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Why Do We Cuff Our Pants?

January 6, 2016

Why Do We Cuff Our Pants?

For trousers, we may want to conform to a perceived code of dress, or to add a little heft at…

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New Year’s Sprezza-lutions

January 1, 2016

New Year’s Sprezza-lutions

It’s 2016–I’m not going to bore you with a rehashed definition of sprezzatura. OK, maybe I will. Sprezzatura has come…

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“This will run till next Neveruary.”

January 1, 2016

“This Will Run Till Next Neveruary.”

“This will run till next Neveruary.” -Jazz drummer Zutty Singleton to New Yorker editor Roger Angell after examining Angell’s antique…

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Everyone in PJs

December 28, 2015

Everyone In PJs

“Like, everyone kind of looks like a graphic designer. I just hate that look. It’s predicated on not fucking up,…

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Deal With It: You’re Probably Not Going to Get You What You Really Want for Christmas

December 24, 2015

Deal With It: You’re Probably Not Going To Get You What You Really Want For Christmas

A new vicuna overcoat? A gift certificate for a Panico suit? The New Order fishtail from Raf Simons’ 2003 Closed…

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"Most new clothing shouldn’t exist."

December 24, 2015

“Most New Clothing Shouldn’t Exist.”

Most new clothing shouldn’t exist. It comes into the world promising something that everything you own already covers. Look through…

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A Tailor’s Masterpiece: Himself

December 23, 2015

A Tailor’s Masterpiece: Himself

Charles Homans in The New York Times writes about Georges de Paris, an enigmatic tailor in Washington, D.C. who counted…

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The Collar & The Shape: Were OCBDs of Old Really Better?

December 16, 2015

The Collar & The Shape: Were OCBDs Of Old Really Better?

Many men (myself included) tend to cast clothing from the past in a golden light–we lament the demise of traditional…

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Fashion Santa

December 14, 2015

Fashion Santa

I really want to make fun of Fashion Santa (”Yo Santa, which elf cobbled your garbage footwear?”), but he’s raising…

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The joy of getting a suit made

December 4, 2015

The Joy Of Getting A Suit Made

“There’s great joy to getting a suit made. It’s working out all the little nuances, like whether you want 13…

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Reminder: Gordon Parks Was Cooler Than You

December 3, 2015

Reminder: Gordon Parks Was Cooler Than You

You’re probably familiar with the work of Gordon Parks, whether it’s his photography (over a decade documenting America and Americans,…

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The thin line between cultural inspiration and cultural appropriation

December 1, 2015

The Thin Line Between Cultural Inspiration And Cultural Appropriation

With a lack of fundamental understanding of the culture being pumped for design inspiration, there’s always the danger that a…

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Carrie Brownstein's on the proliferation of sartorial choices

November 30, 2015

Carrie Brownstein’s On The Proliferation Of Sartorial Choices

Making certain sartorial choices—hair dyed green or shaved on the side, a JFA or Diamanda Galás sticker on a three-ring…

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Recalling the Old Abercrombie & Fitch—Well, Not THAT Old

November 24, 2015

Recalling The Old Abercrombie & Fitch—Well, Not THAT Old

As A+F embarks on rebranding itself in a post-Mike-Jeffries, post-cargo-short environment, writer Alex G. Frank examines his complicated affection for…

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if you die, that’s your ghost outfit forever

November 23, 2015

If You Die, That’s Your Ghost Outfit Forever

Every time you get dressed remember that, if you die, that’s your ghost outfit forever. Jennifer Wright

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