The History Of My World

I started writing about music because that’s what I know best. I know how to listen to a song, so that all I focus on is the 2nd guitar part. I can pick out small idiosyncrasies in arrangements and compare vocal stylings. I can feel the texture of a song and I can describe live shows so that you feel you were standing there next to me. And yet with all that, I never made much headway in the music blogosphere. It’s inundated with people who are far more knowledgeable than me and who devote far more time than I have to writing about it. And I totally understand that, the idea that to be great at anything you must devote everything to it. Like Gladwell says, 10,000 hours right??

Well, over the last 6 months or so, I’ve been following and becoming a part (a very, very, very small part) of what can essentially be called the “men’s style blogosphere.” Through my tumblr page (and via Twitter), Pleats are For Lovers, I’ve been able to converse and share my passion for men’s style with more than a handful of well-dressed men. I am by no means an expert or at the same level as the people I follow. However, it’s been an awesome experience and pleasure getting to know these bloggers (both male and female), some just digitally and others in real life. It’s blown my mind at how easily I’ve been able to meet style bloggers and even hang out with some in New York. The other night I went to a colleague’s birthday party, to which I invited some of the style bloggers I know. My worlds collided and I was frankly a little taken aback. It was awesome!

Another aspect of this style blogosphere is the amazing camaraderie. It seems like everyone knows everyone. It’s a very close knit bunch of guys that compliment, collaborate, and comment on each other’s posts and other work. This feeling of community and positive reinforcement is something you just don’t find much in the music blogosphere. It almost feels like because of the overwhelming amount of music blogs out there, there’s an elitism that’s almost impossible to penetrate. You’re pretty much writing something someone else most likely has already written and they have a better footprint than you do. I’ve gotten far more encouragement and compliments on the style side of what I’m doing, than I have on my music stuff. I think that’s a testament to the quality of men and persons doing their thing in the men’s style blogosphere.

So, in the future you may find me doing larger posts now on more style-related things, whether it’s what I’m wearing or want to wear or a piece on a line of clothing. I’m not too versed in the style universe yet, but everyday I’m learning more and more. Music is still my first and foremost (I will continue to write about artists and music I love), but how I dress has always been my other half. This blog has certainly morphed and changed through the years, staying true to its namesake.

The History of My World – take it or leave it, but this is what it is. An ever-evolving piece of where I am in my life. I appreciate all of you who read my stuff here or on my tumblr or my 140 characters on Twitter. Without you, I wouldn’t have a reason to keep doing it.

This ride I’m on is certainly more fun with people in the backseat. Who wants shotgun?