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Maintenance: Sneaker Rehab with Mr. Clean

October 22, 2013

Maintenance: Sneaker Rehab With Mr. Clean

I never advocate fussy treatment of sneakers–boxfresh is nice and all but most improve with a little dirt and creasing….

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EFFECTIVE suit style

October 21, 2013

EFFECTIVE Suit Style

EFFECTIVE suit style via The New Yorker’s Currency blog, which recently highlighted ads targeting the high earners of the 1920s….

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It’s now cool to dress up

October 20, 2013

It’s Now Cool To Dress Up

It’s now cool to dress up, and to know about the minutiae of roped shoulders and Windsor knots. Type the…

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don’t know why spats went out!

October 17, 2013

Don’t Know Why Spats Went Out!

“I don’t know why spats went out! The actual name was spatterdashers, and you fastened them over your ankles, you…

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“In 1951, when I was fourteen, I landed a job in an Oklahoma City laundromat

October 12, 2013

“In 1951, When I Was Fourteen, I Landed A Job In An Oklahoma City Laundromat

“In 1951, when I was fourteen, I landed a job in an Oklahoma City laundromat. The pay was respectable–fifty cents…

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It’s on Sale: Barney’s Warehouse

October 10, 2013

It’s On Sale: Barney’s Warehouse

Barney’s Warehouse celebrates Columbus Day (perhaps our most dated-seeming holiday) with additional discounts on suits/sportcoats (50%), ties (40%), and accessories…

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Norse Store

October 9, 2013

Norse Store

One of my favorite webshops to browse is Norse Store–I particularly like their sale section, because (1) I’m incorrigibly cheap,…

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Shopping Vintage: Big Mac flannels

October 3, 2013

Shopping Vintage: Big Mac Flannels

When vintage shopping goes well, it warms the cockles of my thrifty heart. A great suit that can be altered…

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Expensive Things: Not Getting Any Cheaper

October 1, 2013

Expensive Things: Not Getting Any Cheaper

For years I’ve put off buying one of J. Press’s “Shaggy Dog” shetland sweaters–the fuzzed, Scotland-made wool crewneck that’s a…

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Lunch with the FT eats with Tadashi Yanai

September 26, 2013

Lunch With The FT Eats With Tadashi Yanai

Lunch with the FT eats with Tadashi Yanai, owner of Fast Retailing and Uniqlo. It’s a slightly surprising interview in…

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It’s on Sale: Yoox sample sale

September 23, 2013

It’s On Sale: Yoox Sample Sale

Like a giant online euro-TJ Maxx, Yoox gets last season (or older) merchandise from retailers and clears it out at…

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Real People: Layering Lengths

September 19, 2013

Real People: Layering Lengths

The ideal men’s casual ensemble, as etched into stone tablets handed down to Steve McQueen by a god resembling On…

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The Switch

September 16, 2013

The Switch

Rigidity about the beginnings and ends of seasons for clothing denies the variability of our climate. Labor Day has come…

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More Military Surplus: Leathers

September 13, 2013

More Military Surplus: Leathers

Last week’s field jacket roundup addressed primarily cotton field jackets, omitting some other massively influential categories of military outerwear–today we’ll…

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Neiman Marcus may be sold to a partnership of private equity and the Canadian Pension Plan

September 9, 2013

Neiman Marcus May Be Sold To A Partnership Of Private Equity And The Canadian Pension Plan

Neiman Marcus, the century-old Dallas-based luxury retailer, may be sold to a partnership of private equity and the Canadian Pension…

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