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• Please, Mr. Motorcycle Man

  

  I do most of my writing these days from a café near my apartment. It’s spacious, has lots of sunlight, and most importantly, plays good music at a volume... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Armani Was Awesome

  

  StyleForum member Working Stiff recently started a thread titled “Armani Was Awesome.” And it’s true; Armani was awesome. Although his work is closely associate... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Where the Old Books Go

  

  Kirby at The Hanger Project told me last week he received a new shipment of accessories from Talarico and Robert Keyte. Talarico I’m familiar with. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• An Odd Jacket

  

  Sometime last year, I bought a length of The London Lounge’s Etna cloth - a heavy 20oz cashmere jacketing, made with a double faced grey/ brown herringbone... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Work(out) Wear

  

  They say you can tell how serious a person is about running by how much they’ve spent on their gear. And it’s true. I’ve spent a lot, and I’m terrible at... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Golden Age of Motorcycle Jackets

  

  If you’ve ever caught yourself admiring a leather motorcycle jacket, you’ll love these photos. These were taken from Rin Tanaka’s book Motorcycle Jackets: A... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Motorcycle Jackets, Part One

  

  Fueling my growing interest in leather jackets, I recently picked up a copy of Rin Tanaka’s Motorcycle Jackets: A Century of Leather Design. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• A Donegal Tie From Vanda Fine Clothing

  

  The wet and rainy weather yesterday was made better by a package I received from Vanda Fine Clothing. Gerald and Diana heard I was looking for a blue Donegal... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• That Russell Ain't the Only Russell

  

  Written in a little handbook for young men entering the tailoring trade, Mr. J. King Wilson of John Morgan and Company (tailors of JFK’s first bespoke suit,... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Other Black Watch

  

  Browsing for neckwear through a computer screen can sometimes make you miss subtler qualities. Things such as the heavy drape of a 50oz silk twill or the... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Appeal of Japanese Simplicity

  

  For almost twenty years now, I’ve never understood the popularity or cult-like-following that Porter seems to enjoy. Porter, for those unfamiliar, is a... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Most Stylish Thing I Could Post Today

  Aside from one post on Jacques Brel, I don’t talk about music on here, largely because this site is about menswear and I assume people will just skip over... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• An Old Umbrella

  

  My friend Réginald-Jérôme de Mans - who’s a weekly contributor to A Suitable Wardrobe’s blog - is remarkably good at finding menswear-related items on eBay. Or... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Spring for Barbour

  

  I can’t help but to keep coming back to Barbour every season. This past fall/ winter, I picked up two pieces from their collaboration line with Norton Sons,... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• 1930s Esquire and Apparel Arts Illustrations

  

  London Lounge member Mihn recently posted some remarkable scans of old issues of Esquire and Apparel Arts, all originally published around the 1930s or so. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Josephine Baker Pocket Squares

  

  In happy weekend news, Drake’s full spring/ summer collection is now available on their website. Included are some summer shirts made in their newly acquired... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• A Cruel Cosmic Law

  

  There must be some cruel cosmic law that puts everything we covet just outside of our reach. It doesn’t matter what your budget is. If you’re used to spending... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• New London Lounge Deliveries

  

  I recently received two new London Lounge fabrics, which is great timing because Steed will be touring the US next month. Included in the shipment was a brown... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• A Post That Will Please No One

  

  This post is sure to please no one. Not traditionalists who have no interest in anything outside of a coat and tie. Not workwear purists who dislike any kind... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Quality in Alligator and Crocodile Leathers

  

  There’s a building in Moscow called GUM (pronounced “goom”) that sits in the city’s historic Red Square. It’s massive, running alongside the square, and... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 FASHION, LIFESTYLE