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March 31, 2020
How To Take Care Of Your Shoes
With so much more time at home, I’ve been using the opportunity to take care of some household chores. Over…
March 16, 2020
Tiny Laundry Solutions For Tiny Living Spaces
I was supposed to jump on a flight to Mexico later this week to attend a friend’s wedding. I had…
March 4, 2020
I Dropped $160 On Lint Brushes And Tested Each One So You Don’t Have To
Every day, I wake up with the renewed hope that I’ll look as fabulous as the picture-perfect influencers I follow…
February 5, 2020
The Very Useful Snag Nab-It
I have a cat. Along with usual things that come with having a pet, such as accepting you’ll always have…
January 13, 2020
The Problem With Saphir Renovateur
Saphir’s Medaille d’Or Renovateur has been called “liquid gold.” Men who are obsessive about their shoes often recommend it as the…
January 7, 2020
Actual Menswear Essentials
In the last ten years, as men’s style has grown and evolved, the idea of what it means to be…
September 4, 2019
How To Care For A Suede Jacket
Over the years, I’ve come to appreciate the natural wear and tear that gets put into clothing. Leather shoes look…
June 19, 2019
Japan’s Shoeshine Champions Explain Proper Shoe Care
Last year, nearly fifty people, amateurs and professionals included, gathered into a room to compete for the title of being…
May 22, 2019
What To Do If You Get Milkshaked
Politics has always been a dirty business, but it’s never been this dirty. Over the last few weeks, angry Brits…
April 23, 2019
Experts Weigh-In On When To Wash It
Adam writes: I bought an overcoat in November and it’s served me well this winter. It’s probably my favorite thing…
March 12, 2019
A Textile Conservator Explains How To Deal With Clothes Moths
If the mere thought of clothes moths fluttering out of your closet strikes terror into your heart, imagine if your…
March 7, 2019
I’d Like To Try To Fumigate This Here Sweater: Dealing With Moths, Without Pesticides
Two things that make modern menswear enthusiasts shudder: bad return policies and moths. The former can be avoided, the latter…
January 21, 2019
The Joy Of Sparking Joy: A Kondo Scale For Clothing Enthusiasts
The poem from which the fourth movement of Beethoven’s 9th symphony draws (maybe you know it), Friedrich Schiller’s Ode to…
November 12, 2018
Fear And Clothing: Keeping Suede Shoes Clean This Winter
There’s this old story about George Hoby, a famous shoemaker in London who lived during the early 19th century. Supposedly,…
October 4, 2018
Take Me In And Dry The Rain: Weather-proofing Your Leather Shoes
Have you ever marched 10 miles with cold, wet feet? “The ‘poor bloody infantry’ have had to trust their feet…
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