6 Career Lessons I Learned Way Too Late In Life
I graduated from college seventeen years ago. In that span of time from graduation until now, I, like most of you, have had…
The 5 Most Attractive (Reasonably Priced) Dive Watches
Let me get one thing out of the way right out of the gate… I understand that “reasonably priced” means something different to…
The Most Versatile Shoe Isn’t What You Think It Is
Versatility. Most of us look for this trait in everything we buy, especially when it comes to clothes. It always sucks buying something…
3 Reasons You Should Wear Double-Breasted Jackets / Suits
Like most men, the majority of my sport coats, odd jackets, blazers, and suits are single-breasted. I only have one blazer and one…
Fuck Peter Pan (A Clothing Article)
Do you find sometimes that there is something that everyone else likes and you feel you’re supposed to like it but you just…
The Case Against The Tote Bag (3 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Carry A Tote)
The time has come, once again, for me to complain about something trivial. In today’s installment of our “The Case Against” series, I…
Spring Essentials: The Travel Sweater
If your family is anything like mine, you are periodically taking little trips here and there to visit family. My wife’s parents live…
Limit Your Mental Junk Food
There is a quote I saw floating around social media a while back and I have been thinking about it a lot lately.…
How Many Of Each Clothing Category You Actually Need
“Needs” are very difficult to distinguish from “wants”. This is especially true when it comes to an area of your life for which…
Pretend Your Kids Are There
Do you ever feel like you aren’t presenting yourself exactly the way you want to with certain people? Maybe it’s a boss or…
The Perfect Business Casual Uniform
What I am about to tell you is not surprising. It’s not ground-breaking. It’s not all that inventive. But it needs to be…
How To Avoid Pet Fur/Hair Sticking To Your Clothes
One of the major, irrational frustrations I used to have when it came to clothes was the propensity of some items to attract…
Three Things My Mustache Taught Me About Life
“Irish people don’t look good with facial hair”, my dad would say. “It looks like we just stumbled out of a pub.” It…
The Case Against White Sneakers
Every now and then I like to take a step back and cast a critical eye on some of the darlings of menswear.…
Menswear And Fluctuating Body Weight
The days are getting longer. I walked the dog at 6:30 this morning and didn’t need to grab the flashlight off the hook…
Under-Appreciated Style Icons: Eddie Albert In Roman Holiday
Has there ever been a better looking movie couple than Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck from the 1953 classic Roman Holiday? Maybe Grace…
3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Read “Morning Routine” Articles
This is a message to the marketing departments of all the online newsletters that publish articles titled something like, “A *insert interesting professional…
When To Wear a Bow Tie vs Regular Tie
One of the little joys I felt after getting my feet a little damp in the world of menswear was wearing a bow…
The Four Stages Of Menswear
This is a topic I touched on briefly a few weeks ago in my “When The Journey Ends” article. In that piece I…