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July 16, 2015
War Craft: Jewelry Made From Vietnam Era Bombs
I’ve been looking for a new necklace for a while now. My friend Kyle has one with a silver twig…
July 13, 2015
Get Rough With Your Neckwear
Everyone loves corduroy and tweed jackets in the fall – and the wool and cashmere ties that accompany them –…
June 29, 2015
Edward Sexton’s Structured Look
Everyone loves a natural shoulder line these days – whether that’s through the American Ivy look or soft Neapolitan tailoring….
June 25, 2015
Strong Value In European Shoes
With the strong US dollar, there’s never been a better time to buy abroad – especially for bigger ticket items…
June 24, 2015
Style & Fashion Zine: Fashion Comics From Japan
If you want to get miscellaneous printed matter in the mail, become a public radio host. Every day, my mailbox…
June 23, 2015
What You Can Really Afford: Hugh & Crye’s Print Popover Shirts
Other than properly using an iPhone camera, nothing baffles my mother-in-law more than the current popular taste for mid-century modern…
June 22, 2015
Six World-Class Tailors And Their House Styles
In the world of classic clothing, you can have a dozen navy suits and none of them will look the…
June 16, 2015
An Informal Announcement
Fashion columnist Vanessa Friedman has an article in the New York Times today on how Jeb Bush announced his bid…
June 15, 2015
Michael Kors Settles Class Action Lawsuit
More shady practices from fashion retailers. While JC Penney has been busy dealing with a lawsuit that claims they hold fake…
June 4, 2015
The True Cost Of Fashion
There’s been a lot of buzz lately over “The True Cost,” a new documentary about the environmental and social impacts of…
June 2, 2015
This Is Really Easy
This is really easy. Justice Antonin Scalia, announcing the Supreme Court had upheld a lawsuit filed against Abercrombie and Fitch…
May 28, 2015
How Salad Lunches Are Killing American Leather
Bloomberg has an interesting story on the economics behind the leather trade, and how the decline of meat consumption is…
May 21, 2015
The Changing Face Of Youth Subcultures
As anyone over the age of thirty knows, teens used to wear their taste on their sleeve. Punks dressed one…
May 21, 2015
Bringing Back The American Button-Down
The arrival of a new custom-shirt company is hardly anything to write about (they pop up more often than raw…
May 14, 2015
What Happened To Prep?
In the mid-2000s, prep seemed ascendant. J. Crew sales were booming – critter shorts and tiny-collared OCBDs abounded. Grosgrain enthusiast Thom…
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