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May 31, 2016
Subcultures And Style With Tony Sylvester Of Turbonegro
Drake’s recently posted a piece by Tony Sylvester, with whom I share a love for 80s American hardcore music, vintage…
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…
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…
May 19, 2016
Bike Commuting And Style—Mutually Exclusive?
On a recent rush hour drive to Reagan National Airport, I followed Google Maps’ recommended route through DC, which the…
May 17, 2016
It’s On Sale: Aldens And Other Things At Roden Gray
I really like browsing Canadian shops like Haven and Roden Gray online–they carry some offbeat lines and take good photos….
May 12, 2016
Dressing Down A Suit Is Difficult For Everyone
In the Washington Post, the always interesting Robin Givhan discusses the style side of the unique challenge Bill Clinton faces…
May 10, 2016
“The Contribution Of ‘going Commando’ Remains Controversial”
The contribution of ‘going commando’ remains controversial. Urologist Laurence Wyner (!) in a presentation at the American Urological Association (AUA) 2016…
May 5, 2016
Peter Matthiessen On George Plimpton
“One had to admire his unflinching loyalty to the shirt and tie, V-necked sweaters, sports jacket, gray flannels, and fedora.”…
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…
April 27, 2016
Horse-creep
“No more stupid polo shirts where the horse is, like, the whole shirt!” -Titus Andromedon (played by Tituss Burgess) on…
April 21, 2016
Bucking The Dictates Of Designers
The ‘total look’ fashion… is over. Fashion is about mixing nice shirts, sweaters and jackets in a way that suits…
April 21, 2016
I Buy The Same Clothes Again And Again And That’s Fine
Last week a received a vintage M43 jacket in the mail, washed it, wore it the next few days, then…
April 20, 2016
Rick Owens On Design And Armor
[My designs] have been armor for sure. But armor is just a good-looking thing. There’s also my theory about men…
April 14, 2016
The Opposite Of Workwear: Vintage-Inspired Vacation Wear (Part 2)
We got the history of American vacation wear out of the way in part 1, so now we can focus…
April 11, 2016
It’s On Sale: Filson Bags Here And There
When cultural anthropologists are curating the material history of 21st century menswear, the first display in the museum exhibit will…
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