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The Drake’s SS19 Trunk Show at The Bloke

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Ethan M. Wong

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No April Fools joke this year.  Just another event recap where we took Drake’s new collection, catch up with Chris, and take some weird-ass pictures.

Then again, I don’t know what else you expected.

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The Menswear in The Great Gatsby (2013)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Ethan M. Wong

It’s time to revisit the film that started me down this dark, expensive, closet-exploding path. Spoilers: it’s not very good and the attire is meh.

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Review: The Irish Poplin Tie from Mr. Jenks

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Ethan M. Wong

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Disclaimer:  I received a tie in exchange for this review.

I was recently approached by William of Mr. Jenks to do a review on his Irish Poplin ties.  As I have little to no experience with contemporary ties, I knew that I had to take him up on his offer.

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Style at the Fall 2017 Dapper Day Outing at Disneyland

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Ethan M. Wong

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After the expo comes to the true Dapper Day event: stepping out in style at Disneyland.

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The Dapper Day Fall 2017 Expo with the Squad

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Ethan M. Wong

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The bi-annual weekend event has come again!  In this article, I recount my Dapper Day Expo experience (like I did last time) by documenting some of my colleague’s great style and even give you a little sneak peak into the menswear presentation I did with Spencer.

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Suits for Two: The Vintage Brown 3PC Sack Suit from Brooks Brothers

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Ethan M. Wong

Vintage,  pre-1970’s brown herringbone sack suits from Brooks Brothers are pretty hard to come by.  Well, Spencer and I found two!

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Dressing like Joaquin Phoenix from “Her”

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Ethan M. Wong

Time to recreate an outfit from a cool movie that utilizes band collar shirts and high rise trousers!

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The People of Dapper Day Spring 2017

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Ethan M. Wong

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While we can talk about our own outfits at the 2017 Spring Outing, it’s great to let other people have the spotlight.  Even though most of the day was filed with disneybounding (or dapper bounding), there were a few individuals who really knocked it out of the park, pun intended!

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Q&A: Measuring Jackets and Brands to Look For

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Ethan M. Wong

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I’ve received another email from a reader, this time asking about measuring yourself for eBay as well as brands to look out for!

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Friendsgiving 2016

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Ethan M. Wong

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Friendgiving is a great tradition.  While I did enjoy Thanksgiving with my family, I also appreciate the time to hang out and have dinner with just friends.  Like with any event, it was an opportunity for Spencer, Jay, and I to break out some cool fall sartorial style for the dinner!  Unlike last time, none of us wore tweed; however we still brought our A-game.

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