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Vintage Fabrics | Neckties | General Knot & Co.

Written by Andrew Payne on February 3, 2011
Blogging, Design, Fashion, Historical, Menswear, USA, Vintage

With the encouragement of friends and family (and a whole lot of work), General Knot & Co. has officially become a reality today. It’s been many months of inspired work- more fun than work actually. Years of vintage shopping at flea markets, estate sales, and hole-in-the-wall shops, helped drive the concept and partnering up with [...]

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One | A First Birthday

Written by Andrew Payne on January 5, 2011
Blogging, Computers, Fashion, Film, Music, writing

It’s hard to believe that a year has gone by already. A year ago today I posted my first article on The First Few. Not much of an article actually, but rather a test post dropped into WordPress to test the waters.  Being new at the time to blog writing and the software that drove [...]

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Makr Carry Goods

Written by Andrew Payne on August 18, 2010
Blogging, Design, Fashion, Packaging, USA

Lately, I’ve been a bit obsessed with finding new bags. Maybe its the coming of the new Fall season? Packing for trips and lugging things around during the Summer? Either way, there are a lot of great-looking bags out there and choosing the right one is an important process. A great place that my obsession [...]

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Maviology

Written by Andrew Payne on July 23, 2010
Art, Blogging, Design, Fashion

Maviology is a magazine created and distributed by the Mavi Jeans clothing company.  Based in Istanbul at the Mavi headquarters, the publication is a constantly evolving barometer of what’s going on in the fashion and art communities.  Along with many other bloggers and artists, The First Few is very happy to have been included in [...]

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A Thousand Ways to Get The Ball Rolling

Written by Andrew Payne on July 3, 2010
Blogging, Design, iPhone, Software, work, writing

No matter who we are and no matter what it is we do, from time to time we all need to clear our heads, shake out the dust and gain a new perspective. Sometimes its writer’s block or creative block that’s got a hold on us. Maybe moving from one project to another has left [...]

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Guest Post | Pitch Design Union

Written by Andrew Payne on June 2, 2010
Art, Blogging, Design, Graphics, Printing, USA, Womenswear

I’d like to welcome our guest, designer and writer Margot Harrington of Pitch Design Union.  I am a big fan of her work and very much appreciate her taking the time to share her creative eye and insight in the post below. Enjoy!

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Top 7 iPhone Blogging Apps

Written by Andrew Payne on February 10, 2010
Blogging, Computers, Gadgets, Geek, iPhone, Software

Since getting into the wonderful world of blogging, I’ve come to rely on certain programs for my computer and especially my iPhone.  I wanted to share a group of apps that I particularly like. To honestly talk to the subject of blogging apps built for the iPhone, you have to first establish on which software [...]

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