When Savile Row Met Milan: The Birth of Anglo-Italian Tailoring
For most of the twentieth century, English and Italian tailoring existed in parallel but rarely intersected.
2024-08-09
TN
Thomas Nakamura
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Why Proper Clothing Storage Extends Garment Life
The average man spends thousands on his wardrobe and stores it in conditions that would horrify a textile conservator.
2024-08-03
The Evolution of Business Dress Since the 1960s
In 1960, the American businessman wore a uniform as rigid as any military regulation: a dark suit in grey or navy, a white shirt with moderate spread collar, a subdued tie, and black cap-toe Oxfords.
2024-07-27
A Beginner's Guide to Made-to-Measure Shirts
Made-to-measure shirting occupies the middle ground between off-the-rack compromise and full bespoke luxury.
2024-07-20
How to Wear Corduroy Without Looking Dated
Corduroy's reputation as a dusty academic fabric—the uniform of history professors and geography teachers—has kept many men from discovering one of menswear's most texturally rewarding materials.
2024-07-19
How Japanese Brands Changed Western Menswear
Japan's influence on Western menswear is the most significant cultural cross-pollination in fashion's recent history.
2024-07-11
A Guide to Dress Codes: From Casual to White Tie
Dress codes exist to create social harmony, ensuring that everyone at an event occupies roughly the same formality level.
2024-07-10
The Case for The Double-Breasted Suit
The double-breasted suit was declared dead so many times in the 1990s and 2000s that its resurgence feels almost defiant.
2024-06-28
A Guide to Building a Travel Wardrobe
The travel wardrobe is a masterclass in efficiency: maximum versatility from minimum luggage.
2024-06-22
A Guide to Dressing for Your Frame
Body proportion, not body size, determines how clothing should fit.
2024-06-18
Why Oxford Cloth Button-Downs Will Never Go Out of Style
The Oxford cloth button-down has been a menswear constant since 1896, when John Brooks of Brooks Brothers patented the collar design.
2024-06-13
The Definitive Guide to Brown Leather Shoes
Brown leather shoes were once considered déclassé in formal English circles, where the rule was black shoes only for business.
2024-06-05
The Definitive Guide to Silk Ties
The silk necktie as we know it traces to 1926, when Jesse Langsdorf, a New York tie maker, patented a method for cutting fabric on the bias and assembling it in three segments.
2024-06-05