I love my Oliver Peoples frames, and I get complimented on them all the time, but they ran me almost $400. Never again. In terms of taking the ridonkulous price point of designer eyewear and blowing it out of the…
I'm a sucker for a flea market. Here in Hell's Kitchen in NYC, we have the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market every Saturday and Sunday on West 39th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues, weather permitting. Over the years, I've found…
Chinos* have been a men's wardrobe staple for decades. They're handsome, comfortable and versatile, going well with many shirts and shoes. You can wear them with certain boots, a shiny pair of oxfords, sneakers, sandals or flip-flops. They go with…
Before he became a rapper, Ice Cube studied Architectural Drafting at the Phoenix Institute of Technology. In this video produced by Pacific Standard Time, he celebrates one of the things he likes about L.A., specifically The Eames House (a.k.a. Case…
Fellow native Clevelander Glenn O'Brien, perhaps best known as "The Style Guy" in GQ, talks about his roots, his New York beginnings with Andy Warhol's Interview and, of course, his inimitable style. Mr. O'Brien is also the author of the…
When I was a kid, and naturally hairless below the scalp, I couldn't wait to grow up to be a man. The act of shaving one's face was a rite of passage I was eager to reach as a pre-adolescent…
A preview of the Pop Up Flea taking place December 2, 3-9pm, December 3, 11am-7pm and December 4, 11am-6pm at 159 Bleecker Street (at Thompson Street) in New York City. www.popupflea.com
[singlepic id=176 w=320 h=320 float=left]Quality footwear is one area of a man's wardrobe that can't really be done on the dirty cheap. It's hard to find good shoes and boots, i.e. ones that aren't trendy and that will last, for…
Every man in the north needs one in the cold months. Every winter I see guys, particularly younger ones, in extreme cold with just a hoodie under a thin jacket and consider it sufficient winter outer-wear. In what is perhaps…
