According to DNR, Rugby is getting ready to unveil its new e-commerce site. Considered in many ways the future of Polo Ralph Lauren, the company is carefully nurturing the brand’s growth and expansion. The next step for the younger-skewed and lower-priced line, which is sold in 12 company-owned stores around the U.S. (including D.C.’s Georgetown…
Month: July 2008
Menswear on the Move – Part 2
As we discussed in part one, the New York menswear market is in the midst of renaissance of sorts. But it’s not just luxury brands that are focusing more on the men in their lives; mid market brands are making a statement in the Big Apple too. J.Crew, a favorite everyday brand of Off The…
Time to Hit the Showers – New Grooming Products
I’ve recently been contacted by the marketing folks at a couple of men’s grooming product companies. They were kind enough to send along some of their new products so that OTC could test them out and get back to you with the results. While many of us still scoff at the idea of men’s grooming…
Menswear on the Move – Part 1
Things are going full steam ahead on the menswear front, particularly when it comes to New York City, the capital of fashion retail. High end labels are making serious investments and seem quite bullish on the future of men’s fashion. Locals style icons like Ralph Lauren are putting money on the table with major brick-and-mortar…
A Reasonable Delay
Well, I am very sorry for the delay in recent posts, but I think it’s for a pretty good reason. On Wednesday, July 9, I was starting work on a quick article about a wonderful posting by fellow blogger Easy & Elegant Life. About two sentences into my missive, that was to be titled “An…
Style Guide: The Elusive In-Between
Some while back, my fellow MensFlair columnist Simon Crompton and I traded thoughts on the in-between look; that particular style which falls somewhere in the midst of formal and casual. He commented that Americans probably do this a little better than the English. I retorted that I know more than my share of fellow Americans…
Happy 4th of July!
To all my fellow American readers, I want to wish you a happy Fourth of July! With over 10,000 readers we have come along way and I want to thank all of you for making Off The Cuff a small part of your life. So throw on your favorite pair of Nantucket Reds, worn out…
Vintage Wrist Watches
I noticed on Polo’s Rugby blog that there was a post about the vintage watches being offered at the company’s East Hampton store. Though not the focus of the original post – a shot of some vintage sunglasses in a display case – questions rolled in about the great watches displayed on ribbon bands alongside…
One Thing: The Woven Leather Belt
Belts are a fact of life and most of us have a closet full of failed attempts at finding just the right combination of style and utility. For even the most sartorially proficient, finding a good fit can sometimes mean forgoing the style we really wanted – a practical example of form following function. Even…