On character and conduct
Essays, reflections and films on how to live well: on virtue, composure, discipline and the dignity of doing things properly.
The House is concerned with what a man wears. The Philosophy is concerned with who he is. It is the larger part of PAX ET VIRTUS, and the reason the rest exists.
Here you will find writing and film on character, masculinity, responsibility and the quiet disciplines of a meaningful life. Some of it will touch on dress, because dress is one place where character becomes visible. Much of it will not. The subject is conduct, and clothing is only one of its expressions.
Writing & films
Nothing in this format yet. The first will appear here soon.
What we will write about
The ground this work will cover. Each subject will gather its own essays and films over time.
Composure
Remaining steady in adversity; the self-possession that makes clear judgment possible.
Virtue
Courage, honesty, justice and temperance: the old qualities, and what they ask of us now.
Discipline
Habit, order and the daily practices by which a character is built.
Integrity
Being the same man in private as in public; keeping one’s word.
Responsibility
Duty to family, to work and to others; what it means to be someone people can rely on.
Elegance
Grace, manners and dress as outward forms of an inward seriousness.
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