Tis the season for bad ties, fruit cakes, and sweaters too ugly for golf. Yes, for golf. You know the sweaters. That gift from a relative who wants to know how often you wear it. Red or blue with one sleeve longer than the other. Puffy designs of snowmen, reindeers, or egad, golfers. That gem than can only be worn with a no photo clause out of state.
The hard-to-buy for golfer with discriminating taste and an erudite manner has just gotten a new ally. Chips', long overdue gift guide has come out just in time for the holidays. This manifesto of golf mufti covers everything from French cuffs to FootJoys. It combines fashion good sense with style and pizazz in only four hundred pages. Some critics are suggesting it be hardbound and placed on the New York Times Best Seller's List. "It makes the Macy's and Nordstrom catalogs look like supermarket ads", stated clothes horse Ray Yoshak. "The ascot and saddle shoe sections are second to none", added Art Klein. The bar wear section is extensive and, thanks to the "models" from the "Champaign Room", exhilarating. Who knew there were so many options with a cocktail shaker. They give the dirty martini a whole new meaning.
The collection is enlightened, explicate and in true Chip tradition, in excellent taste. Several zealous reviewers have compared it to a marriage of Hollywood's Mr. Black and porn's Xaveria Hollinder. "The ying and yang don't only meet, they collide like a 15 car pile up. It is a historic document", said Mike Bradley.
Chip didn't forget the ladies either. With the help of the lovely models, he devotes two pages to evening wear and undergarments. He reveals in the fragrance section, that if a woman wants a man's utmost attention they should forgo the Channel's and Fendi's. She should instead spray on Chip's newest creation, Bacon. It has a money back guarantee and a child making warning.
Of course, an opus of this magnitude must have it's distractors. Bill Feeley was miffed by the collections lack of denim, cut off denim shorts and it's total disregard for the grunge look.
This catalog is a steal at $75 and can be found in leading pro shops, book stores in back alleys, and strip palaces.
Merry Chipmas