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J. Crew’s Thomas Mason Dress Shirt | Best Seller But Not the Best Choice

J. Crew has come a long way in a short amount of time. They’ve taken the basics and raised their level of qual­ity, pro­duc­ing authen­tic styles while also col­lab­o­rat­ing with other design­ers to make some­thing bet­ter. Work­ing with other design­ers some­times detracts from a brand’s value, need­ing the “help” of …Read More »

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The Other Aviator Sunglasses | Pilot Aviators

I love the smell of napalm in the morn­ing. Mean­ing, I dig the sun­glasses worn by Colonel Kil­gore in Apoc­a­lypse Now. They’re mil­i­tary issued and look great on any­one, espe­cially some­one like myself, with the hard angled frames giv­ing an edge to an oval shaped face. They also look good on Travis …Read More »

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What Not to Buy | Avoid Buyer’s Remorse

We all have a few items in our wardrobe and won­der how it got there. We like to think we have good taste and sound judge­ment, but mis­takes do hap­pen. While Good­will read­ily accepts our dona­tions, our wal­lets aren’t so for­giv­ing, our bank state­ments a friendly reminder. To avoid the …Read More »

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Define Your Style | Cuff Links and Tie Bars Now Available

Adding your own per­sonal style with the right acces­sories goes a long way with lit­tle effort, as we’ve talked about before, with tie bars, cuff links and col­lar pins. Adding one or all of these pieces to your dress shirt instantly sep­a­rates you from the crowd while defin­ing your per­sonal style. …Read More »

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Q & A: Short Sleeved Dress Shirt with a Tie

We receive a few ques­tions every now and then, some related to our dress shirts and oth­ers to dress shirt style. We’re going to post them once in awhile and for the first one, we have Josh from New York: Dur­ing the Sum­mer, is it Ok to wear a short sleeved …Read More »

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Gentleman’s Gazette Reviews Deo Veritas Dress Shirt

Across the pond, Gentleman’s Gazette has been build­ing quite the rep­u­ta­tion as a reli­able source for clas­sic men’s style. They essen­tially cover every­thing for the ele­gant gen­tle­man, from suits to acces­sories to liba­tions, which are some of our favorite top­ics. Recently, we’ve been priv­i­leged to have Gentleman’s Gazette review one …Read More »

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What Time Is It? Time to get a Watch

The cur­rent gen­er­a­tion between 25 — 35 have revived a lag­ging indus­try. Through blogs, forums and style sites, they’ve spear­headed a grow­ing trend on get­ting a watch that makes a state­ment on per­sonal style. Our smart­phones, iPhones, they do just about every­thing. They tell us the weather. Tell us where to …Read More »

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Get Faded | Light Blue Denim Jeans

Now’s the right time to wear your faded, worn out blue jeans. They not only look good paired with bright sum­mer shirts, but they’re also one of the most com­fort­able jeans to wear. Bro­ken in from mis­ad­ven­tures, it’s a refresh­ing look com­pared to the usual straight laced dark blue jeans, …Read More »

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Join the Club | The Men’s Club Collar

In the 1850’s, England’s Eton Col­lege updated their school uni­form dress code. Lit­tle did they know, their rounded dress shirt col­lar points would soon become a hit. The style was asso­ci­ated with the exclu­sive col­lege and a new trend began, giv­ing way to the “club” col­lar. This style peaked dur­ing …Read More »

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Primer on the Polo

Polos are a long run­ning sta­ple in most men’s wardrobes. Their ideal for sum­mer, day or night, office or brawl bar. They come in a vari­ety of col­ors, match­ing the sun’s bright­est and hottest. Their under­stated look, with col­lars and ribbed short sleeves, appeal aes­thet­i­cally over any­thing else, espe­cially a …Read More »

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