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Handmade in Italy

May 11, 2011

Handmade In Italy

Before I started blogging about this stuff, I was an avid reader of menswear blogs for years. One of my favorite…

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Bloomingdale's Sale

May 10, 2011

Bloomingdale’s Sale

Bloomingdale’s is having a big sale starting tomorrow, May 11th, and it will go until Sunday, May 15th. Discounts will…

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Leave it to the Italians

May 7, 2011

Leave It To The Italians

The other night, some friends and I went out for some fancy Italian pizza, and afterwards played Bocce behind the restaurant. It…

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Context is having a flash sale on Spring outerwear

May 7, 2011

Context Is Having A Flash Sale On Spring Outerwear

Context is having a flash sale on Spring outerwear. Select things are up to 50% off, which is a huge…

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English Cut

May 6, 2011

English Cut

I was going through some of my archives and rediscovered an old documentary I have of Savile Row tailor Thomas Mahon….

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How to Dress for a Successful Green Card Interview

May 5, 2011

How To Dress For A Successful Green Card Interview

I had two titles prepared for this post.  “How to Dress for a Successful Green Card Interview” “How to Dress…

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How Leathers are Made

May 5, 2011

How Leathers Are Made

A good friend, GW, sent me this wonderful video about shell cordovan. The film reminded me of another video I’ve…

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Gant finally opened a website for American customers

May 4, 2011

Gant Finally Opened A Website For American Customers

Gant finally opened a website for American customers. My favorite item right now is this oxford pullover shirt. I already…

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Instead of buying new shorts, make your own

May 4, 2011

Instead Of Buying New Shorts, Make Your Own

My post about affordable summer style got a lot of positive response, so I thought I’d post something else in the…

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Brooks Brothers, Ralph Lauren, and Yoox Sales

May 3, 2011

Brooks Brothers, Ralph Lauren, And Yoox Sales

A while ago, I wrote about Brooks Brothers’ upcoming sale. Turns out it actually starts tomorrow, May 4th, not May…

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Guide to Going Sockless

May 3, 2011

Guide To Going Sockless

With Esquire and Brooks Brothers’ recent tweets, the menswear Twittersphere has been buzzing over whether it’s too early to forgo socks….

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Drake and Barbera on British and Italian Style

May 2, 2011

Drake And Barbera On British And Italian Style

I recently came across this article by Michael Drake, the founder of Drakes of London, where he details his sartorial…

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"No Fear" T-Shirts Based On Board Games

April 30, 2011

“No Fear” T-Shirts Based On Board Games

“Out of jail. Two hotels on St. James. NO FEAR.” “Up by 9. One turn left. You’ve got the Q. NO FEAR.”…

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The Five Days of Summer Series, Part V: Summer Style on the Cheap

April 29, 2011

The Five Days Of Summer Series, Part V: Summer Style On The Cheap

Before Jesse let me start writing here, I was a dedicated PTO reader for more than a year. One of the…

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The Five Days of Summer Series, Part IV: Swim Shorts

April 28, 2011

The Five Days Of Summer Series, Part IV: Swim Shorts

While Jesse grew up in the Bay Area and later moved to Southern California, I grew up in Southern California…

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