OTC always relishes the pleasure of working with our friend bespoke clothier Jon Green. Jon is a natural educator and ardent student of human nature. He also operates in the rarefied air of true bespoke and a has a pool of word-of-mouth clients who quite literally settle for nothing but the best the world has…
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Ten Thousand: Workout Gear for Working Out
Too often the tools we need to do a simple job are over-complicated or too fancy for the work at hand. Gym gear typically falls into this situation. Purpose built brand Ten Thousand is on a mission to bring your workout clothing back to its roots and help you focus on the job of working…
Last-Minute gift? Layrite Pomade
Are you looking for a last-minute stocking stuffer, or an easy gift for that guy with pretty good hair who seems to have everything? Allow the staff at OTC to humbly suggest the best darn hair pomade we have ever come across. Layrite Super Hold may have some great throw-back graphics and look like something…
Revisiting Read Wall’s Modern American Prep
Read Wall is a Washington, D.C., based menswear brand that takes the best of classic East Coast Ivy League style and deftly reinterprets it for today’s modern man. We have been following, and collaborating with, Read for several years and are continually impressed by this young man who has a clear-eyed understanding of what makes…
Citizen Ecosphere: The Better Basic Watch
With all the talk of exotic timepieces and expensive, heritage watch brands, it’s easy to forget the attractions of a simple, straightforward watch. We love Rolex, Panerai, IWC, and Patek Philippe as much as anyone else, but we also know the value of keeping a few – or just one – everyday watch for everyday…
Cool Urban Heritage with Timberland
Timberland isn’t just about outdoor excursions anymore. In care you missed it, this classic American heritage brand has deftly re-branded the Timberland ethos to tap into the fact that many younger style influencers and urban nomads are calling the city home these days. They have the same sense of adventure and exploration as their forefathers,…
Hand-Painted Wallets from D’Alembert
Originally conceived as a way of mimicking the natural patinas leather goods accumulate over years of use, the process of dying is transformed into an art form by D’Alembert. Their unique wallets are instantly set apart by hand painted finishes that elevate decoration to an entirely new level. Starting with the finest French calfskin and…
2015 OTC Holiday Gift Guide
This year’s Off the Cuff Holiday Gift Guide is a unique collection of 15 top products and brands vetted, used, and tested by OTC staff. Whether a clever key chain or Arctic-ready parka, we have put these items through their paces and found them to meet the high standards we set for our readers. As…
Corniche: A Watch Brand to Watch
It may not seem so, but the market for reasonably priced, well-made, and very well-styled timepieces is actually getting a bit crowded. Indeed, finding a sub-US$500.00 watch that you can wear with pride to the office, a dinner party, or out on the town has gotten much easier over the past two years or so.…
A Short Guide to Shirts
It should come as no surprise that not everyone wears a suit and tie to work every day. While the trend toward tailored and more dressy menswear continues, actual formality in dress has begun to give way to less constricting styles. For some, even the odd jacket, with all it’s wonderful college professor inducing implications,…