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What to Wear to: The Star Wars Premiere

December 17, 2015

by Steve Gottschling.   We men love to dress our fictional characters in long flowy garments, a curious fascination considering the near absence of flow in the clothes available to us in stores. St...

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Book Review: The Parisian Gentleman

November 17, 2015

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   After receiving this newly published book, a survey of selected French men’s luxury brands by Hugo Jacomet, the blogger and marketer known as Parisian Gentleman himsel...

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Alternative Style Icon: Pierre Trudeau

November 10, 2015

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.  It’s a cliché to insult Canada as America’s blander, more stable neighbor. Most of us aren’t pretending when we say we ignore everything going on there. Nonetheless, th...

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An Interview with Sergio Guardì of Barbanera

November 05, 2015

by David Isle.  Barbanera shoes have come out of Tuscan factories to party with some of the coolest cats on the fashion scene. In this interview, frontman Sergio Guardì talks about his influences, ...

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The Signature Accessory

November 03, 2015

by William Phips.   This post isn’t about politics. Sure, the characters happen to be politicians but that’s incidental to the story. Let's just call them performance artists. People grouse that Pr...

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Beware of the Man Without Guile

September 01, 2015

by David Isle.  Among his other feats of fantasy, Edgar Allan Poe had a keen sense for the suggestive, feinting language of clothing. I first met Poe’s interest in costume in his story “The Mystery...

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How to Tell if Your Shoes Fit

July 08, 2015

by S. Charlie Weyman.  Before the dawn of the Internet, all men bought their shoes in brick-and-mortar stores, where they’d try on different sizes until they found what was most comfortable. Today,...

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A Place for Made-to-Measure

April 09, 2015

by David Isle.   Though the Internet now teems with sites offering made-to-measure suits, often their marketing is misleading. They offer the “perfect fit” despite never actually seeing the custome...

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