William Foreman |傅維廉

Legacy blue check who won’t pay the $8.

@MatthewModine Need to rewatch this film.

I’m often asked about the pegboard scene in VISION QUEST. That was all me. No stunt doubles or safety measures. I trained for a long time and had to climb it several times to get all the angles. The “trick” is not to over extend, so you’d be pulling up your entire body weight. You have to keep it compact. Arms and elbows tight. 💪🏽 You can support the @FMJDiary project by bidding on a signed VQ poster here: ebay.com/itm/2062521319…

@dieworkwear How do you know all these things? Truly impressively deep knowledge.

Buttons typically have small holes through their centers, allowing them to be secured to garments by passing a needle and thread through the openings. But certain buttons, such as metal blazer buttons or leather-covered "football" buttons, have a stem, meaning they have a protruding ring on the underside. If you ask a tailor to attach such buttons to a garment, they will typically thread a needle through the ring and prick the fabric. This does well enough most of the time, but sometimes the button can droop, as you see on Prince Charles's coat. A better way to attach the buttons is to remove the jacket's lining first. Then use an awl to punch a hole through the face fabric and the canvas underneath, and use some needle and thread to secure the cut edges of the face fabric so they don't fray. Now pass the stem through the face fabric and canvas, and secure the button by passing a rolled-up piece of wadding through the ring. Finally, attach the lining, so you cover up your work. In this way, the button sits flat against the garment, never drooping. Of course, you only want to do this for buttons that will never be used. If you do this with the buttons that will be used for fastening, you will have no room for the fabric to sit beneath the button. If you give this kind of garment to a dry cleaner, they will have to remove the lining and buttons, then reattach both after they're done cleaning. This can be laborious and expensive because, if your buttons are attached this way, it's likely your lining is hand-felled as well. Alternatively, the dry cleaner can cover the buttons before cleaning with something like metal foil. You will want to make sure the dry cleaner knows how to care for this type of garment before handing it over. Lastly, if you have this done to a garment, remember that punched holes can't be reversed. In the first method, you can always swap the metal buttons out for something like horn or mother-of-pearl, should you one day want a different look. A blazer with punched holes for the buttons will be a blazer forever.

Can you spot the difference between these two blazers? Reply with your answer and then read the next tweet to see if you got it right. 🧵

@CJNitkowski Really miss Mauricio. Glad to see he’s doing well for the Braves.

Don't let anyone tell you the 2-strike approach is dead. Enjoy this absolute masterclass from Mauricio Dubon. After two whiffs on 97 mph fastballs he got a third. He dropped the leg kick, spread out, no stride and smoked a base clearing triple to right field.

@jaketapper @amycoplan Why wouldn’t they take him seriously?

A post from the president, 4:05 am ET today:

@Chandler_Rome Pathetic

The Astros lost 5-3. They are 11-19. Houston stranded 10 baserunners and struck out 10 times with runners in scoring position. That is 16 losses in 21 games.

@SleeperAstros I’m out. Can’t stand them anymore.

This team genuinely just hurts me to watch

@AstrosFansUK Sorry, I’m done with the Astros. Just don’t need this frustration, disappointment in my life.

UGH. Altuve strikes out swinging to strand the bases loaded & end the top of the 75as the latest massive scoring chance for us comes & goes. Back over to our bullpen… #Astros

@dieworkwear I prefer Sperrys

Prada sneakers: $995 Vans Authentics: $60 😔

@KirkHerbstreit Always act like you’ve done it before.

How is this celebrated?!? What the hell is wrong with people?! Where are the coaches? Umpires? What parent in the right mind wouldn’t drag their son off the field if he did that? Pathetic!!

@TheAstrosLocker Great story. Love to read about people reinventing themselves, finding new purpose and passions. Thanks for sharing.

From All-Star to Archaeology. Former Astros and Phillies closer Brad Lidge is now an archaeologist researching the Etruscan civilization. This was not on my 2026 bingo card, but it's cool as hell. penn.museum/blog/major-lea…

@jaynordlinger I know Trump voters who roll their eyes when we talk about the cult.

The below was circulated by the president of the United States. This is abnormal. Or rather, it is an expression of the "new normal." Among the biggest enemies of our democracy are numbness, indifference, resignation. (And an impenetrable partisanship.)

@Acyn And that’s a good thing?

Levin: The vast majority of us do not directly feel any negative impact from this military operation like past generations have other than a temporary increase in a gallon of gasoline… We don’t have a draft, those in the military chosen voluntarily to be in the military. Unlike the prior generations, there really is no significant sacrifice for us if you really think about it

@WomensGameMIB @USWNT Was she just in the right place at the right time? 🍀 Or did she successfully read where the ball was going? 🤔

ROSE LAVELLE SCORES IN HER 100TH USWNT START!!! PEAK SKYLINE MESSI WITH THE IMPROVISED CLINICAL FINISH!!! 🤩 🎥: @USWNT

@amconmag Tucker, you look so surprised.

Tucker Carlson speaks out against Trump’s Easter morning “truth”: “This is a mockery, not just of Islam but of Christianity. To send out a tweet with the F-word on Easter morning promising the murder of civilians and then saying ‘Praise be to Allah’. We can’t support that.”

@Gentleman_Ways Calatrava

Money is no object, which watch do you choose? A) Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch B) Patek Philippe Calatrava C) Rolex Submariner D) Cartier Tank

@dieworkwear Wasn’t Hermes an early adopter of the zipper?

Although zippers were invented before the dawn of the 20th century, they didn't appear on men's clothing until the interwar period. Early versions were expensive, clunky, and often not well-marketed. People were also reluctant to put this newfangled technology on their bodies because clothes are tied to personal identity. Thus, they first appeared on tobacco pouches, rain boots, and children's clothing before making it onto menswear. Since jeans were invented in the early 1870s, they were made with buttons for about 50 years before Lee introduced a zippered version in the 1920s (the Lee 101Z). Still, even that model was not terribly popular. It was not until the 1950s that zippers started appearing on jeans en masse, meaning people had been primarily using buttons on their jeans for about 80 years before zippered denim flies were really a "thing." If you close your eyes and imagine iconic mid-century jeans — such as Marlon Brando in the 1953 film The Wild One — there's a strong chance they're button-fly jeans. That's why guys who are into vintage-styled jeans prefer a button closure. It's the same reason why $500 Japanese repro-style jeans will still feature a serged inseam: that's how jeans were made back in the day, even if it's considered a "cheaper" method than something like a French seam. Whether on jeans or tailored trousers, there are many reasons to prefer a button fly. First, there's less chance of mechanical failure. Second, since buttons are spaced apart and a zipper is a continuous metal object, a button fly will sit a bit flatter than its zippered counterpart. This fact was referenced in the debut episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm ("This is like a five-inch bunch-up I have here"). The downside is that they take a bit more time to fasten (I find unfastening is the same once you get the hang of it). A friend of mine once joked that button flies make you unnecessarily fiddle with yourself down there at a urinal, which could attract unwanted suspicion. I much prefer a button-fly, partly because I like vintage details and prefer the fly to lay flatter when I sit down. In fact, Italian tailors like the design so much that they commonly use a seven-button fly! About four up the fly, then a fiddly three-button closure to keep the fly and waistband stable. Think of it as a chastity belt. If you want to learn more about zippers, Google "Articles of Interest zippers." Avery Trufelman did a deep dive into the zipper's history in a 45-minute podcast episode. It's genuinely a fascinating listen.

@SenJohnCurtis Why do we need to encourage Taiwan to increase defense spending?

My highs and lows from an important Foreign Relations Committee visit to Taiwan 🇺🇸🇹🇼

@dieworkwear I have a pair of Sebagos that are becoming discolored like this. Does Sebago process low-quality leather the same way?

Seeing a lot of people talk about summer penny loafers and recommending GH Bass. Although iconic, most Bass Weejuns are poorly made. You can see the difference in the two photos below. On the left, we have an old pair of GH Bass Weejuns. On the right, we have a similarly old pair of Aldens. The Weejuns are made from a type of material known as corrected grain leather, which is a lower-quality hide that arrives at the tannery with scars and marks that naturally developed over the animal's lifetime. Since you need an even surface for shoes, tanneries will sand the surface to remove blemishes, then apply a chemical coating. The problem is that the coating will age poorly over time. In the photo here, they've developed cloudy creases. In some cases, the coating can flake off. On the other hand, Alden uses full-grain leather, which means the leather retains its natural surface. They are also careful in how they place the pattern pieces onto the hide and subsequently cut the various pieces to produce a shoe. This way, the creases are finer and less pronounced. Of course, Alden is about 7x more expensive than Weejun, but they are not the only company that uses full-grain leather. A basic Bass Weejun will run you about $175. Meermin's full-grain leather loafers are $230 — just $55 more Why spend this extra money? Because after a year or two, you will grow dissatisfied with how your Weejuns look. Then you will throw them away and buy something new, only to repeat the process. On the other hand, if you buy loafers made from higher-quality materials, you will grow fond of the patina that they've developed. Thus, you will splurge on a resole, allowing you to grow ever fonder of your shoes, repairing them as needed, and keeping the same pair of shoes for many decades. IMO, it's always better to buy less, but buy better. Consider what you really need and then figure out how things are made. Use this information to identify reliable brands and retailers. This is a much better way to shop than to say "The Row is popular right now, so I should buy that" (using the "The Row" here as just a stand-in for whatever seems to be hot at the moment — no shade to them).

@MLBONFOX @Braves Really miss Mauricio.

Beautiful play from Mauricio Dubón for the @Braves! 👌

@RpsAgainstTrump Joe Biden did it.

“We need to know exactly who talked him into it.” Megyn Kelly, who opposes the Iran war, says that now that the war “is going poorly,” we need to see “some accountability” not from Trump, who decided to go to war, but from activists and journalists on the right who supposedly convinced him to do it. Real journalism right there, acting like Trump has zero agency.