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• Mr. Porter’s Starts Summer Sale

  

  Like a flying horde of locusts sweeping across a wheat field, Mr. Porter’s end-of-season sales are always a feeding frenzy. After all, where else can you find... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Amazing Style of British Cyclists

  

  On a Sunday afternoon in May of 1955, a ragtag group of forty people crammed themselves into The Black Swan, a cozy pub in the market town of Leominster,... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Joy of Fountain Pens

  

  When UC Berkeley professor David Eisenbud visited the University of Tokyo some years ago, one of the Japanese professors told him they have better chalk than... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Spotlight Effect & Style Anxiety

  

  A few years ago, inspired by a photo of Bruce Boyer and an old Mister Crew post, I bought my first hat. It was Lock Company’s Rambler, a soft trilby that can... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Most Expressive Garment

  

  When Volodymyr Zelensky emerged from the voting booth in Kiev last month, he was wearing a dark worsted navy suit and a crisp white t-shirt. It was the biggest... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Incomparable Lightness of Being Ugly

  

  In The New York Times last month, writer Megan Nolan asked the simple question: why do we all have to be beautiful? As a young girl growing up in Ireland,... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• A Great Brooks Brothers Sale

  

  Brooks Brothers is having a Mother’s Day promotion where you can earn a free $25 eGift card for every $150+ eGift card you purchase online. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• It’s Easy Being Green

  

  You’ve heard the phrase a million times: “You can have any color as long as it’s black.” In his autobiography My Life Work, Henry Ford claimed he told his... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Can Polos Ever Be Good?

  

  “Polo” is the most confusing word in men’s fashion. When Brooks Brothers put their new button-down collar on sport shirts in the early 1900s, they marketed... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• You’re Getting Warmer

  

  Spring is the season for songbirds and meaningless baseball, cool mornings and warm afternoons, but for people who love clothes, it’s also the worst time of... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Most Stylish Man Alive

  

  Of all the style personalities online, few inspire me as much as Yukio Akamine, a Japanese men’s style consultant and clothing designer. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Best Prints of the Season

  

  Men’s style has been primarily confined to simple lines and sober colors since the days of Regency England, but the summer shirt remains one of the last places... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• No Man Walks Alone’s Spring Sale

  

  Every season, I find myself wanting at least a few things from No Man Walks Alone (a sponsor on this site, although I pay for all my purchases at full price lik... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• How to Wear Tailoring for Spring

  

  A few months ago, L Brands, formerly known as The Limited, shuttered all 23 of their Henri Bendel stores, including their Fifth Avenue flagship in New York City. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Spanish Harlem Style, 1960

  

  In the summer of 1966, The Joe Cuba Sextet played a show in Asbury Park, a small seaside town in New Jersey known for its beachfront properties and country... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Unionmade Starts Early Spring Sale

  

  If Marie Kondo left you with a clean closet, but nothing to wear, Unionmade is holding an impressively good sale from now until the end of Tuesday. Take 30%... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Making Bespoke Casual Shoes

  

  John Lobb’s shoemaking workshop on St. James of London looks like an old university office. Harsh florescent bulbs hang overhead, casting light upon leather... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Color of Roussillon, France

  

  In August of 1942, not long after Germany took over Paris, Samuel Beckett and his companion (later wife) Suzanne Deschevaux fled their apartment in the French... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Support Stores That Bring You Value

  

  In a bittersweet address on Facebook last week, Simone Righi of Frasi told his followers he’s shuttering his menswear boutique in Florence, Italy. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• On Nostalgia and Raincoats

  

  Before nostalgia was considered sweet sentimentality, it was thought of as a mental disorder similar to paranoia. In the late-17th century, a medical student... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2019 FASHION, LIFESTYLE