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• End's Fall/ Winter Casualwear Sale

  

  End is having a great sale right now, where you can take 20% off (almost) everything in their store with the checkout code AUTUMN14. Included are lots of... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Old Leather and Foster & Son's Tour

  

  W.S. Foster Son is in San Francisco this week, holding a trunk show at The Wingtip, which is a move from their regular location at The Fairmont Hotel. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Anderson & Sheppard's New Online Shop

  

  For those who can’t make it to London, Anderson Sheppard just opened a new online shop. As an extension of their Clifford Street haberdashery, it features... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• M the Civilized Man

  

  I was cleaning up my apartment over the weekend when I came across a stack of old, forgotten issues from the now defunct M Magazine. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• New Standards

  

  One of the nice things about writing a menswear blog is that I get to meet people who actually make things. Bespoke cordwainers, tailors, and even the occasiona... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• That Japanese-Italian Style

  

  The term “timeless style” can feel like such a cliché nowadays, but it’s genuinely amazing how little — and how awesome — Yukio Akamine’s style has changed sinc... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• A Second Wave

  

  No Man Walks Alone recently convinced Stephan Schneider to re-release his Merino Coat, which was originally part of his FW11 Frozen Waves collection. I’ve been... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Tailor's Tips

  My friend Gianluca, who directed the films O’Mast and I Colori di Antonio, just released a new project in collaboration with Italy’s oldest mill, Vitale Barberi... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Neapolitan Chastity Belts

  

  Over the years, I’ve come to find that bespoke isn’t necessarily better than ready-to-wear. Each production technique has its own advantages and disadvantages,... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Early Brooks Brothers Sale

  

  Brooks Brothers’ Friends and Family sale starts tomorrow, with 25% taken off almost all items. Today, however, they’re doing an early access sale, which means... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Possibly the Best Sport Coat I'll Ever Own

  

  I may be speaking too soon — as this jacket is still in transit to me — but this Russell plaid sport coat by Steed may be the best tailored jacket I will ever... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Ready-to-Wear, but Hard to Find

  

  Most of the shoes we buy as style enthusiasts come from England, Italy, and the United States, but other countries have rich shoemaking traditions as well. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Story of How You Saved Money

  

  For anyone who doesn’t want to pay bourgeoise money to look proletarian, J. Crew’s Wallace Barnes sub-line is worth checking out. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Charm of Tammis Keefe

  

  I’m not much for the overly cute or quaint, but I find a lot of charm in the work of Tammis Keefe. Keefe was a textile designer in the 20th century, born in... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Closest You'll Get to An RL Archive

  

  Many brands maintain archives. Doing so allows designers to not have to reinvent the wheel every season. LL Bean Signature, for example, is mostly just a... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• City Squares

  

  For those who want to take the term “international style” a bit literally, Australia-based designer Christian Kimber has been slowly... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Vintage Russell Moccasin Catalogs

  

  Before custom shoemaking in the US was mostly bespoke and made-to-orders, there was a small niche of manufacturers who would make shoes based off of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• New Ralph Lauren Arrivals

  

  Nothing rare or esoteric today, just a bunch of new Ralph Lauren fall/ winter releases that I think look pretty great. Some notables: Polo Label Outerwear: Ralp... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Italian Moccasins

  

  In men’s clothing, we get most of our traditions from England, but our best casualwear from the US and Italy. Take footwear, for example. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Intellectual Look

  

  The uniform of the intellectual is much the same throughout the Western world. It consists of a rough and tweedy sport coat, possibly checked, but always... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE