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July 23, 2013
The Personal Uniform
I try and abide by Archival Clothing’s resolutions, in particular “Come up with a signature uniform. Wear it once a…
July 19, 2013
Cargo Shorts, T-shirt And Hyper-designed Running Shoes
“Well, the ubiquitous uniform nowadays seems to call for cargo shorts, T-shirt and hyper-designed running shoes. It’s a decent enough…
July 13, 2013
The Eighties Drape Suit
When I wear tailored clothing I lean toward a trim silhouette and the lineage of the midcentury Brooks Brothers/J. Press…
July 10, 2013
George Plimpton In The Paris Review
[Tom Wolfe] arrived wearing the white ensemble he is noted for—a white modified homburg, a chalk-white overcoat—but to the surprise…
July 9, 2013
Real People: Texture Over Pattern
Bold graphic pattern is an easy way to make men’s clothing interesting, since, as a whole, the cut of what…
July 8, 2013
It’s On Sale: Unionmade
Unionmade has just marked down a lot of spring/summer clothing 40 percent. Unionmade has one of the broadest selections of…
July 1, 2013
It’s On Sale: Jonathan + Olivia
Toronto shop Jonathan + Olivia has marked down most of its spring summer merchandise in the area of 50 percent…
June 27, 2013
Real People: A Light Palette For Summer Denim
In the summer swelter of the mid-Atlantic, I try to hang in there with jeans but eventually succumb and put…
June 24, 2013
Savile Row, 1939
This article from England’s defunct Picture Post magazine depicts the process of ordering and making a suit at Williams, Sullivan,…
June 21, 2013
Ebbets Field Flannels Custom Models
Fortunately for those of us who like to wear ballcaps but don’t care for the synthetic fabrics and full crowns…
June 20, 2013
Time To Reconsider Black Shoes
Black shoes have been tagged for years with the stigma of the duckbilled, corrected grain kicks that crawled out of…
June 17, 2013
Real People: Fatigue Pants
Of course, we all read Put This On, so all of our pants are perfectly tailored: Fitted in the waist,…
June 14, 2013
Mordechai Rubinstein Visits The Beach House Of Doug Bihlmaier
Mordechai Rubinstein of Mister Mort recently visited the beach house of Doug Bihlmaier, who works in vintage for Ralph Lauren…
June 14, 2013
It’s On Sale: Barney’s
Barney’s has added more items to its sale and dropped prices on stuff already on sale, discounting some things to…
June 13, 2013
A Guide Goofing On Japanese Men’s Magazines
The New York Times’ T Magazine published a guide goofing on Japanese men’s magazines, including Free & Easy, Popeye, Men’s…