A few weeks ago, while visiting my friend George Bliss, owner of Hudson Urban Bicycles, I had the pleasure of meeting photographer Billy Powers. For 11 years, Billy was a photographer and art director at Time Magazine and is currently…
https://vimeo.com/51962571 This is by far the most concise, articulate and easy-to-follow video demonstration of how to tie a bow tie that I have come across. It was beautifully produced by The Hill-Side, a fantastic Brooklyn-based outfit for men's accessories made…
If you shopped for menswear exclusively in Hell's Kitchen, you'd be limited to tank tops, disposable club clothes, deep v-necks tees that drop to the navel and lollipop colored shirts, shorts and pants from the Skittles Collection. For smart, handsome,…
A friend recently asked me whether or not thick, horn-rimmed glasses would be good for him or if they had become passé. Since the powerful influence of Mad Men's style started creeping into the mainstream, inspiring men even in the…
Last winter, I did something a lot of us do: I left a glove in a taxi, rendering the other glove useless. Fortunately, winter was waning when I committed this act of omission, and I was able to survive what…
Skinny, short suits are all the rage right now. Or was that last year? Lapels are wider again. Or was that in the '70s? It's all about three-button jackets again. Or is it two? I can't remember. Oh, and did…
A friend on Twitter recently popped a common question: What's the fate of the double breasted suit? Other than the occasional push of late by men's fashion magazines on behalf of designers, I don't really see them that often. One…
For SKYFALL, veteran Harry Potter costume designer Jany Temime did an outstanding job suiting up Daniel Craig in his third turn as James Bond. With suits made by Tom Ford, Craig cut a most impressive figure. His Bond is a…
While President Obama’s campaign outspent Mitt Romney’s, American voters ultimately favored the middle class guy over the rich guy. In Connecticut, Linda E. McMahon spent her own $40 million for a Senate seat and lost. Different circumstances and dollar amounts, but a notable point remains: money won’t help you if you’re not interesting to begin with.
As many of you probably know, Caterpillar - that same company that makes tractors - also makes footwear. Earlier this month, CAT Footwear celebrated the launch of their Autumn/Winter 2012 collection of casual shoes and boots at their showroom in…