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• Outerwear I’m Excited About

  

  If there was ever a reason to care about global warming – aside from total death of all living things on this planet – our ability to wear cool jackets should b... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Unionmade’s Finally Fall Sale

  

  I suppose one of the advantages of fall weather coming late is you get to take advantage of sales right when you actually want to wear heavy coats and... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Beauty of Natural Dyes

  

  In fashion, tailors and designers get all the credit, but there’s an entire world of weavers, dyers, and finishers that are making the things we feel directly... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Sitting Between Town and Country

  

  For being an iconic shoe, I’d be surprised if more than a hundred people have worn J.M. Weston’s Chasse. It’s one of the company’s flagship designs, but unlike... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Transcending Fashion and Tradition

  

  There’s an old style expression, which I’m sure you’ve heard. “You have to know the rules before you break them.” I’ve always thought the adage is meaningless... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Steven Hitchcock, Soft English Style

  

  Tailoring is often described in regional or house terms. Anderson Sheppard’s iconic drape cut is soft shouldered and full throughout the chest, making even th... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• No Man Walks Alone Anniversary Sale

  

  No Man Walks Alone is an advertiser on this site, but also one of my favorite stores. Greg, the company’s founder (who can be seen pictured above), simply has... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Corduroy For An Imaginary Fall

  

  What happened to this year’s fall weather? We’re nearly halfway through October and the weather has yet to get cold enough for real outerwear. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• That Sleepy British Look

  

  No one in the fashion industry ever admits to being in the fashion industry. For all the designers and tailors I’ve spoken to over the years, I’ve found they al... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Looking Like a Japanese Hiker

  

  Back in the early 1940s, Leon Leonwood Bean – founder of L.L. Bean – wrote a practical guide on living in the great outdoors. The point of the book, he wrote, i... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Splitting the Difference

  

  It’s easy to fall in love with a pair of oxfords, particularly if you’re browsing for shoes online. They’re naturally sleek, with minimally detailed uppers... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Rare In-Between Suit

  

  Every traditional clothier tells me the same thing. They sell fewer and fewer suits every year – sometimes with not even one order passing through the cash... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Finding the Perfect Pair of Jeans

  

  Nothing defines the American fashion experience more than trying to find the perfect pair of blue jeans. They're the foundation of any wardrobe outside of... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• On Developing Personal Style

  

  So, I’ve been working on a two-part series for Put This On (for those who don’t know, most of my writing is there). The posts were inspired by an online Vogue... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Some of That Southern Comfort

  

  Tailoring is a fierce trade with an ever-shrinking market. Which is perhaps why, if you talk to enough tailors, you’ll find they all hate each other. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Drake’s Drops New Fall Lookbook

  

  Just as cloudy skies on Groundhog Day predict an early spring, Drake’s autumn lookbooks are a reminder that cooler days lie ahead. This year, the team shot thei... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• David Kind, A New Kind of Luxury

  

  It’s been about ten years since fashion journalist Dana Thomas penned Deluxe. And today, it stands as one of the best books I’ve read on the rise and fall of... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Tom Mahon Out of English Cut

  

  If you’ve been reading about custom tailoring for a while, you’re sure to be familiar with Tom Mahon. The Savile Row trained cutter was one of the first people... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• That Old Smell at Sartoria Marinaro

  

  The internet is overflowing with information nowadays about custom tailoring, but I find the best information still comes from traditional networks – privately... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Third Party Sale at Club Monaco

  

  Let’s be honest, the best sales are ones that apply to third-party brands. Club Monaco just started an early fall sales event, where you can get tiered discount... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 FASHION, LIFESTYLE