David White
Menswear lover, sneaker-head, wardrobe stylist and born and raised Bronx boy who offers somewhat non-conventional fashion criticism.
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Somewhat Non-Conventional Fashion Criticism
LATEST ARTICLES ( 236 )
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Not Necessarily Thinking Of The Season You're In: Guess Mens Spring 2014 Preview
Forget that it's almost winter outside! It's summer somewhere on this earth right? When we look at the über-latest fashion online it has a way of playing a... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 -
Horde Your Money At Your Own Risk: Aloha Rag Sample Sale
You may not be thinking of stuffing stocking just yet but you may just want to stuff some cash in your wallet and head on over to the Aloha Rag Sample Sale. Read more
Posted on 07 November 2013 -
Art For the Palette: 300 Joules Liqueurs
Gentlemen may prefer a nice stiff apperitif but sometimes it takes a true gent to appreciate a well-mixed cocktail. Especially if that certain gent has an... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 -
Cold Weather Remedies: ASOS Menswear Holiday 2014 Preview
Maybe, to some, nothing says Fall like a cleaning out of the gutters. Or perhaps it's watching your kids dive into a pile of leaves you've just raked into an... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 -
Why End With The Gym?: Number:Lab Spring/Summer 2014 Collection Review
I've been in a casual menswear mood lately. Is it a bit lazy? Not really! Is it a bit like giving up? Hardly! I still absolutely love the influx of glen... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2013 -
Opting For Bravery Over The Banal: Brave GentleMan Spring/Summer 2014
It used to take a brave gentleman to leave the house in anything but the standard tailored norm. Since any deviation from the norm was always a bit iconoclast,... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2013 -
The Silent Dignity in Construction: Marlon Gobel Spring/Summer 2014 Collection...
I often challenge friends to find five square blocks in Manhattan where there is no construction going on. Be it due to the housing market, the Bloomberg... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2013 -
The Fabric Unites: Nicholas K Spring/Summer 2014 Collection Review
Tribes can be anywhere. They can dwell on the plains, up in the arctic or way down in the jungle deep. From a modern standpoint, what's notable is not just... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2013 -
In Vogue, Gone Rogue: Mark McNairy New Amsterdam Spring/Summer 2014 Review
You ever think about phrases that mean exactly what they sound like. Stuck up! Backed Up! Dumbfounded! Well, I'd like to focus on one phrase, or word rather,... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2013 -
Her Charted Course: Façonnable Women's Cruise Collection 2014
How do you take frivolity and make it into rigidity? Not that frivolity is always a bad thing but it does have the tendency to be 'trendy' and 'of the moment'.... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2013 -
Versatile Voyage: Façonnable Mens Cruise Collection 2014
Having a diversified can be a two-fold story. On the one hand diversity can mean that nothing is often too much of the same. However, on the other hand is a... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2013 -
Making the New Feel Even Newer: Burton Fall/Winter 2013 Preview and Party
Why do many companies rebrand? Rebranding expresses a need to stay relevant. Fact is, many companies fall out of touch with how fast the market or even the day... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 -
A Legacy Cut And Sewn: 140 Years of Levi's and The Iconic 501 Jean
I once heard somewhere that if nuclear disaster were to ravage the world as we know it, there would remain one small constant. The cockroach! Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 -
Logic Applied to Leather and Lace-ups: Aloha Rag Semi-Annual Sample Sale Event
You don't really need a reason to shop do you? Spring is in the air, trying its best to rear it lovely head and give frost (and my thermostat) the final kibosh... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2013 -
Looking Cool, Around The Eyes And From The Heart: Tom's Eyewear
There are some days that I just don't feel like getting out of bed. Not so much due to laziness, its just sometimes you just need to give the brain a rest. Read more
Posted on 15 May 2013 -
Tribal Call: Raif Adelberg Mens Fall/Winter 2013 Look-book Images
Take the eerie intriguing plume of smoke signals together with the handmade beauty of Native American trinkets. Then throw in some camouflaging nature evoking... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013