The Proportions of Shirt Collar, Tie and Lapel Widths
The proportions of the shirt collar, tie, and lapel converge at an often overlooked and poorly executed intersection of men’s dress. There’s usually a crash of widths, where we see the mismatch of a skinny shirt collar, a wide Windsor knot on a slim tie, and a medium-width jacket lapel, or some similar disconnect.
How To Sew a Button on a Shirt, Coat or Jacket
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Essentials: The Great White Dress Shirt
If, for some reason, you only need one dress shirt in your closet, let it be the white dress shirt. It's the most versatile shirt you will ever own, appropriate for business, dress or casual. The right white dress shirt…
Smart Dress Shirts from Paul Fredrick
As nice as some of them can be, most inexpensive dress shirts are sized in the very general small, medium, large, extra-large and even double-extra categories. Some purveyors have refined slightly further with slim fits. This is all fine if…
The Man in the Hathaway Shirt
Though I wasn't born yet when advertising legend David Ogilvy created "The Man in the Hathaway Shirt" in 1951, I have a vivid memory of his iconic image. When I was a kid, I would go with my dad to…
Season of The Gift: John Bartlett’s Tiny Tim Collection
Veteran men’s designer John Bartlett has a stellar collection of extremely handsome wearable casual threads called the Tiny Tim Collection, named after his dog Tiny Tim.