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August 28, 2014
Whither The Metrosexual?
For The Awl, Johanna King-Slutzky considers the culture behind the buzzword, which was first coined in 1994 but peaked in…
August 26, 2014
Bad Haircuts; Good Style: The Kinks, 1968
This photo of the Kinks was taken right around the recording of The Village Green Preservation Society, a concept album…
August 25, 2014
Sasha Frere-Jones, Worn Stories
…some kids have a hard time in high school… and they need clothes to act as a force field around…
August 22, 2014
Dallas Penn On His High School Wardrobe
Dallas Penn on his high school wardrobe: “…how could I forgot how hard Avirex was when it first came out?…
August 22, 2014
The Beginning Of The End Of Government Suits?
Despite my advice in yesterday’s post, sometimes you can wear whatever the hell you want to a job interview. Wired calls…
August 21, 2014
Pocket Squares: Interview Attire?
Infallibleatx asks: I recently graduated from a masters in accounting program, and was chatting with a member of career services…
August 20, 2014
Emily Spivack’s Worn Stories Project: What Are The Things We Want To Hold Onto?
I don’t have hard data on closet turnover rates, but even the thriftiest and most #timelessly dressed guys will end…
August 18, 2014
Cathy Horyn In The New York Times
The rise of haute couture in the early 20th century dovetailed with advances in communication and travel, and so, too,…
August 14, 2014
Vaughn Monroe–“Black Denim Trousers”
Since I heard it in a BBC documentary about Mods and Rockers, I’ve been enjoying this Lieber-Stoller rock’n’roll song, sung…
August 7, 2014
Dress Etiquette For The NBA
New York Times reporter Sarah Lyall yesterday live-tweeted a session of the NBA’s Rookie Transition Program, a class for new…
August 2, 2014
From The New Yorker
From the New Yorker: It now appears… that jeans savaged by wild animals are a trend in designer sportswear. A…
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August 1, 2014
[Truman Capote] Came To My 17th Birthday Party, With Gloria Vanderbilt
“[Truman Capote] came to my 17th birthday party, with Gloria Vanderbilt. He was wearing khakis, an evening shirt with a…
July 31, 2014
Watching A Handsome Dude Light A Hat On Fire
If you’re tired of shallow depth-of-field videos of self-aware artisans plying their repurposed archaic crafts, please look away. In the…
July 31, 2014
It’s On Sale: Tricker’s Shoes And Boots At Frans Boone
One of my favorite web shops, Frans Boone, has discounted its line of Tricker’s makeups by 50 percent with the…
July 24, 2014
Boxers, Briefs, Or Coil Spacers And A Restraint Layer?
Alyssa Shaw visits the Smithsonian’s Suited for Space exhibition, currently in Philadelphia, and considers the evolution of astronaut undies: On…