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September 28, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Hike & Trunk Show
On a whim, Sayaka and I went hiking and checked out this trunk show by Epaulet in Los Angeles. I…
September 22, 2016
These Shoes Are Ugly (and I Love Them)
Style bloggers love to talk about sleek European shoes. The kind made somewhere in Italy or England’s midlands, featuring shapely…
September 21, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Bright Shirts
It’s easy to wear bold colors in the summertime; harder when it’s fall. I recently spotted this man, however, wearing…
September 19, 2016
Style Inspiration Without Clothes
Most menswear editorials revolve around photos of well-dressed men, but some of my favorite sources for style inspiration have nothing…
September 15, 2016
Stop Wearing Suits Like This
I’d like to think that I have a reasonably healthy view on rules. Like Pete, I think rules change over…
September 8, 2016
Rebel Style: Which Style Rules Do You Routinely Break?
“You have to learn the rules before you can break them” is the kind of wisdom imparted by people who…
September 7, 2016
Bruce Boyer’s Ten Style Commandments
I’m not crazy about lists. Or style commandments. To be honest, both feel a bit click-baity to me, if not…
Style And Fashion Drawings: The Casual Suit
One of the hard, cold truths about men’s style is that few things will flatter you more than a…
August 31, 2016
Gentrification And Retailing
Benny Gold, founder and designer behind the eponymous cult streetwear brand, recently penned an interesting piece at Hypebeast. He talks…
Style & Fashion Drawings: Heibon Punch Vs Silverlake
I’ve been re-reading Ametora, trying to imitate the illustration styles of some of the artists important to Ivy history. I…
August 29, 2016
A Guide To Retro Running Shoes
In the 1970s, shortly after Japan fell in love with Ivy Style, the Japanese started noticing that American college students…
August 17, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Washed Denim
I’m currently in Scotland attending the Edinburgh festivals. For the last three weeks of August, there are eight festivals happening…
August 15, 2016
Sandals: Actually Not Terrible
Sandals are tough sell in the menswear community. Along with black suits and cargo shorts (two things often worn poorly,…
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…
August 11, 2016
Special Guest Post: Knock-About Wear
These are my favorite pair of shoes, a pair of “handsewn one-eye mocs” from Lands’ End. Let’s be clear: they’re cheap,…