I just wanted to let everyone know that BeBetterGuys.com moved my Five Easy Pieces article to the front page, so make sure to stop by their great site and take a look. These are five great ideas for fall fashion that work together or all by themselves to help you add some creativity to your…
Month: September 2007
Style & Smarts
Being called stylish can mean so many things. You dress well; you’ve got a nice haircut, cool bag, nice car, impressive art collection. Even how you walk down the street can be stylish – look at John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Then there’s the kind of stylish that transcends the mere suit or fancy…
DNR Highlights New Bloomingdale’s Men’s Department
In today’s newsletter, the leading menswear industry news source, DNR, highlights the innovative men’s department in Bloomingdale’s new Chevy Chase, MD, store. Located in a key luxury retail corridor with Ralph Lauren, Tiffany & Co., Bulgari, and Cartier across the street, the new store boasts a third floor location for all menswear and men’s’ accessories….
New Magazine Review: Garden & Gun
Yes, you read that correctly, it’s called Garden & Gun. When the name first surfaced, this magazine quickly became the butt of many jokes, but I have to tell you – it’s pretty darn good. The basic idea behind this publication, the first for a new magazine division of the venerable Evening Post Company, is…
Style Guide: The Wallet
From billfolds to pocket secretaries, the wallet is one of the most personal items a man carries all day, every day. In addition to credit cards and cash, IDs and licenses, your wallet is often home to those personal scraps of memory and nostalgia unique to you. Unlike your bag, your shoes or even the…
Off The Cuff’s 5 Easy Pieces for Fall
Fall is just around the corner, so stop by one of the best men’s lifestyle sites, BeBetterGuys.com, and check out my suggestions for “Five Easy Pieces” to get you decked out for the cooler months. These are five great ideas that work together or all by themselves to help you add some creativity to your…
Sporting Style: Lessons from Center Court & the Tee Box
For too long the terms “sport” and “fashion” have rarely shared the same sentence, at least in a positive light. Latter day professional athletes have not exactly been the best sartorial role models. Some influences, like NBA-inspired street wear, have left an entire generation of misguided youth to perpetually trip over their baggy, over sized…
While You’re Waiting for the Big Black Book
While patiently waiting for the the 2007 edition of Esquire’s Big Black Book, due to hit the stands a mere month from now, I recently checked out the mobile version of Esquire: m.Esquire.com.As we become a society even more on the move, our favorite magazines rush to keep up with us wherever we go. To…
Style Guide: The Short & Long on Shirts
I have written about shirting before, but this time I want to cover a couple of different categories. Not everyone wears a suit or even a jacket to work every day, and that’s fine. How you wear your clothes matter just as much as what clothes you happen to be wearing. So, as always, the…
Gridiron and Gabardine
San Francisco is a very sharp city. This hilly metropolis is home to Wilkes Bashford, possibly the finest menswear store in the country, and watched over by Gavin Newson – an impossibly stylish mayor pulled right out of central casting. He took over the city’s helm from Willie Brown, a politician so famously aware of…