Outerwear

Club Monaco for Men

Not only has Club Monaco finally created an e-commerce site, but they’ve bolstered the men’s section. First, a few ground rules: they do casual and dressed up casual they do slim to medium-build men very well (huskier types….not so much except for the tops) they do muted colors and earth tones That said, here are [...]

It’s That Time of Month…

What were you thinking?! April is the month to purchase rain gear. Move quickly before April showers are gone, sunshine is hear, and prices go up along with the mercury! go high-end with Burberry London go with fun colors by Helene Berman get edgy with black leather by Romwe go classic with J.Crew go all-out [...]

Sayonara Simon Spurr

It’s so long to Simon Spurr at Simon Spurr. On March 16th, amid thinly veiled references of longstanding agreements, Simon Spurr and Judd Nydes, co-founder, simply released a statement saying the ‘fashion love affair was over’. Spurr will remain the creative consultant for Tommy Hilfiger. You say, “So what?!” Well for now it means nothing [...]

Men’s Fashion Is Women’s Style

Sounds a bit weird, right? But the premise is easy: most men dress for the opposite sex. Ok, there are exceptions out there ~ men who don’t give a crap about anything other than what they want to wear, but for most men, women are very strong influencers of style. Married men are often at [...]

Outerwear to Wear Now

Valentino really knows how to do outerwear…well just about anything for that matter. This Valentino cotton-linen jacket is hot but pricey ($2,241 on sale). On the other hand, you can choose to use this and other designers like Moncler, McQueen and Belstaff as inspiration ~ if you do, this Jantares jacket by Diesel is a [...]

The Case of The Missing Tommy Hilfiger Trench

Tommy Hilfiger says ‘a trench is a staple in every man’s wardrobe’ and then talks about how they’re too embellished and oversized and make guys look like Inspector Gadget – and then boom! he comes out with one featured in Details Magazine. What uncanny timing huh? That said, I saw it and loved it; and [...]

Outerwear Is In

On very good authority, I have listed the top points for men to note when thinking about outerwear: Slim-fitting ~ nothing too fitted so you looked like a stuffed sausage but nothing so roomy that you look like you borrowed the coat from your Dad Single-breasted ~ trends come and go, but single-breasted will always [...]

Step 4 To A Wardrobe Winter Wonderful (There Are 8)

Step 4: Become a techy! A trench coat or long cashmere is great as you move from home to car, or car to office, but when the windchill and temps dip below zero, you’ll want to re-think your fashion strategy. Our recommendation is a techy parka in a dark color that is longer than yous [...]

Step 1 To A Wardrobe Winter Wonderful (There Are 8)

Step 1: Put Some Weight On Your friends will be wool, gabardine, cashmere, merino, etc. It’s never cool to look cold with the ladies… This is the coat that you’ll pull out in cold weather to look hot along with your gloves and scarf. We’ve got everything from J Crew to Barbour to Aubin & [...]

Cool Weather? Warm Coat!

It’s here….you all complained all summer about the heat and now it’s here. Cold weather, snow, sleet and the works…no matter how cold it gets, stay dapper with an easy, dark grey wool overcoat by Nautica ($180). Nothing says polish like dark grey.

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