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The guys at Little Bonsai have truly outdone themselves with this incredible invention: The Clip. We might even go as far as saying that this is a must-have for every guy. How exactly can The Clip serve you? Let us count the ways. The Clip can serve as a key holder for all your keys, but it isn’t just any ordinary key holder. The Clip, as the name implies, can be clipped to your pocket or belt. Say goodbye to the days of fishing in your pockets to find your house keys in the middle of the night.

It also doubles as a money clip. But it doesn’t end there. Need a bottle opener? Use The Clip. Looking for something to wrap your headphone cord around? Use The Clip again. The truth of the matter is, you won’t a find more talented keychain anywhere.

And at a very friendly $15, it’s a steal. Order yours today at www.littlebonsai.com/theclip.

If your last Takara Kabuto bike was stolen, and you’re not comfortable leaving your next bike out on the balcony either, the Delta Michelangelo Bike Rack may be exactly what you’re looking for. Especially if you prefer not randomly drilling holes into the walls of your humble abode.

The Delta Michelangelo Bike Rack looks super clean, minimalist, making it an easy match to to the theme of your apartment—whatever that may be. With its ingenuous design and super sleek look. The best part is it doesn’t just house one bike; it can accommodate two. So whether you live in a bachelor pad or with a roomie, this is your solution for quick and easy bike storage. All you need to do is let it lean on the wall, and voila! Installation is fast and simple as can be.The Delta Michelangelo Bike Rack works with bikes of all shapes and sizes.

BUY IT Delta Michelangelo Bike Rack $60

You can smell it already. Fresh cut grass. White leather gloves. Musty green jackets.

Golf season is upon us.

It’s a little known secret that one of the quickest ways to improve your scores is to get accurate reads for each one of your clubs. How many times have you hit a beautiful shot, only to completely fall short of the green? Even worse, you completely blow past the pin and have it to chip it back without a clear line of site.

How many shots could you save per round  if you had just landed it on the green?

How many more winks and cocky smiles would you give you friends as you casually walk back to you cart, quietly thinking to yourself “How did I just do that?!”

Well, this season, we have a trick up our sleeves for you. The Garmin Approach S1 and S3 line of watches.

Garmin Approach S3

Pre-programmed with 27,000 courses from around the world, these watches give you precise and accurate reads to the green whether you can see the pin or not. It even tells you the yardage to doglegs, hazards, and other important greens features so you can stay on top of each hole.

The watches also track how far you hit each club so you get increasingly accurate club lengths.

Additionally, the Garmin Approach doubles as a scorekeeper so you can keep track on how much you improve over the season, how you played that particular hole last week, and remind you of how to best approach the hole this time around. It even keeps track of how long it takes you to finish each round, and an odometer so you can see how far you’ve walked.

Personally, we love the discrete styling that deserve to be worn every day. It sure beats pulling out a Laser Range Finder every hole. A simple glance at the wrist, and you know immediately which iron to grab.

The best approach is to bring a ridealong GPS or phone app to get a layout of the course the first time you play, and then all you need is one of these bad boys, and you’re set for the rest of the season.

We have heard that the S1 suffers in battery life and won’t last 36 holes, but that problem should be fixed with the S3. Regardless, for one round of golf, there’s no better way to track your yardage and instill confidence in your game.

Enjoy, and hit ‘em long and straight.

Buy Here Garmin Approach S1 $250

Buy Here Garmin Approach S3 $350 

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We were recently contacted by Duncan Grant, Director of the Dalvery Shirt company from the UK. We’ve featured some of the their products in the past here and here, and they contacted us to correct our links. It’s always nice to hear from small, family owned companies that care about their product. So we were thrilled when they decided to send us a gift package for review.

They products they us over were the sky blue windowpane check shirt, the links sky blue tie, and the propeller cufflinks.

We recieved  the package from Dalvey Shirt company with their windowpane shirt this past December.  To be quite honest, when I first received the package I was bit underwhelmed. Having shipped to Seattle from the UK, you can imagine the box was a bit beat up, and the packaging was beginning to fade. When we opened the package we found the windowpane check shirt, the cufflinks, and links tie.  When we examined the shirt it was a bit rough to the touch and the buttons were thin. Not exactly what we expected  from a London Luxury House. It was a bit dissapointing.

Everything changed when I slid this shirt on.

The Shirt

I’m about 6′ tall, and fairly athletic, and the regular cut fit me like a bespoke glove. When  I slid this shirt on, it glided on and snugged tight. I have $400 bespoke shirts that don’t fit this well. The tail is exceptionally long so you don’t have to worry about it bulging out on the sides, and the bottoning closes neatly. Even more impressive are the collars and cuff. You can tell they have been reinforced and double stiched to prevent shrinking and even more importantly prevent pancake collaring when wearing it with a blazer. The collar sticks straight up like a pair of doberman ears, even under the heaviest of wool blazers.

Fits Like A Glove

Even more impressive was how wrinkle-resistant this shirt is. That rough to the touch feeling faded after two trips to the dry-cleaning (probably starch residue), and became much softer to wear, but the stiff properties of the shirt were still resiliant. I found myself often heading out for happy hours after a long day running hard at the office without a noticible wrinkle. Within two months this became my go-to work shirt because of how crisp it stays all day, giving me that fresh from the presses look that I crave, all day long.

In all honesty, this has become my favorite shirt in my rotation. The first shirt may have been free, but I’m gladly paying for my next one.

Buy Here Dalvey Sky Blue Windowpane Check Shirt £60

The Tie

The pattern for this tie is reminscient of the understated patterns of Ferragamo, Hermes, or Brooks Brothers. Featuring a hefty weight, this tie easily holds a dimple, stays flat on the bib, and arches ever so slightly off the collar. The dichotomy of the serious weight, but playful pattern makes it the perfect tie for Spring. I wore it with a Navy Suit and Caramel coloured boots and recieved multiple compliments on this tie. Very impressive.

Heavy But Playful

Buy Here Dalvey Links Sky Blue Tie £39.50 £19.50

Cufflinks

Given my hobby for aviation, we recieved a pair of beautiful gold and silver tone “Pilot” cufflinks. I recently wore it to a wedding in Miami. They slid on my French Cuff Canali shirt with ease. The chain closure maintained the perfect balance between flexibility and security keeping the shirt from peeking out more than the perfect length from my suit. Even half-hidden behind my suit cuff, these cufflinks were a huge hit and were complimented several times throughout the night. I am very impressed with the finish and quality of materials and would highly recommend this pair for the pilot in your life.

For All You Avionics Afficianados

Buy Here Dalvey Propellor Cufflinks £87.50

All in all, we were thoroughly impressed by the cut, quality, and finish of the three items we recieved. I give them all my highest endoresement and would recommend you bookmark their site the next time you need to stock up your wardrobe.

Dalvey Home

 

Picture this: you wake up on a beautiful Saturday morning sprawled out on your pool deck. You’re hungover but the girls want to go out on the boat. You kind of want to go out too, but the Yacht is such a bitch to get out of the dock. If you’re anything like us, this happens way too often.

Allow us to introduce to you the Caribiana. A beautifully handcrafted teak boat that holds 8, plenty for an impromptu party, with hopefully enough power to get you there (25-90 horsepower), and small enough to easily maneuver your way around the regatta.

At a brisk $35K, this fully customizable option is the perfect boat for quick swim off the cost of Nice, or an impromptu ocean get-together with some of your closest acquaintances.

Get at it, you sly fox.

BUY IT  Caribiana Boat $35,000