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May 23, 2019
Best Of What’s Around: What Clothing Of Today Would We Miss?
“Things were better then.” That’s the implicit caption on every archival photo of a menswear icon, traditional or otherwise, on…
August 23, 2018
The Restrained 1970s: Paul Newman In The Drowning Pool
As eras recede into the past, it’s tempting to narrow our view of them. Thinking about how people dressed in…
May 30, 2016
Collars, Collars, Collars
Which one should I pick? I like my oxfords beefy, I like them extra thick. Glengerry Sporting Club has an Instagram…
October 29, 2015
Fall Textures On Any Budget
Perfect casual clothes for hanging out in the neighborhood? Shetland sweaters with oxford-cloth button-downs, corduroys, and suede shoes. Heavy Tweed…
June 27, 2015
A Word Search, Originally Published As An Advertisement For J. Press In The Japanese Magazine Men’s Club
Via the always-interesting Heavy Tweed Jacket, a word search, originally published as an advertisement for J. Press in the Japanese…
April 28, 2015
Heavy Tweed Jacket
In case you missed it (as I did): the excellent Heavy Tweed Jacket, a great resource for original, trad/Ivy-oriented menswear…
April 22, 2013
The OCBD Shirt Series, Part V: The Reviews
The OCBD Shirt Series, Part VI: Reviews and Conclusion Our series on oxford cloth button downs started with a short…
April 18, 2013
The OCBD Shirt Series, Part IV: The Reviews
We continue today with four more reviews of oxford cloth button downs. Again, basic features and measurements are given, so…
April 17, 2013
The OCBD Shirt Series, Part III: The Reviews
For a while, Brooks Brothers used to advertise their oxford button downs as “The Most Imitated Shirt in the World.”…
April 15, 2013
That Enviable Roll
Our reviews of modern oxford cloth button down shirts will come later this week, but in the meantime, I thought…
April 11, 2013
The OCBD Shirt Series, Part II: The “Golden Era” Oxfords
“They’re such beautiful shirts,” she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. “It makes me sad because I’ve never…
April 10, 2013
The Oxford Cloth Button Down Shirt Series, Part I
If I could only wear one shirt style for the rest of my life, it would be, without a doubt,…
December 24, 2011
Heavy Tweed Jacket
One of my favorite blogs, Heavy Tweed Jacket, has a habit of long hiatuses wherein he takes down his content…
November 28, 2011
Q And Answer: Can I Wear A Tie And A Button-Down Collar?
Matthew asks: I’ll often wear a knit tie with a button-down collar. I figure, a casual tie for a casual…
June 15, 2011
Q And Answer: The Blue Oxford Cloth Button-Down Shirt
Nik writes: On the menswear blogs I follow, I always see the blue Oxford button-down as the go-to shirt for…