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Maurice Malone's Denim Alterations Shop

March 31, 2021

Maurice Malone’s Denim Alterations Shop

Last month, while confined at home and bored, I Googled “online denim hemming.” At the time, I had a couple…

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How Rick Owens Landed At Self Edge

September 12, 2019

How Rick Owens Landed At Self Edge

Kiya Babzani is mostly hushed about who patronizes Self Edge, the small denim empire he co-founded with his wife Demitra…

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"Can't Wait to See How This Breaks In," Says Man Who Buys New Clothes Every Week

August 28, 2019

“Can’t Wait To See How This Breaks In,” Says Man Who Buys New Clothes Every Week

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Sitting in his small one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, Anthony Storres, 34, confirmed Wednesday that he’s…

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Eight Pairs of Shorts to Consider Right Now

June 28, 2019

Eight Pairs Of Shorts To Consider Right Now

We all have a friend who wears jeans year round, regardless of the weather. Indigo cotton to the ankle, always….

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How to Wear Sport Coats with Jeans

August 7, 2017

How To Wear Sport Coats With Jeans

StyleForum had a good thread recently about how to wear sport coats with jeans. For some, the combination is so…

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It’s On Sale: Some Nice Jeans

April 9, 2017

It’s On Sale: Some Nice Jeans

More than ten years after menswear blogs were all about sick fades and selvedge stripes, raw denim jeans are still…

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Jeans You Can Actually Wear with Sport Coats

December 7, 2016

Jeans You Can Actually Wear With Sport Coats

I don’t normally gush about specific products here, but Drake’s new line of jeans is worth mentioning. For decades now,…

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Can You Buy “Cool”?

July 25, 2016

Can You Buy “Cool”?

Well, you can certainly try to sell it. For Quartz, Marc Bain dissects the neuroscience of “coolness” and how fashion brands…

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Levi’s Have a Lifetime Warranty

July 20, 2016

Levi’s Have A Lifetime Warranty

Here’s something I didn’t know: Levi’s offers a lifetime warranty on their jeans.  Now: lifetime warranty doesn’t mean that they’ll…

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Extraneous stitching on your blue jeans

December 2, 2015

Extraneous Stitching On Your Blue Jeans

Gentlemen, extraneous stitching on your blue jeans is not a substitute for a personality. Michael Ian Black

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Light Washed Jeans for Summer

July 27, 2015

Light Washed Jeans For Summer

Light washed jeans have been growing in popularity for the last few years. No longer considered just the poor fashion…

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How to Hand Darn

May 27, 2015

How To Hand Darn

If you were as inspired as I was by Luke Deverell’s work over at Darn & Dusted, Reddit member AnalogDimitri…

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British Wabi Sabi

May 18, 2015

British Wabi Sabi

I’ve been really digging the work I’ve seen from Darn & Dusted, a small, one-man custom repair company over in…

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Now, Toni, this will be very informal, don’t put yourself out, you can even wear jeans if you like.’ Jeans!

April 9, 2015

Now, Toni, This Will Be Very Informal, Don’t Put Yourself Out, You Can Even Wear Jeans If You Like.’ Jeans!

[President Obama’s office] said, ‘Now, Toni, this will be very informal, don’t put yourself out, you can even wear jeans…

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