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February 21, 2014
EBay Roundup
I was admiring some of the more high-ticket items in today’s roundup, such as this tan herringbone Cucinelli sport coat and these Edward…
February 20, 2014
Mister Crew Found A Strange Comic
Mister Crew found a strange comic this morning as he was trying to find online photos of Steed jackets (Steed…
Determining Quality In Leather Goods
Our friend Réginald-Jérôme de Mans has a very good and very active bullsh*t detector, and there’s surprisingly more bullsh*t on menswear…
Short Film Shot By Andrew Yamato For The Museum At FIT
This is a lovely short film shot by Andrew Yamato for The Museum at FIT. It’s for their new exhibit…
February 19, 2014
Wearing Boring Outerwear
Next to tailored clothing and shoes, most of my clothing budget is spent on outerwear. In my closet are some…
February 18, 2014
Adolphe Menjou On The Feeling Of Wearing New Clothes
Clothes have always had a wonderful influence on my physical well-being as well as my self-assurance. All I have to…
EBay Roundup
I got a little lost on eBay over the weekend and ended up spending a bunch of time looking in…
Our Beloved Sponsors
Our independent menswear is blog is lucky to have the financial support of a few sponsors, so twice a month,…
The End Of Brands?
From Richard Press’ Twitter (yes, of J. Press fame), I found this article by James Surowiecki on the decline of…
February 17, 2014
Collars Just For Tie-Wearing
As I’ve expanded my wardrobe over the years, I’ve come to find that I sometimes favor things that are a…
Combining The Patterns And Colours
“Combining the patterns and colours is simply a question of getting a contrast. With a striped suit I wouldn’t wear…
February 15, 2014
Put This On’s Inside Track For The Week Of February 16th – February 22nd
Here are our hand-selected favorites from eBay for this week, plus heads-up on recommended sales. If you’re a member of…
February 14, 2014
EBay Roundup
There are a number of items that really caught my eye this week: this very comfortable looking Albam cardigan, a game bag that…
What Olympic Ice Skating Looked Like In 1924
Pictured above: English speed skaters B. H. Sutton (left), L. H. Cambridgeshire (middle), and A. E. Tibbet (right) train in…
February 13, 2014
We Got It For Free: 3sixteen’s Double Black Jeans
I wear “tailored” clothes about half the week (i.e. sport coats, dress shirts, wool trousers, and the like), but for…