Clean cardigans tame subtle piercings

How easy is it to make simple menswear look at once chic, easygoing and put-together? Irritatingly, but adorably:

Seen in Palermo SoHo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Please don’t forget to look at his shoes. Click image for larger detail.

A very special Buenos Aires edition of WLIH

Reporting from Buenos Aires, where I’ve been a few days now. Took as long to run into handsomely dressed Argentines, but found them in droves in Palermo Soho.

Caught at Papelera Palermo

I ran into a favorite shop of mine, la Papelera Palermo. It is an explosion of beautiful handmade papers, gift wrap, notebooks, prints and books.

And on approaching strangers to take their pictures:

It’s nice to launch into a tentative Spanish tirade about UmExcuseMeDoYouThinkICouldPhotographYou and they’re all, huh? And then we speak English. She was from Australia, and said she found her shirt at Argentine store Complot. On a scale from 1 to adorable…

More to come!

In which I casually introduce you to…

Bundlebags!

Dear readers, meet Bundlebags. Bundlebags, meet readers. These sly, crafty delights were at that party last Saturday night, too, and they wanted to talk to you, but didn’t really know how to say hi. I told them not to worry, that I knew you personally, and that you totally thought they were cute.

And aren’t they, though?

Bundlebags were created in a traditional Japanese design to serve as the most multi-purpose reusable carry-all you might ever meet. Forget wrapping paper and disposable shopping bags. See here:

Wine for me, wine for you

Tie these guys to conform to the shape of whatever you’re hoping to tote around, or even wear the darn things as a sweet scarf:

Gianna models a Bundlebag

You see?

Adorable! Gianna’s crafty mother is the designer and creator of Bundlebags, which can be found in various Athens, Ga. hot spots, including Menagerie and Frontier.

According to its Web site, Bundlebags are available in handsome cotton, silk and vintage fabrics, and can be made reversible. For more ways to tie and use the Bundlebag, stop by Bundlebags.net.

For where to find Bundlebags and other questions, E-mail bundlebags@gmail.com.

On subtle sparkle

Do you see that? It’s a sparkly mock turtleneck sweater worn underneath a quiet floral print cowboy-style button up. And Jesse’s just at work, serving you and me coffee. He is the low-fat whipped cream on your black coffee.