Meet this week's guest editor, Paul Trible. As many Richmonders know, Paul is the co-founder and CEO of Ledbury, a luxury shirtmaker and menswear brand that has been on fire since 2009. A Virginia native, Paul launched Ledbury in Richmond with his good friend, Paul Watson, after apprenticing under a master shirtmaker in London. Together, the two set Ledbury's businesses strategy, leading to rapid growth and loyal customers here in the River City and far beyond. Paul is joining us today with three tips for venturing out while social distancing. As he puts it, "trying something new might make you feel right at home again...but not at home...again." Take it away, Paul!
Hardywood Virtual
Tasting Panel
Each weekend, our friends at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery host a virtual beer tasting panel. Even though you’re socially distant, you can still drink great beer with your neighbors. Sign up for a weekend session, and beer is dropped off on your front stoop. Who doesn’t want to try a Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Belgian Quad blended with an Apple-Brandy-Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout fermented with figs? No tapped kegs or socially distanced lines. This is one Zoom meeting you will want to attend.
It’s a Ledbury tradition to host our Hunt/Gather Field Party at Orapax, a beautiful hunting preserve just outside the city. It’s a special place as it gives you the sense that you’re in the hills of Charlottesville, without the drive. There’s a fully stocked pond where you’re able to fish from the shore or rent a boat. It’s the perfect place to fish (think 7-lb bass), hunt when in-season, or take your family for an afternoon picnic on the hillside.
As of today, Virginians will be mandated to wear a mask when in public spaces. We at Ledbury have always tried to make your wardrobe fit better and feel better, so our masks follow "suit." Buy one, and we'll donate one to non-profits in Richmond to protect our city's most vulnerable. We recently released our "Love is Why We Wear Them" video featuring friends and family from the neighborhood. Check it out (you might see someone you know), and help our community spread the love, not the virus.
Hand-illustrated letterpress charts detailing flora and fauna native to the Commonwealth of Virginia by The Wild Wander now available at Grid Supply Co.
