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September 5, 2024
Riffing With Bruce Boyer
Having corresponded with Bruce Boyer for over ten years, I can tell you two things. First, he’s immensely kind,…
November 8, 2021
Swan Songs: One Of The Best Books On Classic Men’s Style
About six years ago, I bought some kidskin gloves from Lavabre Cadet, one of the few boutique glovers left in…
October 10, 2020
A Look At Chinatown’s Most Stylish Seniors
When my teenage daughter was younger, my wife and I used to joke that she took her style from her…
September 17, 2015
Bruce Boyer’s New Book, True Style
It’s been almost thirty years since Bruce Boyer published Elegance and Eminently Suitable. For a lot guys, including me, these…
April 24, 2014
Menswear Books: 100 Ideas That Changed Street Style
People who love traditional clothing sometimes deride streetwear for being silly and faddish, but streetwear is never just about clothes….
February 27, 2014
Colin Marshall On Men’s Style Books: I Am Dandy By Nathaniel Adams And Rose Callahan
I Am Dandy: The Return of the Elegant Gentleman consists of 56 profiles of well-dressed men. Each one names the…
June 26, 2013
Colin Marshall On Men’s Style Books: Preppy By Jeffrey Banks And Doria De La Chapelle
Most Americans I know hesitate to embrace all of “American culture.” This makes sense, considering the broadness of any such…
June 17, 2013
Colin Marshall On Men’s Style Books: The Nordstrom Guide To Men’s Style By Tom Julian
I haven’t set foot in a Nordstrom in years. Come to think of it, maybe I’ve never entered one at…
May 20, 2013
Colin Marshall On Men’s Style Books: 100 Years Of Menswear By Cally Blackman
About the menswear of the twentieth century, I can say this for sure: I don’t think I’d wear most of…
April 3, 2013
Colin Marshall On Menswear Books: The Suit By Nicholas Antongiavanni
“The end is nigh,” tweeted an aphorist I admire, “for all books must now bear the explanatory subtitle — the…
March 18, 2013
Colin Marshall On Menswear Books: ABC Of Men’s Fashion By Hardy Amies
Whether in its original 1964 Newnes edition or its handsome 2007 Abrams reissue, ABC of Men’s Fashion strikes an elegant…
February 4, 2013
Colin Marshall On Menswear Books: Off The Cuff By Carson Kressley
About Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Bravo’s hit reality program that ran from 2003 to 2007, you may recall…
January 9, 2013
Colin Marshall On Menswear Books: Take Ivy By Teruyoshi Hayashida, Et Al.
Boy, I want to go to college. Alas, I’ve already gone, and even if I hadn’t, being that I’m nearing…
December 17, 2012
Colin Marshall On Menswear Books: Icons Of Men’s Style By Josh Sims
I relish the menswear enthusiast’s life for a number of reasons, the first and foremost being that we get less…
July 16, 2012
Menswear Books: Daniel Peres, The Details Men’s Style Manual
I confess to not quite knowing Details’ place on the landscape of gentlemen’s magazines. While glancing at its issues reveals…
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