Baz Luhrmann's deafeningly-hyped interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is many things. It's excessive, it's artificial and it is, indeed, visually arresting. And it's a great study on a guy who works so tragically hard to acquire all…
A reader named Mike had a simple but important question about a basic: dress shirts. More specifically, he is a young guy just starting out with a new career, with little-to-no experience with dressing up. For Mike, this is an…
In the new Netflix series House of Cards, Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood demonstrates the streamlined, understated way that men of power dress.
Winter is a pain in the ass. Whenever you go somewhere, it involves putting on layers, then taking them off, then doing it all over again when you go back home or to the office. And when you go to…
Based on the true story of the Baker Street robbery of Lloyds Bank in London in 1971, The Bank Job stars Jason Statham as the head of a band of petty thieves who get in over their heads when an…
This is a basic. Dog runs are not hotbeds of cleanliness, which means wearing comfortable garb that I don't mind getting dirty or wet. The dog run can also be a gateway to Frumpytown, characterized by ill-fitting clothes from the…
On a lap through Salvation Army a couple of weeks ago, my eye was caught by this jacket. When I tried it on, it fit in the shoulders and chest, but needed to be taken in a bit in the…
Hart Schaffner Marx - makers of well-made classic American menswear - is celebrating 125 years with a Fall/Winter 2012 collection. The collection is by Joseph Aboud, HSM's chief creative office, and looks extra handsome and sharp. HSM was started by…
With menswear, there are some basic areas where we can express a smart dose of flair: tie, pocket square, cuff links, a ring (one, not three). This is a perfect example of how to do it with socks. The beautiful…
Strolling past UNIQLO's flagship store on Fifth Avenue the other night, I figured I'd stop in and do a lap. If you haven't been, go. The store is riddled with fantastic and handsome (and inexpensive) clothes, from basics like socks,…