OK, let's admit it. Monograms are to St. Louis like beans are to Boston. You see them everywhere and on absolutely everything (automobiles, flip flops, dog collars, backpacks and so on). So, of course, when I found cashmere throws sold for a song at T.J. Maxx, I grabbed four for my best friends in the entire world and zoomed over to get them monogrammed.
I opted to try out one of the town's newer initial installers, one on Clayton Road in Ladue (and not Monograms for You). The font was fabulous and the result?
Let's just say, a perfect day was spoiled.
The monogram "stabilizer"—a stiff piece of white muslim—was incredibly large and there for all to see. When I asked why it wasn't at least in a color that matched, the reply was it only came in white. I ask you blog readers: Is that right? First of all, can't monograms be created without stiff backing? And is the backing really in one shade and one shade only? And if that's so, how can that be?
Who knows what about monogramming?
