate mogul, entrepreneur, Shakespearean expert, tie maker, and multi-lingual musician with an interest in keeping things cool. Jack and I first spoke via the original American Classic page and I became very interested in his work hand-knitting ties. We spoke in February 2011. Click below to see the full interview.
Categories: Inquiries & Responses, Interviews
Bloomington, Indiana is the home of Indiana University weighing in with nearly 42,500 students, taking up almost 60% of the town’s population. Known extensively for their unparalleled sense of school pride, every spring students ready themselves for a cycling event of epic proportions: the Little 500. Modeled after the Indianapolis 500, the race began in 1951 with students putting together a track race in which fraternities and independent teams (University-affiliated, of course) could compete. A solid few weeks of events and partying built themselves around the main event of the men’s track race on a Saturday in April every year. The women’s race was added later which takes place the day before, along with ‘Miss-n-Out’ (taking place two weeks prior) which is an elimination-style track race dropping the last rider to cross the finish line every lap.
A running of the race in the 70s.
The American Classic 
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