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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LATEST ARTICLES ( 236 )
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Hauté-Stepping In Harlem: Bows, Ties & Revelry Annual Holiday Event - 'Rise Up'
It was Billy Strayhorn who wrote and Ella Fitzgerald who sang that you must take the A train to get to Harlem wasn't it? I imagine when those lyrics were birthe... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2017 FASHION -
Merrier This Season (And Beyond) With Muse: Muse™ The Brain Sensing Headband
We're all victim to it in some form. There's a bombardment of information today that, although we are said to use far less than even 50% of our brain capacity,... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2017 FASHION -
The Want Of The Modern Man: Want Les Essentiels Mens Holiday Collection
You have Thanksgiving dinner on the brain, holiday decorations to wrangle or visiting family to contend with shortly but before you know it, that infectious... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2017 FASHION -
A New Familiar Way To Drink: A Fresh Thanksgiving Cocktail
Cranberry is that one fruit that for a lot of folks either makes its appearance on their Thanksgiving table or in their vodka-laced cocktail order. Well I say... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2017 FASHION -
Fending For Yourself With A Cocktail In Hand: Nemiroff Vodka
Are you getting ready to exchange holiday pleasantries? "No I'm not married yet", "I don't think I've put on weight", "Yes this is my second plate" and "I... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2017 FASHION -
Festive Feet For The Holidays: Blacksocks
Tantamount to any shiny slim tie bar, characteristic characters on a bowtie or quirky pair of sterling cufflinks can be a great pair of socks. Read more
Posted on 18 November 2017 FASHION -
Season's Greeting, Healthy Eating: Cucina & Amore Farro With Quinoa Meals
Tis the season....for becoming manic. While there's many suggestions for not getting frazzled with running around for the season's holiday preparations,... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2017 FASHION -
Making A Clean Switchel: Up Mountain Switchel
With all the vegan talk being passed (and ignored) around the water cooler nowadays, I'm always asked one question pertaining to my trading in cow's milk for... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2017 FASHION -
A Pampered Healthy Peace Of Mind: Omron Heat Pain Pro™ and Omron Evolv™
How do you pamper yourself? A few whiskey-neats after a long day at the office, a great haircut shave while comfortably reclined in your favorite barber's... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2017 FASHION -
I Rant, You Read: Heron Preston Spring/Summer 2018 Menswear Collection Review
Admittedly I've been one of those individuals who's rolled his eyes at the over-exuberance of menswear at times. Experience and 'remembering when' can oftentime... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2017 FASHION -
Making Scents Out Of My Life: Commodity Fragrances Review
With the holidays rolling in as quick as approaching storm clouds, there are some key signifiers that always attach themselves to the season. Read more
Posted on 06 November 2017 FASHION -
The Shoe Game Shaken, Not Stirred: The Secret Shoe from Oliver Sweeney X...
Admittedly I've been in numerous instances while on a date where I wanted to initiate that passenger ejector seat from the James Bond 'Goldfinger' film to free... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2017 FASHION -
The Sparkling Side Of The Original Fruit: Comsi Comsa Apple Sparkling Wine by...
I can think of no other American state, other than New York, that has an 'upstate'. Then, even if there is a locally known upstate region, there is none more... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2017 FASHION -
A Work In Progress Kicks It With The Kinfolk: Kinfolk X Carhartt WIP Pop-Up
It seems that with the fast-paced tone to life in general nowadays there seems to be a constant desire for the next, the new the noteworthy before the now, th... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2017 FASHION -
Good Food Sets The Mood For Getting Fresh: Dave's Gourmet Pasta Sauces
Cuffing season ushers in a series of questions. One may ponder whether a bar hop or a scroll through the cell's log could produce a swaddling night turned into ... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2017 FASHION -
I Rant, You Read: The Motley Crew Of Men At The Lunch Table
Have you looked around lately? Men seem to have collectively gone through an all-life crisis. While yes, the teens still dress like teens and swear by sweats an... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2017 FASHION -
Lessons In The Sauce: Drink Like A Bartender Book Review
I'm not embarrassed to tell you that my self-bartending history has gone through quite questionable phases. From almost getting thrown down the stairs at a hous... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2017 FASHION -
The Curated Sip: Arteasan Teas
My older age has softened me a tad. Not physically, but preferentially. It seems that while I still like sweets, depending on what it is, I tend to either like ... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2017 FASHION -
Sweets For All The Right Reasons: Cocomels
The Fall is physiologically the time of year when your brain makes a fool out of your body and inadvertently makes it fatten up for the upcoming colder months.... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2017 FASHION -
I Rant, You Read: Picking Out Your Own Clothes Is Apparently A Thing
There's something to be said about waking up one day to realize that you're seeing signs of the times. I mean look at the late Summer 2017 hurricane season... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2017 FASHION