The Big Announcement – HODINKEE
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The Big Announcement – HODINKEE

Well, here is the big announcement: I have signed on as associate editor at HODINKEE. Click through to read more about HODINKEE’s relaunch, what you can expect to see from me over there, and what the future looks like for Simply Refined.

Collaborate This

Collaborate This

Posted by: on Oct 20, 2010 | No Comments

I don’t  know if anyone else has noticed, but it seems to me that fewer and fewer brands are actually designing their own wares anymore – it’s all about the collaboration, or “collab,” right now.

Vanity Fair: Think Hepburn!

Vanity Fair: Think Hepburn!

Posted by: on Oct 18, 2010 | No Comments

Before you ask, yes, I know that’s not a picture of Ms. Hepburn.  My girlfriend picked up a copy of November’s Vanity Fair, with a couture photoshoot entitled “Think Hepburn!”  I was sitting across the room reading another magazine, and she excitedly called me over, shouting “Look!  There’s a whole shoot of Anderson & Sheppard suits.”  I don’t have to tell you all I was over to the couch eagerly leaning over her shoulder faster than you can say drape-cut.

Fall Scents

Fall Scents

Posted by: on Oct 15, 2010 | One Comment

I’ve written a lot recently about shifting my wardrobe for fall.  The changes in fabrics, the changes in colors, &c., but I’ve ignored one of the best things about fall: the smell.

A Tale of Two Shoulders

A Tale of Two Shoulders

Posted by: on Oct 13, 2010 | One Comment

Another contributor to MensFlair, Mr. Andrew Williams (of www.bespokeme.com), wrote a little while ago about the Rope and Pagoda shoulders, two of the less common shoulders available on men’s jackets. To go back to basics for a moment, I wanted to discuss the difference a soft versus hard shoulder makes on the overall look and feel of a jacket.

See the SAVOY

See the SAVOY

Posted by: on Oct 11, 2010 | No Comments
Well yesterday it happened…the Savoy officially reopened for business following a massive, almost three-year-long renovation.  Sadly I’m on the wrong side of the pond to drop by and see all the changes for myself (and to be fair, I never set foot in the old Savoy), but everything I have heard has things looking magnificent.