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February 14, 2019
Suits For Leisu — I Mean, Nontraditional Suits
Some designers and brands are betting that men are ready for a new kind of suit. The generation of men…
February 7, 2019
Why It Doesn’t Seem To Matter That Amazon Will Soon Be The Largest American Clothing Retailer
Amazon, the all-seeing eye atop the pyramid of modern American capitalism, made a lot of news last year as it…
January 31, 2019
Never Tired: Fatigue Pants For Every Budget
The triumvirate of classic men’s casual pants? Blue jeans, khakis, and fatigue pants. They rule over all others. The renewability…
January 24, 2019
“N” Is For Dad: New Balance’s Classic Runners
When we apply “dad” as an adjective to clothing (dad shoes, dad jeans, dad hat), sometimes we mean a literal…
January 21, 2019
The Joy Of Sparking Joy: A Kondo Scale For Clothing Enthusiasts
The poem from which the fourth movement of Beethoven’s 9th symphony draws (maybe you know it), Friedrich Schiller’s Ode to…
January 10, 2019
Caught By The Fuzz: A Brief History Of Fleece
Not long ago, synthetic fleece represented what men did not want in their clothing. It was as comfy, middle-aged, and…
January 3, 2019
Data Doesn’t Lie: My 2018 Style By The Numbers
The end of one year and the beginning of the next: (1) an ultimately meaningless transition that does little to…
December 28, 2018
Exchanging Those “Meh” Gifts
If you’re like me (frankly, a little spoiled), you get a lot of presents during the holiday season. Legit thoughtful…
December 12, 2018
City Hermit: The Style Of Allen Ginsberg
Beat: a word used to describe a group of people, mostly poets, who had in common a general rebellion against…
December 6, 2018
Ivy Workwear Style Via Princeton University’s Beer Jackets
Members of the Princeton class of 1948. Note the white work jackets. A classic Seinfeld bit on helmets goes like…
November 29, 2018
Inspiration: Alexander Skarsgård’s Shirts In The Little Drummer Girl
Spies get the coolest clothes. Well, handsome spies anyway. AMC/BBC’s new adaptation of John Le Carre’s 1983 novel The Little…
November 20, 2018
The Pilgrims: The Original Sadd Boys
When I was in college, I bought a pair of chunky square toe shoes (that were probably Prada knockoffs although…
November 15, 2018
Loafers Only: A Visit To Florida’s Maus And Hoffman
Sitting on the beach while on vacation in Naples, Florida, I mentioned to my wife that I hoped to visit…
November 12, 2018
The Polo Bear Had A Big Week
First, he starred in a Ralph Lauren Polo / Palace collaborative collection that had everyone from aspiring DJS to hype…
November 12, 2018
Mohair Does It To Me Every Time: More Seinfeld Items, Illustrated
George Costanza pretty well crystallized men’s approach to dressing in a post-formal world when he said “I happen to dress…
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