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December 18, 2017
Don’t Be A Scrooge! Get Your Presents By December 20th
The smell of fir trees and chestnuts on various fires should tell you that the time for messing around with…
December 13, 2017
Five Suggestions For Buying Better Sweaters
I love good knitwear. Chunky, heavy-gauge sweaters, plush merinos, and various neckline styles, from crew to turtlenecks. This year has…
December 6, 2017
Guide To Getting Good Gloves This Winter
Good gloves are often worth the money. If you trust yourself not to lose a pair in a bar or…
November 29, 2017
Raid Your Thrift Stores For Long Overcoats
Of all the oversized and voluminous looks to come back this year, the one I’m most excited about is the…
October 18, 2017
The Secret To Building A Tie Collection For Less Money
When you’re just starting to build a wardrobe, costs can be daunting. Well-tailored suits often run into the four-figures; good…
September 11, 2017
How To Tell If A Discount Site Is A Scam
Every once in a while, we’ll get an email from a reader asking if we think a certain discount site…
March 2, 2017
Finding The Right Bag (Part Two)
Unless you’re one of those handsome Italian men who wear suits even when cycling – through what I can only…
February 6, 2017
Tremendous Value: Beckett Simonon
I’ve always hated how good clothes can feel out of reach. If you’re not dropping a lot of money on…
January 26, 2017
The Lure Of Affordable Custom Tailoring
A reader emailed me the other day with a question. He’s getting married this June and wanted a custom suit…
October 3, 2016
London: The Nigel Cabourn Army Gym
I couldn’t visit London without visiting the retail outlet of my favorite British designer, Nigel Cabourn. Cabourn makes clothes inspired…
October 1, 2016
London: The Real McCoy’s
On the middle of an anonymous, tourist-ridden London street sits Real McCoy’s, the English outlet of the venerated Japanese repro…
September 30, 2016
Vintage Menswear In London: Levison’s
I just got home from two weeks on tour with the Judge John Hodgman podcast. We went from Maine to…
September 12, 2016
New StyleForum Shopping Maps
Two kinds of questions will forever live on men’s clothing forums: “What should I wear to my wedding?” and “What stores should…
August 10, 2016
What Should You Get For Your First Suit?
There are a lot of articles about what you should get for your first suit. Maybe more than the number…
June 27, 2016
I Bought A Hawaiian Shirt
Despite their rich cultural history and associations with surfing, most of us think of Hawaiian shirts (known as Aloha shirts…