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Fair Isle Knitting

October 22, 2016
by David Isle.   Since the early 19th century, elegant menswear has based itself around solid colors. Still today, more than 200 years after Beau Brummell's proclamation that male clothing should b...
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No Man Quarterly: October 2016

October 17, 2016
It feels like we have all aged an empire’s lifetime in these past three months. It’s reassuring to look around and see leaves changing as they normally do, temperatures dropping to make coats comfo...
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Alternative Style Icon: Luke Cage

October 13, 2016
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   I admit it, I gravitated to the launch of the new Netflix series Luke Cage because of the hilariously clumsy way comics artist John Romita Sr. and company put into pra...
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Mohair

September 29, 2016
by David Isle.   When you think of mohair, you might think of crisp, vibrant worsted fabrics like Dormeuil’s Tonik blend made famous by Michael Caine in Get Carter, or the Smith’s version often use...
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Burke and Burkinis

August 25, 2016
by David Isle.  When I was 19, I attended a lecture given by a prominent libertarian writer (ah, the indiscretions of youth). He gave his typical talk about the benefits of free choice and how the ...
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Takuji Suzuki and ts(s)

July 14, 2016
by Pete Anderson.   My friend Mae is a great graphic designer--creative and precise. When Mae talks about growing up with her twin sister, you can almost see flames of rage glowing behind her pupil...
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What to Wear to: Summer Weddings

May 26, 2016
by David Isle.   “Summer wedding” has nearly become a redundant phrase - the most popular months for weddings are, in order, June, August, May, and July. So if you’re going to a wedding, there’s a ...
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What Will Arise from the Necktie's Ashes?

May 24, 2016
by David Isle.   The New York Times is the latest publication to announce the death of the necktie. Like so many articles of its kind, this eulogy proposes to replace the tie with…nothing. Indeed t...
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