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Product Review: OrSlow 107 One-Wash Jeans

March 27, 2018 No Comments

“Trust me – wear them for a week or two and then they’ll fit perfectly.” This is the bad advice that I’ve heeded and come to regret many times in the past decade – and I have a “shame stack” of virtually unworn jeans in my dresser to prove it. Although I like to wear jeans, I hate breaking in raw denim. Hate it. I just can’t get on board with buying something extremely uncomfortable and hoping that it will change after a month or two of suffering. For this reason I’ve been putting off purchasing a much-needed pair of jeans, but after learning more about OrSlow I decided that a pre-washed pair sounded like an excellent change of pace. […]

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The Two-Season Wardrobe: How to Wear It

June 1, 2017 8 Comments

After my recent post on my two-season wardrobe essentials, I thought I would write a follow-up with how I typically wear these pieces. None of this is particularly groundbreaking as all of these items are very common and versatile, but I suppose that’s why I consider them my essentials. Like I mentioned then, the idea here is that I have a warm- and cool-weather version of each piece, which gives me enough versatility to wear this “uniform” throughout the year. […]

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The Two-Season Wardrobe: My Menswear Essentials

April 20, 2017 11 Comments

One of the requests I occasionally get here is to write a piece on my “essentials.” These sorts of articles are always fun to read, but I didn’t really feel that I had anything new to add to the mix. Navy or gray suit, raw denim, OCBD, etc – what more is there to write about? […]

Packing & Travel

Los Angeles Getaway

January 12, 2017 3 Comments

Looking back at what I wrote in 2016, I noticed something interesting – although I traveled more last year than any previous year (1-2 roundtrip flights per month), I only posted one packing laydown. I suppose the constant packing and unpacking left me uninterested in adding any additional steps to the process. Either way, I […]

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A Large Herring

February 1, 2016 5 Comments

I’ve been interested in getting a brown herringbone sportcoat for a while. I’ve had a rather specific mental image of what I’ve wanted for this jacket – a classic brown/tan color with a wide herringbone pattern, three patch pockets, and wide lapels. This idea in my head was definitely influenced by Gus Walbolt’s amazing “truffle hunting” sportcoat, […]

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Pre-Winter Wonderland

November 30, 2015 8 Comments

eidos overcoat carmina jumper boots apc denim

It’s not often that I get to spend time in sub-zero climates, but a serious cold snap during my visit to Central Oregon allowed me to bust out some of my favorite winter weather gear. The star is this overcoat from Eidos – I bought it last February, the day before I left for a work trip to Chicago. I’m pretty sure it saved my life on that trip; I have no idea how I would have made it through that week without it […]

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San Francisco Summer

July 1, 2014 No Comments

I told you guys that summers in SF were gray and chilly, and I wasn’t kidding. As an aside – I’ll be in my home state of Oregon for a few days, so regular posting will probably resume some time next week. If you’d like to stay in the loop while I’m away, follow me […]

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Second Life

March 13, 2014 No Comments

I am no stranger to used clothes. Although I’m not a skilled thrifter like Ben or Jason, I still hunt for used clothing on websites like eBay and Styleforum in order to buy high-quality goods that would normally be outside of my price range. Buying used clothing is a great option from a fiscal perspective, […]

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Business Casual Basics, Part II: Dress Pants

January 7, 2013 No Comments

After some positive feedback from my first business casual post (I see you, Reddit) I’ve decided to continue the series for my fellow white collar ballers (being a baller is not actually required). Again, this may be old hat to some, but for those that are interested – read on. 1. Please stop buying black […]