jack spade

Ask the MB: ID Badge Dilemma

January 28, 2010

Q: How does an MB wear his ID badge at work? None of the options (lanyard, clip-on, stapled to the forehead, etc.) seem particularly magnificent or bastardly....and certainly not both together. Any suggestions?
--Mickey

A: Our primary suggestion is to not have a job where an ID badge is required. A well-endowed trust fund is another good option. But sometimes you gotta feed the monkey, which is where a reinterpretation of the classic luggage tag comes in. On sale right now at giltman.com is this Jack Spade boar skin version for just $18. Sale ends tonight at 11PM CT.

(Again, if you'd like an invitation to Gilt Man -- currently our favorite shopping site -- drop a line.)

Ask the MB -- Jack Spade Bags

August 28, 2008

Jack Spade Messenger Bag via Barney's Co-Op, $150.00 — Jack Spade Messenger Bag via Barney's Co-Op. $150.00.

Q: What do you think of the Jack Spade bags?
--Bry

A: Hard to argue with the clean lines of Jack Spade bags. We suppose you can cut off that logo, with sharp cuticle scissors and steady hand. Bigger problem is, these things are everywhere, so they don't pass muster on the MB principle of exclusivity/obscurity.

Loose Moose Having All the Fun

November 30, 2007

Humping Moose Ear Flap Hat via Urban Outfitters, $34.00 — Humping Moose Ear Flap Hat via Urban Outfitters. $34.00.

Last season Jack Spade amused us with his "Moose Love" hat (inset). Sensing the mammalian coitus theme still has some, uh, endurance, Urban Outfitters has knocked it off, adding earflaps and dubbing it the "Humping Moose" hat. Acrylic. Eeeeew!