Some designers and tailors weigh in on the history of 007's suiting - from Connery to Craig - including David Mason (@conduitcut), Creative Director of Anthony Sinclair, the tailor who originated Sean Connery's look starting with Dr. No.
Over the past couple of weeks, I've gotten to know Philip Pravda over at Pravda 1908, an exclusive family owned and run men's clothier on Madison Avenue at E. 51st Street. Several years ago, Philip took the reigns of the…
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bond films, the Barbican in London is hosting an exhibit entitled "Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style" from July 6th to September 5th. For the costume exhibition of the show, EON, the…
I recently attended the wedding of my two good friends David and Scott. The week approaching the wedding, I had a dilemma: I needed a suit... fast. For the ceremony, where I was also serving as an usher, I was…
Friend, client and founding member of the multi-Grammy winning group The Manhattan Transfer Tim Hauser got married this past weekend to his beautiful bride Barbara Sennet. I was regrettably unable to attend the wedding in California, but I was delighted…
VERY warm day for this time of year. Got the dog run out of the way early while it was still relatively cool. Getting measured today for my first bespoke suit. Much more to come about that. Also working with…
We're now living in a culture where jeans have become a premium item, and sneakers have become the pumped, pimped and hyped norm. The result is a new breed of uber-casual adult man: the non-athlete wearing athletic footwear and over-specialized…
The devil is in the details. It's inspiring and refreshing to see a man who's nicely turned-out. That said, there's a certain breed of fashion green berets who take the idea way too seriously, which can be a bit of…
This is the follow-up to the original "Levi's 501 Shrink-to-Fit Project" video I posted almost four months ago when I got two new pairs of 501 Shrink-to-Fits. After I started washing them, I wanted to really wear into the jeans…
