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The avant-gardes sartorially speaking...
[Photo by Douglas H. Jeffrey]Â The year is 1964 and the men, from left to right, are: Â John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Robert Rauschenberg.
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Update: Los Angeles tailor Enzo Caruso
Some more photos of Enzo Caruso's store, located in Santa Monica, which he has been gradually updating the last few months: StorefrontNew organizing wall for swatch booksShelving and storage for cloth
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New cloths: Carlo Barbera and William Halstead
Halstead "cashmere stripes" trouseringCarlo Barbera cashmere jacketingGlenplaid wool suiting and Barbera jacketing
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Five shades of grey
Last week I visited Tip-Top Fabrics in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and learned that they recently received a shipment of Carlo Barbera worsted flannel…in five shades of grey. Weight is probably in the 13oz...
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A textile without qualities...
...is perhaps almost as impossible to find as "a man without qualities". I mentioned recently in a tweet that I've taken the step of enrolling in a textile quality management class. I'm doing so...
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Trimmings for dinner jackets
I have successfully concluded my recent search for what English tailors call "corded silk" for facings or lapels of dinner jackets or tuxedos. This is the less common alternative to silk satin, which...
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Review: Gentlemen of Style
I had the pleasure of reading Gentlemen of Style by Sven Raphael Schneider of the Gentleman's Gazette, which was published recently as a free e-book. Some of you who feverishly mined the men's clothing...
View ArticleHand & Lock
The intricate and painstaking handwork that goes into trimming out military dress uniforms and smoking jackets makes embroidery perhaps the most couture-like of any single aspect of menswear, current...
View Article12 tips for the black tie-challenged
As a general rule, I find men dressing better these days than even just a few years ago. Even so, very few of us wear tuxedos regularly. What prompted this particular post is an upcoming formal event...
View ArticleScience of performance socks
Performance apparel is one of the few bright spots in apparel manufacturing where the US is still at the forefront. This is a short video by performance sock manufacturer Dahlgren that gives a quick...
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Pacific Northwest hats: Byrnie Utz
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Washington, DC bespoke - Field Tailors
I recently visited Will at Field Tailors in Washington, DC. It's been a few years since I last visited but they are doing well and have moved into more spacious accommodations up the road. Source:...
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Fabric roundup
Scabal tweedSource: Uploaded by user via Sleevehead on PinterestTesta shirtingsSource: Uploaded by user via Sleevehead on PinterestZegna windowpane summer jacketingSource: Uploaded by user via...
View ArticleSuiting up: Thinking is required!
As far as I can tell, Boris Johnson is a fairly popular mayor of one of the world's largest cities. He was reelected to his post last year as mayor of London. He is seen here posing on Savile Row to...
View ArticleBurberry London Men's Collection SS14
A nice example of using bright, primary colors ... in a restrained way.
View ArticleCentral European style: Budapest shoemakers
This summer I was in Budapest for work and of course took the opportunity to explore one of the pillars of Central European style - Budapest shoemakers. I visited three stores (Vass, Rosznyai, Buday)...
View ArticleBarry Lyndon and the importance of wearing hats
Robert Everett-Green, a writer at The Globe and Mail, recently reached out to me regarding Stanley Kubrick's film Barry Lyndon based on the novel by William Thackeray. I haven't met many people who...
View ArticleArtist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion
I missed this exhibition at the Rhode Island School of Design this summer but this walk through and commentary courtesy of A Suitable Wardrobe gives you a good idea of the scope and pieces in the...
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