Image credit: Bernard Hermant on Unsplash Facial hair has long been a source of fixation and fascination for mankind. Or, rather, I should say humankind, since rather a lot of us have to deal with face fur in one way or another, whether you’re the one growing it or simply find yourself living in close […]
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Habilitate: (verb) 1. To clothe, dress 2. To make fit or capable, to equip oneself Clothes communicate. They can say a great deal about the person wearing them, while also speaking in other, more subtle ways. To the keen observer, they reveal details about where they come from, how they were made, and how they’ve […]
Image credit: Micheile Henderson on Unsplash Did you know that the collective noun for a group of cobblers is a drunkship? If that sounds at all strange to you, allow me to present the case of the clog. To the modern eye, few things that you can put on your body seem more absurd than […]
Image credit: Charles Deluvio on Unsplash Bucket hats are a strange garment to get your head around — or, maybe more accurately, to get around your head. This is mostly down to how goofy they look. Regardless of their styling, who made them, or how they’re worn, bucket hats are inherently silly, and therein lies […]
Boating jackets aren’t the easiest garment to wear around town, but they do make for a heck of a good time. Tied knitwear gets a bad rap, but there’s a lot to be said for wearing your sweater like a scarf. All hail Paul Newman, actor, racer, philanthropist, and menswear king. You would be hard-pressed […]
Image credit: Lena Kudryavtseva on Unsplash The polo shirt exists at something of a crossroads in menswear. It’s a bridge between smart and casual, between modern street and old-school chic, and between practical sportswear and just-for-the-look leisurewear. It seems appropriate for a garment that embodies quite so many sartorial intersections to have its invention mark […]
Image credit: @kjax on Unsplash For whatever reason, cardigans were the first bits of vintage clothing I became interested in. It may have been my grandmother’s love for them that did it, covered as she always was in my childhood in layer upon layer of comfy knitwear. Looking back, I could swear that she would […]
Image credit: cottonbro from Pexels I’ve mentioned my love of the festive season before. The entire spiel has got me hooked: I like amateur carol singing, money-grabbing Christmas albums, and overplayed festive movies. I’ll even go as far as reading any book that so much as mentions the holidays (here’s looking at you, The Corrections). […]
Image is my own / All rights reserved As a child of the 1990s, I’ve been tying sweatshirts and flannels around my waist for as long as I can remember. It’s a practice that has become as seasonally inevitable as blossoms blooming and leaves turning. When those days arrive when it gets too warm to […]