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January 15, 2014
The Foundation Of A Good Necktie Wardrobe
I don’t know anyone who wears ties that doesn’t have more neckwear than they need. Ties are relatively inexpensive, easier…
December 30, 2013
Shopping For Sweaters At Thrift Stores. It’s “Sweater Bender.”
A one-minute short film about a man traveling the length and breadth of Wisconsin, shopping for sweaters at thrift stores….
December 16, 2013
The Day I Got Braces. 47 Sets Of Braces.
My in-laws were visiting this weekend, so my wife gave me permission to abandon my family for half a day…
July 31, 2013
St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Church On The Upper East Side
A quick tip for our readers in New York: reader Andrew tells us that his favorite thrift shop, at St….
May 18, 2013
The Man Who Thrifted A Ferrari
Who’d have thought you could thrift a Ferrari? Matthew R. is an inveterate thrifter. He says he works seventy hours…
May 8, 2013
Trad Nirvana: J. Press Tweed, Circa 1953
One of the great things about thrift store shopping is finding something that seems like it comes from another world….
April 1, 2013
Is This An Orphaned Suit Jacket?
I recently received a couple of emails from readers asking if I thought something they were looking at on eBay…
March 28, 2013
London Fog: The Thrifty Trench (and Mac) Coat
Since spring technically started a week ago, that means it’s time to transition away from heavy wool overcoats toward coats…
February 19, 2013
The Verge Published An Interview With Me Today
The Verge published an interview with me today. I talked with them about unplugging from my smartphone and why today’s…
February 13, 2013
Finding Affordable Shoes
Shoes may or may not be the most important part of a man’s ensemble, but they can certainly be the…
February 6, 2013
Thanks A Lot, Macklemore.
Thanks a lot, Macklemore. This Goodwill is filled with record execs on the hunt for new white rappers. It used…
December 4, 2012
Broke & Bespoke’s Thrifting Advice
There’s a ton of excellent information out there on thrifting, but I’ll share some of the most basic approaches I…
November 10, 2012
You Find Weird Things Thrifting
You find weird things thrifting. Like a blazer for the Sea Org.
November 3, 2012
Broke And Bespoke
I just want to take a second to highlight Broke and Bespoke, a great tumblr, featuring a lot of “What…
August 31, 2012
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Store Shopping
I can get behind rap records about thrift stores. And rappers named after Mark McLemore. And affectionate goofs about sneaker…