Back to What Basics?
Learn the basics. It’s almost the mantra of the menswear community. Pretty much everyone and their mother has said it by now, and I’m just as guilty of as the next guy. But no one’s bothered to answer the really simple question: what makes something basic in the first place?
A Look into Leffot with Steven Taffel
I’ll admit that walking past the boutique pet store with thousand-dollar chihuahua puppies in the window (not kidding) did make me question what I was getting myself into, but I stopped in at top-of-the-game shoe store Leffot to catch a word with founder Steven Taffel.
Race Report – The Whitney Handicap 2011
The race meet in Saratoga Spring, NY is one of the great American sporting events, and The Whitney Handicap one of the most exciting and anticipated races of the season. This was my first year attending, and I must say it more than lived up to expectations.
The Real Value of Clothes
Great clothes do have real value. Most of us have to budget, and making value-driven purchases, in the most basic sense, is important to building a quality wardrobe. But there’s a less tangible sense of value as well – you ought to genuinely enjoy what you’ve bought.
Natural Materials I – Horn
I write a lot about specific brands and products, but it really all begins with the fine natural materials that are the foundation to any good garment or accessory. To get the ball rolling, let’s take a look at horn.
