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Musing on the Post-Pandemic Future of Menswear
As we start to see a glimpse of a post-pandemic world, one has to wonder what the future of menswear will look like! It may not be #menswear, but perhaps something that mixes slouchy tailoring with streetwear, gorp, neo-ivy/prep, and a bunch of Seinfeld-meets-Sopranos.
I still haven’t seen either of those shows.
Read MoreJason Sandagon’s Punk Rock Attitude
Let’s talk to the guy that enraged Ivy-Style.com who happens to be one of the best friends I’ve made in menswear. Through the internet, that is.
Read MoreThe Soft Rolls of the OCBD & Button-Down Collar
Let’s talk about the most classic and popular shirt collar of all time, even if men continuously debate its cloth, dimensions and roll.
Read More1-Year in Quarantine, Bags, Lookbooks, Apparel Arts, and Zombies
It’s been a long month, but hey, that just means more stuff for you to binge from your favorite menswear boys!
Read MoreReflections On Commissioning Custom Menswear (So Far)
Some of the best menswear I’ve come to own has been some form of custom: MTO, MTM, and Bespoke. Despite it being the “endgame” of a classic wardrobe, it’s still a simultaneously aspirational and anxiety inducing thing to go through.
Let’s dive in and talk about it.
Read MoreOn Menswear Communities & The Importance of Friends
We’ve talked about POV and Slouch, but do you guys wanna know the real way to pull of an aesthetic in confidence? Have a good community and friend group. I’m serious.
Read MoreMusic, Menswear & Me
I feel like I’ve been waiting my whole life to discuss the relationship between music and menswear and how it applies to me. Get ready for a great podcast episode and a full essay that’s tangentially (at best) related to clothing.
Read MoreOn Slouch & Stuffiness
Let’s dive into my favorite word to describe my approach to menswear and why I think it’s actively good to avoid being stuffy.
Read MoreHaving a Style POV & a Desired Aesthetic
I’ve spent many an essay talking about how I’ve intentionally picked a certain piece or done a style move based on an aesthetic, but it’s about time I wrote a singular article on why having an aesthetic (or a POV) is important.
There’s also a podcast episode about it too!
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a little bit of rest 