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How Can I Make My Watch Cooler Yet Harder to Read: Shrapnel Guards

August 15, 2016

How Can I Make My Watch Cooler Yet Harder To Read: Shrapnel Guards

I’m less of a sporty Rolex guy than a vintage military watch guy, partially for style preferences and partially for…

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The Tailored Cowboy: Ansel Adam’s Personal Style

June 29, 2016

The Tailored Cowboy: Ansel Adam’s Personal Style

Art historian Reginald Howard Wilenski once said “all art is the expression of one and the same thing.” So maybe it’s no…

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Jacobi Press, 1938

June 25, 2016

Jacobi Press, 1938

Rare pic of Jacobi Press, founder of J. Press, standing with his wife Jenny front of their Woodmont home in 1938….

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The story behind Muhammad Ali’s first bespoke suit

June 10, 2016

The Story Behind Muhammad Ali’s First Bespoke Suit

One morning, Ali said, “We’ll go for a drive into town, I’ve got an appointment.” We drove to Mayfair, to…

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Reigning Men: Men’s Style at LACMA

June 6, 2016

Reigning Men: Men’s Style At LACMA

With in-laws babysitting a week or so ago, my wife and I headed to LACMA here in LA to check…

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All Waistcoat, No Pants: A Partial Inventory of Gustave Flaubert’s Personal Effects

May 25, 2016

All Waistcoat, No Pants: A Partial Inventory Of Gustave Flaubert’s Personal Effects

A few years back, illustrator Joanna Neborsky brought to life a list of the Madame Bovary author’s things, catalogued shortly…

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There’s a Lee Chore Coat in There Somewhere

May 23, 2016

There’s A Lee Chore Coat In There Somewhere

Sometimes the internet can seem like an echo chamber of “inspiration”–the same images and stories posted and reposted until you’ve…

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This Is a Jam Session

April 28, 2016

This Is A Jam Session

In 1944, LIFE photographer Gjon Mili decided to apply still photography framing and techniques to a short film documenting some…

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Harry Truman: Haberdasher and US President

April 11, 2016

Harry Truman: Haberdasher And US President

The New York Times has an interesting article about Harry Truman’s first career running a menswear store, as well as…

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Is This the Last Zoot Suit?

March 14, 2016

Is This The Last Zoot Suit?

We’ve written before about the Zoot Suit Riots, which weren’t exactly riots, but a widespread wildcat campaign by white servicemen…

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Clean Living under Difficult Circumstances: Mods in the 1980s

February 1, 2016

Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: Mods In The 1980s

Paul Hallam was a young DJ and photographer during the 1980s mod revival (mod originated in the 60s). Mods were…

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When You Arrange, You Fail: Style and the Art of Fairfield Porter

January 14, 2016

When You Arrange, You Fail: Style And The Art Of Fairfield Porter

If that seems like the start of an interminable essay, don’t worry; I mostly want to post some of Mr….

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David Bowie’s First Stage Costume

January 13, 2016

David Bowie’s First Stage Costume

How did you dress when you were 15? At that age David Bowie joined the Kon-rads as a saxophonist and…

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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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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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