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Money, Menswear, and Us (or Is Money Important for Style?)
A podcast and brief essay about money, our career, and how it affects my method in buying menswear.
Read MoreI’m Not a Watch Guy, I Swear!
Despite owning more watches than Spencer, I still don’t think I’m a real watch guy. Enjoy this essay and podcast, which revolves around me trying to reconcile these thoughts!
Read MoreThe Brown Checked Sportcoat
SaDCast Show Notes: “B” Headwear
You wanted a full episode on headwear for fall, here you go! To be clear, not every piece listed starts with a “B” – we tried.
Read MoreThe Menswear in The Untouchables (1987)
Let’s dive into the Armani designed, vintage-inspired attire of one of the best popcorn movies I’ve seen: Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables (1987).
Thus starteth the lesson.
Old Ethan, My Style Evolution, and The Journey to Being Myself
A big part of this blog is being intentional about the menswear aesthetic you want. My issue early on was that I didn’t know what aesthetic I wanted. In short, I didn’t even know what being “Ethan” meant.
Read on and enjoy the podcast episode about how long and anxiety-inducing this path was for me (and Spencer).
And if you’re wondering, yes, that first picture is supposed to be cringe.
My Return to Sneakers and Their Place in Classic Menswear
As a menswear guy who loves tailoring and got his start wearing period accurate vintage, I had no place for sneakers in my wardrobe. Now they’re a welcome alternative to loafers for me, being worn with jeans and shorts to even full trousers.
It helps if you understand the different types of sneakers out there and how they fit into different vibes of classic menswear. Hopefully this proves useful to me; if not, you can just look at the great pictures!
The Menswear in You Only Live Twice (1967)
The Bottom Button-Pocket Line Harmony
It’s time to finally write a full essay on what is perhaps the most important detail I pay attention to in menswear and how use it as a basis for purchases and commissions.
That detail is the Harmony that exists between a bottom button and a pocket line on the same horizontal plane.
a little bit of rest 