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A Fisherman's Guide to Spring
Like the ocean, spring is an unpredictable force that must be reckoned with daily anew. So instead of over-preparing for your next springtime promenade with too many layers and lumps, take it from Santiago of Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea and keep it simple with go-anywhere gear. Marie-Caroline Moir takes her cues straight from the text with nautical staples, sun-bleached basics and seaworthy accoutrements inspired by Hemingway’s prose and pulled from some great all-American shops.

 

 

 

Scribners edition, about $6, Magus Books (1408 NE 42nd St.)

 

 

 

“His shirt had been patched so many times that it was like the sail.” St. James shirt, $85, J. Crew (600 Pine St.)

 

 

 

 

“[T]he sea was discolouring with the red of the blood from his heart.” Skinny 511 Jeans, $50, Levi’s (1512 6th Ave.)

 

 

 

 

“I have seen lions on the beaches in the evening.” Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray, $24, Rudy’s Barber Shop (6415 Phinney Ave. N.)

 

“There was no cast net .... But they went through this fiction every day.” Crochet scarf, $45, Solis (solis.etsy.com)

 

 

 

 

“Still I must sleep ... even the ocean sleeps sometimes.” Badger Sleep Balm, $11, Whole Foods (1026 NE 64th St.)

 

 

 

“All my life the early sun has hurt my eyes.” Straw hat, $16, Buffalo Exchange (4530 University Way NE)

 

 

 

 

“[The] gelatinous bladder of a Portuguese man-of-war floating close beside the boat.” Tank top, $32, American Apparel (4345 University Way NE); Hand-carved bone mermaid necklace, $40, The Only Show in Town, Kahuku, HI (808.293.1295)

 

 

“[He] made the rope fast while he watched the shark come on.” Pare Gabia espadrilles, $118, Horseshoe (5344 Ballard Ave. NW)

 

 

“They had coffee from condensed milk cans at an early morning place that served fishermen.” Locally roasted beans from Neptune Coffee (8415 Greenwood Ave. N.)