Ernest Alexander
Though New York-based designer Ernest Alexander Sabine launched his eponymous line of men’s bags and accessories in 2009, he’s no spring chicken to the manufacturing industry. It’s in his blood. His grandmother and great grandmother were seamstresses who arrived Stateside by way of Europe after the second World War. It’s that very heritage that fuels Sabine’s attention to detail and construction.
Many of the items in his collection—waxed totes and overnight bags to slim cotton ties and pocket squares—boast gingham, seersucker, and madras accents. Classic finishing in the form of brass hardware instills an air of warmth in each bag. Sabine simply cares. Out of a conviction to “keep manufacturing alive in America,” he deliberately set up shop in New York’s Garment District and employs a factory just around the corner.
Alcott plaid necktie ($72), Wembley pocket square ($35), British tan wax dopp kit ($160), Aiden navy wax utility tote ($165)
I travel with an Ernest Alexander waxed canvas overnight bag and want you to experience, first hand, the craft of these bags and accessories. This summertime collection (valued at more than $430) was personally selected by Sabine and me to be awarded to one lucky reader. I honestly do not want to let go of the dopp kit, it's that brilliant.
To enter:
1. “Like” my Facebook page
2. “Like” the Ernest Alexander Facebook page or follow him onTwitter
3. Leave a comment on the stationery below (with valid email address) of the city you will be carrying your new tote in
The winner will be chosen at random and announced on the above Facebook pages and Twitter on May 27th.
left a comment on 5/27/2011 at 11:57 AM:
Well, with me this summer the tote will be seen all along the coast of SC, especially in the Low Country with a few pops to Charlotte and Atlanta for good measure and who knows where else! Thanks for a great giveaway!
left a comment on 5/27/2011 at 5:05 AM:
Austin, Baton Rouge and New Orleans - Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 10:47 PM:
I would love to be repping this in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (and don’t worry, I will cover postage!).
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 7:31 PM:
Would love to sport all of that in Los Angeles, California! :)
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 7:22 PM:
I’d love to showcase the bag as I travel constantly flying out of Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta to cities like DC, Boston, Chicago, San Diego… and every other major first tier and second tier city.
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 5:53 PM:
New York, NY! I’ve been a fan of EA for a few months now and would love this set!
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 5:29 PM:
Could have used it this weekend at the riverhouse, but it will be in Austin TX and Marfa TX
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 5:29 PM:
I would tote my bag in the streets of San Francisco California unabashedly! Ha
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 4:00 PM:
These are some great looking pieces. I’d carry that bag all over NC as I’m currently working in Charlotte, originally from Fayetteville, at school in Boone, with a girlfriend in Raleigh!
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 3:19 PM:
This set is killer, and I chose not to get my husband a new dop kit for his birthday this year. But he will absolutely need the tote in Amalfi this July - not to mention at home in Southern California to carry all my things to the beach!
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 1:40 PM:
i would carry the tote here at home in st paul minnesota! i would probably give the tie and pocket square to my very dapper boyfriend though :)
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 1:03 PM:
Two places the bag would be carried in;
1. London, England (Hometown),
2. Cambridge, MA (Studying).
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 9:42 AM:
I’ll be carrying this all over Baltimore…and of course to Manhattan, Boston and Charleston this summer! That bag is fantastic!
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 5:38 AM:
An overnight bag requires multiple cities, no?
This bag would accompany me in my travels between Toronto, Canada and Boston(/Cambridge), MA, with a stopover at Gales Ferry, CT for the H-Y Regatta.
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 5:28 AM:
Would be carried in
Melbourne Australia and
Brisbane Australia
left a comment on 5/26/2011 at 4:57 AM:
Beautiful. Would wear with pride moving between Cambridge, Delhi, and Hong Kong.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 9:24 PM:
I’d be carrying the tote around Singapore. Too many man purses over here!
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 8:31 PM:
Great to have American Made back in style and business, PSP Providence RI
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 5:42 PM:
I would like to proudly be proudly carrying the above items in Los Angeles, CA.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 4:21 PM:
Perfect for school at the University of Miami, as well as for travel! Miami, FL
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 2:19 PM:
I would love to carry that beautiful tote around the streets of Chicago.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 1:12 PM:
My husband needs to bring a bit of style on a day to day basis to Doylestown, PA and will also bring it with him as we travel to Cape May, NJ and the Outer Banks of NC!
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 12:20 PM:
I’ll be sorely needing those necessary travel accoutrements while I stay in the Napa Valley, San Francisco, and Portland.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 11:43 AM:
Palm Beach & Boca Raton, Florida. Also spending time this summer in Bar Harbor
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 11:26 AM:
I dont really have much of a chance to win, since I live in New York City. But if it makes any difference, I wikk carry the swag everywhere, except into the darkest recesses of my twisted soul).
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 10:59 AM:
I’ll be carrying in Hilton Head, SC; NYC; Lexington, KY and SFO this summer.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 10:21 AM:
I will be carrying my in good old Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I would look dashing with that tie and tote behind a copper cannon.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 10:16 AM:
daily use around the streets of Chicago and New York, with weekend trips to London, Paris, Rome and just about anywhere else United flies internationally. i’ll give it a true test of durability and function.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 10:11 AM:
Danville, Blairs, and Ringgold, Virginia! (Bet I’m the only one from here!)
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 9:04 AM:
Santa Barbara, CA! I’ll carry the tote in my bike basket and enjoy the view while my husband sports the tie and pocket square. Santa Barbara needs more pocket squares!
Dopp kit will be awarded to my San Francisco-based son. We all win!
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 8:13 AM:
Yummy. I’d take that to Savannah to visit my Army Ranger son later this summer.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 5:48 AM:
London till I graduate, Summer in NH, then take it to Dubai for graduate job.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 5:46 AM:
New York, NY for most of the summer and then back to Atlanta, GA.
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 5:00 AM:
seoul south korea i will be happy to carry the bag thank you
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 2:46 AM:
Will carry it around Europe, currently reside in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Hope I win!!
left a comment on 5/25/2011 at 1:01 AM:
In New York City, when I’m there for my Birthday and the rest of the time in Vancouver, BC.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 10:48 PM:
Boston/Cambridge and on to London, as I move there shortly…
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 10:08 PM:
Will start in Hattiesburg, MS. Although there is no telling where I may end up.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 9:55 PM:
I will proudly sport this tote on the mean streets of Detroit…
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 9:40 PM:
I’d be excited to sport the tote in Hanover, New Hampshire - but it might come summer with me in Hangzhou, China as well.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 9:33 PM:
I’ll be proudly carrying my bad in New York, New York~ the city of dreams
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 9:14 PM:
I would tote this bag around Toronto. As well, it would hang from my shoulder as I bicycle up and down the city streets.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 9:14 PM:
I’ll be carrying it all over the world. Including Toronto, London and NYC
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 7:10 PM:
Southern California, as a brief respite from Northern California.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 5:21 PM:
I’ll be carrying my new tote in the City of Roses-Pasadena, CA-and the Windy City-Chicago, IL.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 5:02 PM:
Being a entrepreneur, I’ll be rocking this bag all over the place–including upcoming trips to Las Vegas, Maui, San Francisco, LA, Boston, and my home town of San Luis Obispo, CA.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 4:50 PM:
I’ll be rocking this tote through the streets of Washington, DC.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 4:41 PM:
I would be sportin this tote in the the black hole of fashion that is PORTLAND, OR.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 4:39 PM:
Coral Gables, Florida; the University of Miami, to be exact.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 4:35 PM:
Short Hills, NJ - commuting to NYC. Always wanted a tote like this!
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 3:50 PM:
Austin, TX, primarily and then off to the east coast, Philadelphia, PA among others.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 3:34 PM:
I will be carrying my bag in Anchorage, Alaska! (And a few other places, but that’s the coolest.)
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 3:14 PM:
I would like to take these summertime accessories with me when I go to Fennvile, MI which is just south of Saugatuck, on the beautiful banks of Lake Michigan for a weeks worth of R & R with the family this August.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 3:08 PM:
I’d be carrying it through the streets of Madrid and Barcelona. I leave D.C. next Thursday.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 2:48 PM:
I would carry it throughout college at SFA in Nacogdoches, Tx, and I would also carry it throughout Dallas, Tx, after I graduate.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 1:52 PM:
Kansas City, and can take it with me to Mumbai and Hyderabad in a few months.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 1:52 PM:
I would love to carry that bag magnificent bag in Stockholm, Sweden.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 1:50 PM:
I’d be toting mine all over Chicago and New York this summer!
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 1:42 PM:
I shall parade my new tote around my home city of Chicago. A city where the wind blows directly in your face no matter what direction you walk.
left a comment on 5/24/2011 at 1:24 PM:
I’m game, I would probably be in Richmond, VA or Charleston, SC with my new overnight bag since those are the two towns I’ve been visiting soon.
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JayG left a comment on 5/27/2011 at 8:39 PM:
Winning this prize, What a fantastic way to end a terrible week..