Off the Cuff — Our Favorite Things

What’s So Great About 100% Zegna Baruffa Extra-fine Merino Wool? (Turns out, plenty.)

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  1. It’s light, and crazy warm: Punching way above its weight class, it has a weight-to-warmth metric that other materials can’t come close to. 2. It’s a 3-season material: It is called extra-fine for a reason. It breathes, and unlike bulky wool sweaters, can be layered in late September or fly solo in early May, and all of the days in between. 3. It’s the highest grade of Merino wool: Remember the Cadillac Cimarron? The Chevy-Cavalier-with-a-hood-ornament was a Cadillac in name, but it didn’t fool anyone. Those big box $39 merino wool sweaters are the same hustle. There’s Merino...

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Top Ten Best Things About Fall

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  10. Pumpkin- and cinnamon- flavored everything. 9.  Cardigans, Quarter-zips and pullovers. 8.  The colors of the leaves turn every outdoor scene into a painterly masterpiece. 7.  Two words: Plaid blazers. 6.  The marching band at the local high school (unless you live next door to the local high school). 5.  Casseroles, stew, chili  and soup. 4.  Friday night football.  Saturday afternoon football.  Sunday football. 3.  Oktoberfest 2.  Long-sleeved cotton shirts. 1.  Daylight Savings Time.

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