THE MEASURE OF A MAN: THE STORY OF A FATHER, A SON, AND A SUIT - THE PODCAST
JJ Lee
7 episodes
1 week ago
For years, journalist and amateur tailor JJ Lee tried to ignore the navy suit that hung at the back of his closet — his dead father’s last suit.
When he decides to finally make the suit his own, he embark on a journey into his own past.
Part personal memoir, part social history of the man’s suit, it is a deeply moving and brilliantly crafted story of fathers and sons, love and forgiveness, of fitting in and standing out — and discovering what it means to be a man.
Based on his debut memoir. For more: https://jj-lee.com
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For years, journalist and amateur tailor JJ Lee tried to ignore the navy suit that hung at the back of his closet — his dead father’s last suit.
When he decides to finally make the suit his own, he embark on a journey into his own past.
Part personal memoir, part social history of the man’s suit, it is a deeply moving and brilliantly crafted story of fathers and sons, love and forgiveness, of fitting in and standing out — and discovering what it means to be a man.
Based on his debut memoir. For more: https://jj-lee.com
THE MEASURE OF A MAN: THE STORY OF A FATHER, A SON, AND A SUIT - THE PODCAST
11 minutes 45 seconds
3 years ago
Chapter 2: "Ambition"
JJ recounts how his father and mother met. He allow has trouble with an ancient Singer sewing machine.
THE MEASURE OF A MAN: THE STORY OF A FATHER, A SON, AND A SUIT - THE PODCAST
For years, journalist and amateur tailor JJ Lee tried to ignore the navy suit that hung at the back of his closet — his dead father’s last suit.
When he decides to finally make the suit his own, he embark on a journey into his own past.
Part personal memoir, part social history of the man’s suit, it is a deeply moving and brilliantly crafted story of fathers and sons, love and forgiveness, of fitting in and standing out — and discovering what it means to be a man.
Based on his debut memoir. For more: https://jj-lee.com
