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…
Author: OTC
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…
Brooks & Browne Staying Together
DNR announced today that Brooks Brothers and Thom Browne will continue their relationship through spring 2011, if not longer. The companies will announce today that they have signed an extension of the deal under which Browne will continue to serve as guest designer of the Brooks Brothers Black Fleece collection. When Browne was invited to…
The Curse of Smart Casual
A few weeks ago, a reader posed what turned out to be a somewhat complicated question; “what do I wear,” he asked, “to a wedding where the dress code is “smart casual”? In most cases, a wedding is one of those events which is fairly easy to dress for. In the summer, a well tailored…
Style Guide: To Cuff or Not To Cuff
Recently, I had an interesting question posed to me by one of my readers. He had purchased a pair of pleated trousers at Brooks Brothers and it was recommended that he have them hemmed with cuffs. His wife, who is German, objected to this approach and cited her and her European friends’ opinion that stylish…
Off The Cuff Linked to DAPP3R.com
Just a quick note to highlight a great new style news resource – www.DAPP3R.com. It’s a pooled news feed site that gathers and organizes fashion related news, press releases and blog posts into an extensive and organized list of menswear topics. DAPP3R.com’s stated goal is to deliver a broad spectrum of men’s fashion information, the…
A Father’s Day Thought: My Dad’s Shoes
As a young child, I remember sitting in my parent’s room, watching my dad get ready for the day. A physician, he felt that dressing well shows respect for others and he almost never went to the office in anything but a coat and tie – often a suit, sometimes a sport coat and gray…
Washington and the World Lose Tim Russert
We all heard some very sad news today, Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and most notably, host of Meet the Press, died today at the age of 58. To millions of political junkies such as me, Russert was as much a part of our Sunday schedule as a cup of coffee and his…
Summer Footwear
When things start to heat up outside, one’s wardrobe pares down as well. Tweed and flannel gives way to linen and cotton; sweaters go back in the drawer and polo shirts make their seasonal debut. The same holds true for footwear. Down south where your feet hit the pavement, changes are afoot. It’s a given…
No Ties Required
Last year I highlighted an interesting article from the International Herald Tribune about how employees at Eni, Italy’s largest power company, agreed to shed their ties and cut back on air conditioning in an effort to help fight global warming. The company’s Rome and Milan offices called the sartorial experiment, “lighter and cooler office attire.”…