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• Mr. Porter Sale Starts

  

  Mr. Porter’s sales are arguably the most exciting of any season, and their fall/ winter inventory just got discounted by 30%. I personally picked up a black... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Buying to Know

  

  There are so many online guides for what you should buy, but nothing substitutes for experience. Every fall, for instance, I go into the season thinking I shoul... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Wiley Brothers' Belts

  

  It’s not hard to find yourself buying too much when you have an interest in clothing, but on the upside, the longer you’ve been interested, the easier it is to... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Inis Meain Made-To-Orders

  

  It’s a nice feeling when you finally get something you’ve been wanting forever. Last year, I saw this picture at A Suitable Wardrobe of a man at the Inis Meain... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• J. Crew's Affordable Outerwear

  

  I’ve always thought of J. Crew as a good option for men on a budget, but that comes with some caveats. Their shirts, for example, have collars that are too... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• A Visit from Naples

  

  The main problem with working with a traveling tailor is that commissioning garments can require long lead times. With only three or four visits per year,... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Tobacco Fresco

  

  Readers who have their suits and sport coats custom made might be interested in a special fabric run I’m putting together. The current book of J J Minnis... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Chapman's Traditional English Bags

  

  I’ve been wanting another game bag - the kind built from a sturdy canvas cloth and trimmed with vegetable-tanned leather. These are, to be sure, built for... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Gyakusou: The Other Sportswear

  

  There’s much written about the kind of sportswear associated with sports few men play (polo, quail hunting, boating, etc), but little about the clothes we need... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Mackintosh & the Revived Traditional Weatherwear

  

  The weather has finally begun to dip where I live, making it ideal again for real outerwear. I’m particularly looking forward to breaking out a quilted jacket... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Ralph Lauren's Pre-Sale Starts

  

  Ralph Lauren started their pre-sale today, with 40% off select items, and an extra 15% kicker if you order before the sale goes public. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Taking a Lot of Shet

  

  Sometimes you find the perfect thing and want lots of it. It doesn’t make for very good financial management, but so long as a purchase doesn’t send you into... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Greatest Classic Men's Footwear Site

  

  If “shoe porn” means a spectacular visual presentation of shoes, then let me show you one of the greatest shoe porn sites of all time: Centipede. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Making of a Meaningful Stitch

  

  The Irish knitwear brand O’Maille has an interesting section on their website explaining the different meanings behind Aran sweater stitches. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Golden Age of Knitting

  Except for Gianluca Migliarotti’s work on Italian tailoring, my favorite menswear films have all been BBC documentaries. Unfortunately, they’re difficult to vie... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Secret Life of Sewing Machines

  Anyone around my age (mid-30s) probably spent much of their childhood in the late 1980s pouring over Neil Ardley and David Macaulay’s famous book, The Way Thing... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Vintage Ghurka: Big in Japan

  

  If it can be said that the Italians make good suits, the English make good shoes, and the Scots make good knitwear, then it can be said that the Japanese make... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Brooks Brothers Friends & Family Sale

  

  Brooks Brothers’ Friends and Family sale starts today, which means almost everything storewide is discounted by 25%. That includes some of my favorite fall/... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Casual Carry

  

  Although I mostly rely on my Lotuff Clegg briefcase, Ralph Lauren fishing bag, and Filson 256 for my everyday carry, I’ve been getting a remarkable amount of... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• A New Menswear Store to Come

  

  I wrote last year that the online menswear marketplace is the best it’s ever been, but in some ways, also feels a bit homogenous. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE