Men's Matters

6 Things We Want to Share This Week

The summer Olympics are three months away but, Ralph Lauren unveiled his Olympic and Paralympic designs this week that consisted of all white with red & blue accents. They are available at Ralph Lauren for purchase. Not to be outdone, Stella McCartney released her summer Olympic designs for Great Britian’s team ~ the first time a [...]

Gents~ F** The Spring Cargo Pants Trend!

Yeah I know what you were thinking…I was saying “funk the spring trend!” as in funk it out and don’t stick with the ordinary. This spring’s trend include cotton and shiny double-breasted suits, striped sweaters, white pants (as always), suede wingtips, bomber jackets/trenches/parkas, and cargos. Today it’s all about cargos…. they’re on the comeback they’re [...]

Rimowa Luggage for Your iPad

This is strictly for the fellas…. Rimowa luggage is this German-made indestructible stuff that’s been around since 1898. Their stuff is no-frills but sleek (albeit a tad pricey at $280), and they now make protection for your iPad! It’s got their signature grooved design, can take a beating and still deliver you in style. You [...]

The Way a Man Dresses

I was in deep thought this weekend when I came up with this thought ~ it’s the way a man dresses in his down time that truly shows you who he is and what he’s about. During the day, it’s all about the “uniform” ~ whether that’s a Brooks Brothers suit in a law office, [...]

Men- STOP Playing Like You Don’t Love Fashion!

Here’s what I have to back it up….according to NPD Group: men’s apparel sales are one of the brightest spots for retailers right now men’s apparel sales increased 4% last year to $55.71 billion driven by…. tailored clothing (up 22%) dress shirts (up 14%) neckwear (up 34%) {but not men’s jeans [down 1%] or woven [...]

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 [...]

What’s Black, White & Textured All Over?

Only the hottest trend for men’s fall footwear ~ herringbone! Right now, it looks hot (literally) but Royal Elastics, Creative Recreation, PF Flyers, and Puma are the trailblazers. We love it because the texture of the herringbone provides that extra bit of ‘oomph‘ to your dark denim or black slacks. Were you looking for something [...]

Men’s Style Tip

No longer does wrinkle-free mean uncool. If you travel then you know how difficult it is to get off a Transatlantic flight and still look fresh {not to mention a trip to Africa of the Far East}; and not everyone has the pleasure and comfort of traveling in business or first class. If you’re like [...]

“The Bomb” Men’s Consignment Store

“The Bomb” isn’t the name of the store – that’s Ina – and it’s in New York City. And actually there are six locations, so know which to go to for what: NOHO at 15 Bleecker Street is for men and women SOHO at 101 Thompson Street is for women NOLITA at 21 Prince Street [...]

Go High-end Webster or Go Target

We just got word that The Webster in Miami is doing a designer collab with Target. This collab, due out in May, will feature a collection in which everything is under $50 (hello!) and while it likely won’t be the same stuff from Milan Vukmirovic‘s super high-end Miami hot spot {they carry Balmain and most of [...]