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Store Report: Independence Chicago

December 4, 2016

Store Report: Independence Chicago

I visited Chicago last month, and while my time was limited, I took some time to visit a few of…

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London: The Nigel Cabourn Army Gym

October 3, 2016

London: The Nigel Cabourn Army Gym

I couldn’t visit London without visiting the retail outlet of my favorite British designer, Nigel Cabourn. Cabourn makes clothes inspired…

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London: The Real McCoy’s

October 1, 2016

London: The Real McCoy’s

On the middle of an anonymous, tourist-ridden London street sits Real McCoy’s, the English outlet of the venerated Japanese repro…

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Vintage Menswear in London: Levison’s

September 30, 2016

Vintage Menswear In London: Levison’s

I just got home from two weeks on tour with the Judge John Hodgman podcast. We went from Maine to…

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New StyleForum Shopping Maps

September 12, 2016

New StyleForum Shopping Maps

Two kinds of questions will forever live on men’s clothing forums: “What should I wear to my wedding?” and “What stores should…

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Bindle & Keep: Suits without the Gender Baggage of Traditional Men’s Tailoring

June 17, 2016

Bindle & Keep: Suits Without The Gender Baggage Of Traditional Men’s Tailoring

We talk a lot about the finer points of tailoring on Put This On—what fabrics are out there, how a suit…

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Recalling the Old Abercrombie & Fitch—Well, Not THAT Old

November 24, 2015

Recalling The Old Abercrombie & Fitch—Well, Not THAT Old

As A+F embarks on rebranding itself in a post-Mike-Jeffries, post-cargo-short environment, writer Alex G. Frank examines his complicated affection for…

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A Victory in Copenhagen: Goods

October 5, 2015

A Victory In Copenhagen: Goods

After my disaster in Malmo, Sweden, my friend Eskar and I retreated to his quiet Copenhagen neighborhood, Osterbro.   As…

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A Malmo Disaster

October 4, 2015

A Malmo Disaster

Copenhagen is a half-hour train ride from Malmo, Sweden, so while I was in town, my fashion-forward friend Eskar and…

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Stockholm: Skoaktiebolaget (Sp?)

October 2, 2015

Stockholm: Skoaktiebolaget (Sp?)

As I wandered around Stockholm in a jetlagged haze, I managed to throw open the door on a remarkable little…

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Stockholm: Our Legacy

October 1, 2015

Stockholm: Our Legacy

Modernist boutiques aren’t usually my style – I tend to prefer the dusty and fusty. While in Stockholm, though, I…

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Stockholm Vintage: Herr Judit

September 30, 2015

Stockholm Vintage: Herr Judit

I didn’t have data on my cell phone in Sweden, so I was wandering nearly blind. I’d downloaded a map…

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Stockholm: Vintage and Country Clothes

September 29, 2015

Stockholm: Vintage And Country Clothes

I had a few hours to enjoy myself in Stockholm, and found myself wandering in search of menswear. My path…

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From Trash to Treasure: Seventeen Years of Thrifting

July 23, 2015

From Trash To Treasure: Seventeen Years Of Thrifting

For most people, thrifting is a hobby – something to do on lazy afternoon, and hopefully, a way to score…

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Thrifting From Home

May 28, 2015

Thrifting From Home

Rummaging through thrift racks can not only be a great way to score deals, it can also be a way…

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