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March 10, 2014
A Lifetime Of Infrequent Wearing
StyleForum member MafooFan – who’s famous on that board for not only his good sense of style, but also his…
February 13, 2014
Picking The Right Varsity Jacket
The endurance of the silhouette and styling of the letterman/varsity jacket is a little surprising to me. Trying to remember…
January 27, 2014
The Advantage Of Unusual Designs In Pocket Squares
Like with ties, I find it’s easy to acquire more pocket square than you need. This is true for almost…
January 24, 2014
Abercrombie Adventures: Von Lengerke & Antoine, Winter 1954
We continue our Abercrombie Adventures series with something from Von Lengerke & Antoine, which was the Chicago outpost of Abercrombie…
January 23, 2014
Vintage Leather Belts
I’m not as experienced as Jesse it when it comes to thrifting, but I do enjoy going to thrift stores….
January 15, 2014
American Picker: Photographer Eric Kvatek
Although there’s something really satisfying about clothes organized neatly, clothing looks better in situ, and few people put interesting clothing…
January 9, 2014
Improvements At John Doe
John Doe recently loaned me a pair of their latest oxfords so I could check out the improvements they made since my last review….
January 2, 2014
Evolution Of Style: Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson’s first film Bottle Rocket (1996) feels like practice; it has a lot of good moments, a lot of…
January 2, 2014
A Stunning 1930s Chesterfield Coat
Giuseppe from An Affordable Wardrobe found a stunning 1930s Chesterfield coat in a thrift. The collar was shredded – but…
December 19, 2013
Polo Coats
Despite what people say, it doesn’t get that cold in San Francisco, at least not compared to places where it…
December 16, 2013
The Day I Got Braces. 47 Sets Of Braces.
My in-laws were visiting this weekend, so my wife gave me permission to abandon my family for half a day…
December 4, 2013
$195 Shoes From Jack Erwin
A couple of months ago, a reader asked me on Twitter what I thought of Jack Erwin’s shoes. Having never heard of…
November 16, 2013
Ebbets Field Flannels Sweater Jackets
Ebbets Field Flannels just announced these stunning sweater-jackets. They’re based on a vintage model from the 1930s found in a…
October 21, 2013
It’s On Sale: Barn Coats
As much as I try to make affordable recommendations on here, some categories are just hard. For example, unless you’re…
October 10, 2013
“Make-Do And Mend”
The Imperial War Museums’ website has a really great collection of “Make Do and Mend” artwork, which was used in…
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