When I started writing about menswear, one of the very first people I got chatting to about the subject was Carlo van den Broeck. Carlo is a real Jack of all trades in the business, although, unlike his proverbial counterpart, Carlo seems to have a habit of mastering everything he turns his hand to. Among […]
If you’re looking for the perfect sock for any occasion, you can’t go wrong with a pair in purple. Whether practical, decorative, or otherwise, humans have been using scarves to cover their necks and heads for millennia. Today, hankies may not be used quite as often as they once were, but they have been serving […]
Earlier this week I jotted down a few tricks I’ve learnt in order to save on shopping and ultimately make better clothing purchases. In a similar vein, I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the clothes that I wear most often. If you spend any time reading high-minded content online, you’ve likely come across the […]
The futuristic watches Hamilton made for 2001: A Space Odyssey resonated far beyond Stanley Kubrick’s film. Few chapters in the long history of the wristwatch have been as fascinating and influential as the so-called ‘quartz revolution’ of the 1970s.
I may be absolutely terrible at playing cricket, but no one can stop me from wearing the sport’s signature stylish knit. It can be tough picking between crew necks and V-necks. To help, here’s everything you need to know about both of them. Jazz up your tie game with the neckwear staple from the 1920s […]
Whether practical, decorative, or otherwise, humans have been using scarves to cover their necks and heads for millennia. Nearly 250 years after his death, Beau Brummell’s style and philosophy continue to shape the way men dress today. Jazz up your tie game with the neckwear staple from the 1920s that looks even better a century […]
Image credit: Christopher Macsurak / CC BY 2.0 Last month Netflix released Pretend It’s a City, a seven-part docuseries directed by Martin Scorsese about his friend and fellow New York MVP, Fran Lebowitz. In it, as she chats to an impressive succession of interviewers, Lebowitz covers some of her favourite subjects: books, jazz, modern manners, […]
Image credit: Mad Rabbit Tattoo on Unsplash Introduction, or: Getting in Johnny Knoxville’s Pants Jerry Seinfeld has a joke about how most men dress the way they did in the last good year of their lives. It’s as though they froze the moment in fashion history when last they experienced happiness and then they just […]