Moleskine notebooks (aka the Moleskine diary) have been used for centuries, and by some of the world's best creative minds, such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and even Ernest Hemingway. They were originally produced by French bookbinders who supplied stationary shops in Paris where the intelligentsia of the day sourced their writing materials. After falling out of production for a time in 1986, Moleskine notebooks or the Moleskine diary wasthen brought back into production in 1998 in Italy when a Milanese publisher decided to resurrect the tradition. Pretty soon they were again circling the globe and finding their way into the briefcases, bags, and pockets of sophisticated men everywhere.



Bound in tough, great-looking oilcloth, Moleskine notebooks feature a special spine that allows them to lie flat when they are open, so you can use all of every page easily. The Moleskin diary also feature an elastic strap to keep them closed when not in use, and a pocket at the back for collecting scraps of loose paper.

Sure, a Moleskin diary is a little more expensive than an ordinary notebook, but who wants to be ordinary? Moleskine notebooks are also a lot cheaper than a PDA, and we do mean a lot! You could buy Moleskine notebooks for years for the price of one digital assistant.

Some of the things that other men have used their Moleskine notebooks for include wishlists; birthday present ideas for loved ones; restaurant, movie, and book reviews; names of good bottles of wine you don't want to forget; random notes and sketches; snippets of poetry or song lyrics; phone numbers; to keep memorable concert tickets ; shopping lists; love letters you'll never send; top tens (e.g. Your top ten albums or your top ten beers);

lists of what to pack when travelling, so you don't forget next time what you forgot this time; lists of what to pack when going camping, so you don't forget the can opener, again!

...And many, many more! A quick Internet search will reveal that there are many, many Moleskine diary lovers out there. One things for sure- there is no shortage of good uses for Moleskine notebooks.

Wouldn't you like to carry a Moleskin diary with you everywhere you go? You never know when the inspiration of a great idea will strike, and when it does, you need to capture it on paper before it goes away! A lot of men these days are going digital with their diaries, but trust us ? nothing beats the timeless classics that are the Moleskine notebooks (aka the Moleskine diary).