by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans. His voice was unique, a one-off as individual as his trademark white custom suits. His politics and hangups, however, could be as run-of-the-mill and factory-manufact...
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans. Any shop that’s had a nameplate on London’s Savile Row or its neighboring tailoring streets (Old Burlington Street, Conduit Street, Clifford Street and the like) for m...
by David Isle. Now is the winter of our #content made sweltering summer by this sun of New York. The wisest response to this onslaught is retreat to the safety of an air-conditioned sanctuary. Bu...
Perhaps more than any other city, Rome is a palimpsest - history overlaid on history, each layer acquiring new meaning as it acquires new neighbors. Friend of No Man Neil Watson visited recently an...
by Alexander Freeling. Was John Keats a dandy? He certainly knew how to play the part. When poets sing of wine, women and song (and Keats liked all three) fine clothes and indolence are seldom fa...
Modern plane travel has accustomed us to traveling vast distances in a matter of hours. This is, of course, a great convenience. But it can never match the pleasure and satisfaction earned by thos...
by Alexander Freeling. When I was a grad student, the weekend had little significance. Studying literature, I only needed to be in meetings occasionally, and I dressed accordingly: the choice bet...
by Alexander Freeling. An orphan is raised by his sister in an English village surrounded by marshes, where the crook of a river bends towards the sea. His childhood has its share of passions and...