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August 19, 2021
Our Beloved Sponsors
Every two weeks, we like to give our sponsors a special shoutout. Doing so allows us to recognize them for…
August 17, 2021
How To Get A Good Pair Of Cowboy Boots
In the late 1960s, the United States was sharply divided in a culture war that Bruce Boyer once characterized as…
August 4, 2021
Put On A Happy Suit
A few years ago, someone posted a thread on Reddit’s Female Fashion Advice with the title “I Love to Dress…
June 18, 2021
Better With Age: 10 Things Better Bought Used
A couple of years ago, I bought a vintage Lee 101-J trucker jacket from Brian at Wooden Sleepers, one of…
May 31, 2021
Five Great Memorial Day Weekend Sales
Tomorrow is Memorial Day, and it’s the unofficial start of summer. From now until the end of tomorrow, stores everywhere…
May 1, 2021
Our Beloved Sponsors
We couldn’t be more appreciative of our sponsors. As a small, independent menswear site, they’re the reason why we’re able…
April 1, 2021
Our Beloved Sponsors
We couldn’t be more appreciative of our sponsors. As an independent menswear site, they’re the reason we’re able to keep…
February 1, 2021
Bruce Boyer On Finding Your Wardrobe And Sustainability In Fashion
In a post last month at Permanent Style, Bruce Boyer shared some charmingly low-res images of his Anderson & Sheppard…
January 12, 2021
Better With Age: 10 Things Better Bought Used
There’s a story about how Miuccia Prada, head designer of Prada and founder of its subsidiary Miu Miu, once found…
December 7, 2020
The ’90s Are Back. Long Live The ’70s.
In 1992, I started going to thrift stores with an older buddy of mine, Sean Compton, with whom I’m still…
November 24, 2020
Support Small Businesses This Holiday Season
Since March, the toll of mass shutdowns has forced many companies to file for bankruptcy. J. Crew was the first…
October 26, 2020
Actually Sustainable: How Brands Are Going Vintage
Environmental sustainability has become a big issue in these days of climate change, and the makers of manufacturers of just…
October 13, 2020
Comfort Zone: My Favorite Clothes This Fall Are Vintage, And Vintage Me
For a guy with a closet full of clothes that call back to college campuses 60 years ago, I’m relatively…
September 8, 2020
Fresh Vintage, No Must
There are two kinds of vintage people. The first are those who go all in, lock, stock, and barrel, hat…
July 9, 2020
Remembering What’s Special About Brick-and-Mortars
Occasionally I lament the passing of Daffy’s, the discount store specializing in European fashions of questionable taste. Of course, there…