Image credit: mentatdgt from Pexels November has rolled around again which, for nigh on two decades now, has meant that the clarion call to let your mo grow has officially sounded. I’ll get to the story of Movember in a moment, but first, let’s look a bit further back. Earlier this week, I wrote about […]
Image credit: Raoul Luoar / CC BY 2.0 When I was growing up, Sean Connery was almost certainly the first actor I knew by name. Just about every other face I’d see on screen was simply synonymous with the character they played, but such was my obsession with Scotland’s most famous son that I pronounced […]
Image credit: Maxwell Nelson on Unsplash Today, some forty years after the brand was officially born, Nike has come to rank as the world’s largest and most popular sportswear company. The ubiquity of its signature swoosh logo — now every bit as iconic as Coca-Cola’s Spencerian script or McDonald’s golden arches — has translated to […]
Image credit: Caio Coelho on Unsplash 2022 marks Dickies’ centenary year. Reaching the hundred-year mark is a remarkable achievement, but when you think about the unique case study that is Dickies, it somehow doesn’t feel all that surprising. The thing that’s so striking about the brand is not so much its longevity — though that’s […]
Image credit: kate gabrielle / CC BY 2.0 Last night I went to see an 80th-anniversary screening of The Maltese Falcon at my local movie house. Everything about the experience seemed strange and familiar all at once. Familiar because I’d seen the film once before (although the plot is so labyrinthine that hardly mattered) and […]
There are few better ways to add interest to your winter wardrobe than with a cosy Cowichan knit. Despite its centuries-long history, plaid continues to be a modern-day canvas for endless reinterpretation and invention. From Welsh sheep farms to American assembly lines and beyond, the plaid flannel shirt is your wardrobe’s hardest worker.
Image credit: Ur Cameras / Public domain There are a great many dilemmas to face in the realm of clothing. Do you go with boxers or briefs? Belts or braces? When popping on a pair of loafers, do you wear them with socks or without? When picking a dressy jacket, do you choose a sport […]
The differing usage of the word ‘pants’ in the US and UK has long been a cause of comic misunderstanding. Here’s how the confusion came about. The history of boxer shorts makes for a compelling read, even if you happen to be a briefs man When Paul Sperry invented the Top-Sider, he took a penknife […]
To grow or not to grow? If you’ve ever felt conflicted about growing a beard, you’re not alone. It turns out humankind has been obsessed with beards — and their removal — for millennia. More on the history and meaning of the mo in modern times. A look back at the hairy history of the […]
Nearly 250 years after his death, Beau Brummell’s style and philosophy continue to shape the way men dress today. Nearly 250 years after his death, Beau Brummell’s style and philosophy continue to shape the way men dress today. Starting from humble seaside beginnings, the birth of the plimsoll would go on to proliferate into contemporary […]