The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is here and so are our new western and ranch shirts for spring. This past sunday The Houston Chronicle featured a terrific round-up of mens and ladies gear perfect for days and nights at Reliant Park, including our Ponderosa Western Shirt. Sadly, the fall style featured has unfortunately sold out, but a couple of new introductions have arrived to take its place.

For something similar, check out the new blue & green additions of this classic western shirt here:

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“A Texas twist on the button-up, the pearl snap shirt has been a wardrobe staple among the cowboy (and cowgirl) set since the fifties.” The December issue of Texas Monthly gathers a round-up of this western classic.

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Poking around on the GQ website recently I came across an interesting insiders Guide to Houston that was published online back in November. A terrific list put together by the guys that run Pass & Provisions – a place that GQ describes as “a dual concept restaurant that is half casual, half chef’s table in Houston’s Fourth Ward”.

A nice list of some old favorites – and some new places to definitely check out:

1. West End Bicycles

2. West Alabama Ice House

3. La Guadalupana Bakery & Cafe

4. Poison Girl

5. Uchi Houston

6. Alice’s Tall Texan

7. Liberty Station Bar

8. Reserve Supply Company

9. Christian’s Tailgate Bar & Grill

10. Warren’s Inn

11. Huynh Restaurant

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On January 11th, The New York Times chose the 46 best places to visit during the next year…with obvious choices like Rio (Olympics) Hawaii (of course) and Croatia (Gwynneth goes there)….coming in at lucky number seven was Houston. The piece highlights a few of our top cultural institutions: Rothko Chapel, the new-ish Museum of African American Culture, The Asia Society Texas Center, and the new $85 million dollar addition to the paleontology wing at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The article goes on to mention a few choice dining spots – Uchi, Underbelly, and Oxheart, which many consider some of the best restaurants in the country. So in other words come visit…and make sure you stop by and see us at the Shirt Co!

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Based on a Texas Monthly article “Midnight in the Garden of East Texas” Richard Linklater’s darkly comedic filmed version called “Bernie” is now available on Netflix instant. The true story of Funeral Director, Bernie Tiede, is a Texas tale that where the truth is stranger than fiction. Starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, and Shirley McClaine, the real stars of this movie are the residents of the town of Cathage, Texas, that appear throughout the film to tell the ‘real’ story of what happened.

Try and catch it:

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Popular site Uncrate takes on travel tips with their new-ish spin off site called Gallivant. Recently featuring a visit to Hamilton HQ, this useful and good looking site is added to our daily must-see blogs. Check out the site and our feature here.

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Hamilton Shirts is packing it up and taking it on the road. On Saturday, October 20th, Hamilton representative Christina Williams will be at Stanley Korshak in Dallas loaded up with fall ’12 ready to help. Loaded up with this seasons latest fabrics and style advice its a great way for us to get to know our customers, and for you to learn more about Hamilton Shirts. These visits are usually all day affairs, but feel free to call ahead for the exact details and hours of the event. We’ll be armed with all of our swatch books, and we can assist you with picking fabrics, choosing styles, and help with fittings. We look forward to meeting you.

Stanley Korshak, 500 Crescent Ct. Ste. 100, Dallas tel. 214.871.3600

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A fantastic article from The New York Times written by Stirling Kelso asks some local top chefs for their favorite places to hit on Houston’s Bellaire Boulevard. A really great list for discovering unique Asian specialties foods that you may not even have realized were available nearby:

Chris Shepard of Underbelly recommends HK Dim Sum (9889 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 110) and Lucky Pot (9888 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 158) – love his description: “It’s not lucky, and they don’t serve anything in a pot, but you can’t beat the Peking Duck”.

Morgan Weber and Ryan Pera from Revival Market picked Crawfish and Noodles (11360 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 990) for its…crawfish and noodles.

David Grossman from Branch Water Tavern likes Mala Sichuan Bistro (9348 Bellaire Boulevard) for its spicy dishes that reminds him of Sichuan restaurants in Queens, N.Y.

Justin Yu from Oxheart chooses Pho Binh (12148 Bellaire Boulevard, phobinh .com) for the fragrant bowls of their Vietnamese style noodles and broth.

Manabu Horiuchi of Kata Robata likes Fu Fu Café (9889 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 105) for its Shanghai style dumplings and pork buns.

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Yesterday Bon Appetit magazine posted their picks for the 50 best new restaurants in America and three local watering holes made the grade. In what was the location of our favorite burger/hotdog joint (next door to the Houston photo studio we use from time to time) is the restaurant Oxheart, the second is the popular Underbelly on Westheimer, and the third the always mobbed Austin import, Uchi.

Oxheart hosts a pre-fixe tasting menus of regional fare, Underbelly describes itself as a new take on American Creole cuisine, and Uchi offers a contemporary take on Japanese dining and sushi.

Have you been to all three?

Oxheart, 1302 Nance Street ph. 832-830-8592

Uchi, 904 Westheimer ph. 713-522-4808

Underbelly, 1100 Westheimer Road ph. 713-528-9800

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From the artists website: Jason Glasser is an American artist currently based out of Paris, France. His work explores the possibilities of creating something magic for a world where magic isn’t real.

“LONE STAR, a video that I made in Austin, Texas. The strong sun there did some interesting things to my digital camera, no special effects were used. the film was exhibited projected onto an old glass television screen.”

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