Filter:

Polo Shirts: How I Roll

April 27, 2011

Polo Shirts: How I Roll

Two categories of clothing entered my wardrobe when I moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles that I never expected:…

Read More »

The Five Days of Summer Series, Part III: Polo Shirts

April 27, 2011

The Five Days Of Summer Series, Part III: Polo Shirts

Aside from maybe chinos, there are few things more quintessential to summer style than polos. It was invented in 1933…

Read More »

Ways in which the Midwest Express In-Flight Catalog Describes Shirts That Won't Wrinkle

April 23, 2011

Ways In Which The Midwest Express In-Flight Catalog Describes Shirts That Won’t Wrinkle

Won’t wrinkleResists wrinklesWrinkle resistantHeroically wrinkle resistantWrinkle defiantA wonder of wrinkle-defying eleganceWrinkle-freeVirtually wrinkle-freeWrinkleproofVirtually wrinkleproofGuaranteed not to wrinkleNo wrinkles — guaranteedNever needs…

Read More »

Sales of Ironic T-shirts Down

April 15, 2011

Sales Of Ironic T-shirts Down

Apparently, even college kids don’t want to dress like college kids: Urban Outfitters president Stephen Murray is leaving the company…

Read More »

You know what makes summer truly great? Linen shirts.

April 13, 2011

You Know What Makes Summer Truly Great? Linen Shirts.

I talked yesterday about some lesser known summer fabrics, but let’s get back to basics for a moment. You know…

Read More »

Five white shirts, button-down collars…

March 10, 2011

Five White Shirts, Button-down Collars…

BoingBoing asks Errol Morris, perhaps the greatest documentarian of all time, what’s in his bag. Five white shirts, button-down collars……

Read More »

It’s On eBay - Benjamin Bixby Polo Shirts

March 6, 2011

It’s On EBay – Benjamin Bixby Polo Shirts

I’ve written already about how much I already miss Benjamin Bixby, Andre Benjamin’s wonderful Gatsby-esque clothing line. I bought a…

Read More »

Q and Answer: What Sweaters With What Shirts?

November 23, 2010

Q And Answer: What Sweaters With What Shirts?

Jason asks: What are the rules re: sweaters and vnecks and wearing shirts underneath them again? V-necks = no collars….

Read More »

Shirtmaker, Carl Goldberg of CEGO Custom Shirts in the Flatiron district

November 17, 2010

Shirtmaker, Carl Goldberg Of CEGO Custom Shirts In The Flatiron District

One of the stops on our whirlwind tour of New York last week was my shirtmaker, Carl Goldberg of CEGO…

Read More »

Q and Answer: What Do I Do About Underarm Stains on Shirts?

September 10, 2010

Q And Answer: What Do I Do About Underarm Stains On Shirts?

Rebecca writes from Changwon, South Korea: My boyfriend and I are teaching in southern South Korea and it is the…

Read More »

Alexander Kabbaz’s shirts are insanely expensive

July 21, 2010

Alexander Kabbaz’s Shirts Are Insanely Expensive

Alexander Kabbaz’s shirts are insanely expensive.  Like off-the-charts expensive.  Two or three times the cost of bespoke at Charvet in…

Read More »

Q and Answer: Wrinkle-Free Shirts?

July 5, 2010

Q And Answer: Wrinkle-Free Shirts?

Dan in Baghdad writes: What is your thought on wrinkle free shirts?  Personally I’m not a big fan:  First, they’re…

Read More »

A man should own as many shirts as he wishes

June 29, 2010

A Man Should Own As Many Shirts As He Wishes

A man should own as many shirts as he wishes – the more the better. I personally have so many…

Read More »