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June 5, 2014
Q And Answer: Where’s My Waist? Where Should My Jacket Button?
Wyatt asks: I’ve heard said both on your blog and elsewhere that a jacket should button at one’s natural waist…
May 12, 2014
How Pants Should Fit
We’ve written about how tailored trousers should fit before, but our friend Ed over at Panta Clothing just posted some images of a pair trousers…
March 27, 2014
How Much Should You Spend On Dress Shoes?
One of the questions I frequently get in my inbox is: “I’m looking to buy a better pair of dress…
March 20, 2014
The Easy And Hard Part Of Classic Dress
Every once in a while, you’ll see a new member on StyleForum say that he’s just become interested in classic,…
March 13, 2014
What Is Selvedge Denim? Why Does A Selvedge Matter?
I grew up in a fabric-obsessed house. My mom dedicated a whole bedroom to an enormous pedal loom, and when…
March 1, 2014
Our Editorial Policies – Elaborated.
The Basics Given Derek’s excellent post about conflicts of interest in the fashion media industry, I thought I’d elaborate on…
February 3, 2014
On The Ways We Judge Fashion And Taste
After Saturday’s post on the coming 1930s fashion exhibit, I spent some time re-watching clips from our second season. I’m…
January 25, 2014
Alternative Markets
If you purchase your clothes online (and you probably do), you’re aware that the online marketplace for clothing–sure, for everything–has…
December 9, 2013
Put This On’s Holiday Gift Guide 2013
Every year we hear from the brothers, parents, wives, girlfriends and best pals of fashionable gentlemen. They ask us: what…
December 5, 2013
The US Government On Suits
StyleForum member CrimsonSox recently found this fascinating guide on how to buy a suit, surprisingly published in 1949 by the…
November 27, 2013
“Does It Fit?” Checklist
A friend of mine recently had to get a new suit for a wedding (not his), and asked for my…
November 19, 2013
Shopping Japan
Although, technically, legal trade between the United States and Japan has been going on since the 1850s, and Americans and…
October 23, 2013
Where To Look First For A Suit (Part One)
Far and away, the most common question I get in my inbox is: “Where should I go to buy a…
September 24, 2013
Ramon Puig: La Casa De Las Guayaberas
I was in Miami last week, and rather than visit South Beach, I thought I’d take my half-day of free…
September 23, 2013
What A Clown Taught Me About Dressing
Or: How Not To Be A Lonely Nerd In A Fedora I’ll admit it here and now: I went to…