They must have invented a time machine taking me back to a time when men dressed like gentlemen--pocket squares and all, people carried journals to document their travels overseas, and all men wore beautifully crafted round glasses, before hipsters claimed them as their own.
Everything here is beautifully curated, from the clothes to the random knick knacks strewn about the store. It is definitely a place that pays homage to the best parts of a bygone era. You can browse racks of blazers, ties, uniquely bright patterned linen shirts crafted in India (crafted in a material that designers no longer use, apparently), and feel as if you jumped in a time machine and landed in a well-dressed man's walk-in closet in the 1950s.
I flipped through pages of someone's old travel journal, documenting their trip by sea to Europe. All in cursive, there was a page that struck out at me: "CAPTAIN'S AUTOGRAPH: E.C. Wiggle". This place is a gem. I now know what I would name my future dog, for sure:).
This place is one part vintage heaven, one part history lesson, all parts My Favorite Store In All Of Portsmouth. read more