The role of the necktie in modern dress has waned significantly, even with the resurgence of classic menswear in the past ten years. Even so, it’s worth having a solid understanding of different types of ties so that when you do choose to wear one, you know that you’re doing so to your full potential. […]
Buying Guide: Knits for the Neck
I haven’t had the opportunity to wear ties that often lately, but when I do I usually find myself reaching for a knit. As I’ve said before, they do a wonderful job of increasing the formality of what you’re wearing but substantially less than a traditional tie would. I generally use a traditional tie when […]
Saturday in NYC, Part 2
What I wore Saturday – details. Blazer – Suitsupply | Tie – RLPL (ebay) | Shirt – Proper Cloth | Pocket Square – the Tie Bar | Watch – vintage Omega
Saturday in NYC, Part 1
Last Saturday was a very #menswear day – I spent the day attending trade shows, trying on nice clothes, drinking scotch, talking about the value of handwork in shirts, and so on. This is what I wore – nothing too fancy. These are some of my favorite items to put on so it’s a look that […]
A Trip to New York City
I’m leaving for NYC tomorrow. I’m counting it as a vacation, but I’ll definitely be doing a lot blog work while there – meeting with vendors, trying on awesome clothes, taking pictures, writing – sounds terrible, doesn’t it? Oh, and since I always get so many questions about where each item comes from in these posts, I’ve […]
Twelve Ties
After posting a picture of my Kent Wang knit tie last week I got some questions about the rest of my tie collection, since I boldly claimed to only have a dozen. Here they are. I will make no claims that this is some ultimate “essential tie wardrobe” and that it is something to aspire […]
WIWY – San Francisco Winters
Details from the Suitsupply review. Shirt – Ratio | Blazer – Suitsupply | Pocket Square – the Knottery | Trousers – Howard Yount | Tie – RLPL | Shoes – Vintage Ferragamo wingtips (more on these soon)