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A blog about classic men's tailoring and style.
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Saints Come Marching In
Phillip Carr, the director of Saint Crispin’s, is holding trunk shows at The Wingtip in San Francisco this week. I have a pair of chukkas already on order with... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
A Japanese-Italian Tailor
Have you read “The Secret Vice?” It’s a wonderful article by the journalist dandy Tom Wolfe. Published in 1966 in the New York Herald Tribune, it’s about how me... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Changing Taste in China
For the past five years, if not longer, luxury goods magazines have been publishing the same story about China every week. The market there is booming, thanks t... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Formosa in Tobacco Fresco
If you happened to have missed out on my special run of Tobacco Fresco last year, No Man Walks Alone has a few ready-to-wear suits available in the cloth. Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
New Harrisons Website
Clients of bespoke tailors, rejoice. Harrisons of Edinburgh just relaunched their website and the new layout is fantastic. Pictures of swatches are now bigger,... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
The Japanse Avant-Garde
Fashion is a dirty word among tailored clothing enthusiasts. Tailoring is often thought of as being above the frays of fashion, but this oversimplifies the... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Don't Be Afraid of Shearling
There must be a theory somewhere for why a skinny, middle-aged guy like me has been wearing leather and shearling all the time lately. Read more
Posted on 27 February 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
The Forgotten Matka
Traditional spring/ summer fabrics tend to be a little flat in texture, at least compared to their fall/ winter counterparts. Whereas men wear heavily ribbed... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
The Tan Summer Suit
Tan suits got a bashing last year when Obama showed up to a press conference in one, but let’s be clear: there’s nothing crazy about tan suits. Read more
Posted on 20 February 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Scandinavian Sweaters
It’s often said that a solid navy or grey merino sweater is the most versatile knit you can own, but I rarely wear mine. Smoothly finished, solid colored... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Esquire 1930s
A friend of mine recently scanned these wonderful images from the early days of Esquire. These were originally published in 1934 and ‘35, just a year or two... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
That Soft English Shoulder
Southern Italy is famous for its soft tailoring, but you don’t have to go all the way to Naples to get a soft shoulder. One of my tailors, Steed, is famous for... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Spring for Drake's
We’re still solidly in winter, but Drake’s new spring/ summer arrivals remind us that warmer days are just around the corner. The popular English label continue... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
A Specialty Shop in Sweden
The landscape for high-end men’s clothing has changed a lot in the last hundred years. It’s slowly shifted from large, luxury department stores, such as Saks... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
People Who Make Things
Read menswear blogs long enough and you’re sure to come across something you really like, but can’t find anywhere. A few years ago, I read about Simon Crompton’... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Textured Cotton, Wool, and Leather
I’ve been enjoying some texture-heavy looks recently. The jacket above is this season’s modified Aircraft jacket from Nigel Cabourn. Read more
Posted on 27 January 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Hunters of Brora
Some disappointing news today from Scotland. Hunters of Brora has been sold to a ready-to-wear label, and the new owners will be shutting down the mill and... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
The Last of Their Kind
Time hasn’t been kind to Scottish cashmere. Like the loss of American denim, the Scottish cashmere industry has been reduced to a shadow of its former self, wit... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
For Those Chilly Mornings
Of all the styles of classic men’s clothes to have slowly disappeared over the years, the dressing gown might be the easiest to pull off (both figuratively and... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Ralph Lauren's End-of-Season Sale
There’s a nice sale going on today at Ralph Lauren. Take an extra 20% off already marked-down items with the checkout code JAN2015. That puts discounts as high... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2015 FASHION, LIFESTYLE