August 25, 2010
This, from The Silentist, is a nice illustration of what a little tailoring can do.  The author spent $25 at the tailor and got a whole new pair of pants.  Well done.

This, from The Silentist, is a nice illustration of what a little tailoring can do.  The author spent $25 at the tailor and got a whole new pair of pants.  Well done.

Posted in Tailors Pants J. Crew
August 24, 2010

Episode 3: Clothing Credits

Intro:

Suit - J. Crew

Shirt - Thom Browne

Tie - Carrol & Co. (Vintage)

Square - Vintage (Courtesy: Grand-Uncle Philbert)

Shoes - Nordstrom

On Set

Suit - J. Crew

Shirt - CEGO Custom Shirtmakers

Tie - Courtesy  of Berg & Berg

Shoes - Gieves & Hawkes

Square - Holland & Holland

Nerd Boyfriend Picks

Jacket - J. Crew

Shirt - Uniqlo

Pants - Hentsch Man

Shoes - American Apparel

On Roxana

Shirt - Marc Jacobs

Skirt - Marc Jacobs

Rudiments

Tie - Turnbull & Asser

Q and A

Blazer - hickey

Shirt - Lands’ End

Pants - Incotex

Tie - Benjamin Bixby

Shoes - Sebago (Vintage)

Square - Grand-Uncle Philbert

Posted in Episode 3 Clothing Credits J. Crew Thom Browne Carrol & Co. Cole Haan CEGO CEGO CEGO Custom Shirts Berg & Berg Gieves & Gieves & Hawkes Holland Holland & Holland Turnbull & Turnbull & Asser hickey Lands' End Incotex Benjamin Bixby Sebago
July 31, 2010
STYLE CELEBRITIES: THEY’RE JUST LIKE YOU! THEIR MOMS HAVE GARDENS. THEY GO TO WEDDINGS. THEIR WIFE INSISTS THEY TAKE A PICTURE OF THEIR OUTFIT BECAUSE THEY LOOK SO HANDSOME AND THEY SHOULD “SHOW IT TO THEIR INTERNET FRIENDS.” 

STYLE CELEBRITIES: THEY’RE JUST LIKE YOU!

  • THEIR MOMS HAVE GARDENS.
  • THEY GO TO WEDDINGS.
  • THEIR WIFE INSISTS THEY TAKE A PICTURE OF THEIR OUTFIT BECAUSE THEY LOOK SO HANDSOME AND THEY SHOULD “SHOW IT TO THEIR INTERNET FRIENDS.” 
Posted in Me Weddings Linen Suits Three-Piece Suits J. Crew Gieves Gieves & Hawkes Berg & Berg Howard Yount CEGO Custom Shirts
June 30, 2010
It’s On Sale J. Crew Urban Slim Fit Lightweight Essex Pant One of a couple hundred items that just went on sale at JCrew.com $49.99 from $69.50 at JCrew.com

It’s On Sale

J. Crew Urban Slim Fit Lightweight Essex Pant

One of a couple hundred items that just went on sale at JCrew.com

$49.99 from $69.50 at JCrew.com

Posted in It's On Sale J. Crew Chinos Pants
June 15, 2010
It’s On Sale J. Crew Madras Buttondown $49.99 from $69.50 on JCrew.com

It’s On Sale

J. Crew Madras Buttondown

$49.99 from $69.50 on JCrew.com

Posted in It's On Sale J. Crew Madras Shirts Summer
May 23, 2010
It’s On Sale Button-Down Shirt in Citadel Madras $39.99 from $69.50 at J. Crew

It’s On Sale

Button-Down Shirt in Citadel Madras

$39.99 from $69.50 at J. Crew

Posted in It's On Sale J. Crew Madras Summer
April 7, 2010
I don’t post a lot of pictures from lookbooks or fashion shows or presentations or whatever.  But the whole men’s style blog world has been losing their shit over J. Crew’s fall/winter event the other day.  I had resisted posting anything about it, though it’s very nice, but then I saw this flannel suit over on A Continuous Lean.  Butter.

I don’t post a lot of pictures from lookbooks or fashion shows or presentations or whatever.  But the whole men’s style blog world has been losing their shit over J. Crew’s fall/winter event the other day.  I had resisted posting anything about it, though it’s very nice, but then I saw this flannel suit over on A Continuous Lean.  Butter.

Posted in Suits J. Crew Fall Winter A Continuous Lean
March 29, 2010
Valet talks to the guy who saved J. Crew from snoozeville: Mickey Drexler
Posted in J. Crew Valet Mickey Drexler Business
March 25, 2010
It’s On Sale SeaVees 7-Eye Trail Boot $149.99 from $210 at JCrew.com

It’s On Sale

SeaVees 7-Eye Trail Boot

$149.99 from $210 at JCrew.com

Posted in It's On Sale Boots SeaVees J. Crew
February 28, 2010
Q and Answer: The Pants After Jeans James writes: Recently I’ve been paying more attention to my clothes and their quality — that meant scrapping a lot of boxy khakis and ill-fitting jeans for a pair of APCs, but I’m looking for more than one pair of “everyday pants.” I feel like khakis make me look like my Dad (I feel like every generation of dudes wants to look as much like their grandfather as they can but as little like their father as they can) and after wearing pants cut for humans everything else feels baggy and awkward. Where can a guy go to get a pair of pants after he’s used to the durability of raw denim? If you’re talking about a casual wardrobe, the next logical step after a good pair of jeans is a good pair of chinos.  Not all chinos are the triple-pleated monstrosities that you associate with your dad and Frasier Crane. There are plenty of options these days for chinos with a trim fit.  Above are J. Crew’s “Urban Slim Fit” pants, which come in several colors - we prefer the slightly sandier British Khaki to the standard khaki.  A little more flavor.  They’re about $60 at full price. My own favorite chinos are ones that I’ve recommended here several times before - the Uniqlo Vintage Chino.  A great fit, some great details, and they’re usually about $35.  If you live in New York, you can go into the store, but if you don’t, they ship, just call them (917-237-8811) and ask for phone orders.  I like that the Uniqlos retain a bit of a military feel - it makes them more useful as a casual pant, rather than as a second-rate substitute for dress pants. Dockers, feeling the pressure to update their image, have released the K-1.  It’s inspired by WW2 military chinos, but with a dramatically slimmer cut.  I haven’t touched them, but I’ve heard good things from the clothes nerds.  They’re inexpensive as well, at $68. Everyone seems to agree that Bill’s Khakis are the bee’s knees when it comes to quality in a chino.  Their M3 size isn’t quite as trim (from what we’ve heard) as the J. Crews, for example, but it’s pretty solid.  The price is a bit higher at $135, but the khaki aficionados say Bill’s are worth the scratch, especially if toughness is what you’re after. Go flat-front, slim-fitting, and possibly with a little bit of military, period detail - like a wider belt loop, a richer color, a heavier twill.  Don’t buy them pre-destroyed.  Start them a bit more formal, and move them towards casual as they wear.  Your goal here should be to rock these as effortlessly as JFK on his boat.  With some good accessories and a nice fit, you’ll look great.  Then, you’ll be ready for some gray flannels.

Q and Answer: The Pants After Jeans

James writes: Recently I’ve been paying more attention to my clothes and their quality — that meant scrapping a lot of boxy khakis and ill-fitting jeans for a pair of APCs, but I’m looking for more than one pair of “everyday pants.” I feel like khakis make me look like my Dad (I feel like every generation of dudes wants to look as much like their grandfather as they can but as little like their father as they can) and after wearing pants cut for humans everything else feels baggy and awkward. Where can a guy go to get a pair of pants after he’s used to the durability of raw denim?

If you’re talking about a casual wardrobe, the next logical step after a good pair of jeans is a good pair of chinos.  Not all chinos are the triple-pleated monstrosities that you associate with your dad and Frasier Crane.

There are plenty of options these days for chinos with a trim fit.  Above are J. Crew’s “Urban Slim Fit” pants, which come in several colors - we prefer the slightly sandier British Khaki to the standard khaki.  A little more flavor.  They’re about $60 at full price.

My own favorite chinos are ones that I’ve recommended here several times before - the Uniqlo Vintage Chino.  A great fit, some great details, and they’re usually about $35.  If you live in New York, you can go into the store, but if you don’t, they ship, just call them (917-237-8811) and ask for phone orders.  I like that the Uniqlos retain a bit of a military feel - it makes them more useful as a casual pant, rather than as a second-rate substitute for dress pants.

Dockers, feeling the pressure to update their image, have released the K-1.  It’s inspired by WW2 military chinos, but with a dramatically slimmer cut.  I haven’t touched them, but I’ve heard good things from the clothes nerds.  They’re inexpensive as well, at $68.

Everyone seems to agree that Bill’s Khakis are the bee’s knees when it comes to quality in a chino.  Their M3 size isn’t quite as trim (from what we’ve heard) as the J. Crews, for example, but it’s pretty solid.  The price is a bit higher at $135, but the khaki aficionados say Bill’s are worth the scratch, especially if toughness is what you’re after.

Go flat-front, slim-fitting, and possibly with a little bit of military, period detail - like a wider belt loop, a richer color, a heavier twill.  Don’t buy them pre-destroyed.  Start them a bit more formal, and move them towards casual as they wear.  Your goal here should be to rock these as effortlessly as JFK on his boat.  With some good accessories and a nice fit, you’ll look great.  Then, you’ll be ready for some gray flannels.

Posted in Q and Answer Pants Chinos J. Crew Bill's Khakis Uniqlo Dockers