So, a couple of weeks ago, OTC received a simple brown envelope. Inside was an advance copy of the most anticipated book in the world of Prepdom. True Prep is the highly anticipated, or dreaded, based on your world view, follow-up to the eternally classic The Official Preppy Handbook. I was genuinely ambivalent about this…
OTC was recently given a sneak peak at the just-hit-the-newsstands relaunched Menswear magazine. Menswear, published by the Fairchild Fashion Group, the heavyweight behind industry standards like WWD, folded only a couple of years ago, a victim of the declining ad sales that presaged the Great Recession. In recent months however, the folks at Fairchild saw…
I was recently in New York City, meeting with Alan Flusser, with whom I will be working on an exciting and significant project, and was given an advance copy of Style & The Man. The book, which is an updated and trimmed down re-release of the seminal sartorial guide, hit the shelves this week and…
I was recently in New York City, meeting with Alan Flusser with whom I will be working on a rather significant project, and was given an advance copy of Style & The Man. The book, which is an updated and trimmed down re-release of the seminal sartorial guide, hit the shelves this week and I…
I just picked up a copy of a great new magazine that debuted this month, “Classic Style.” While there are several new very good men’s style magazines on the stands, several of which I recently reviewed, this one has a distinctly individual look and I think it’s a keeper. An interesting approach was taken with…
I have been asked on occasion where I find my style inspiration. I think this is a compliment, though you never know. For me, there are lots of different sources, from people I admire to books, cars, magazines, art, buildings, even the shape of a shoe. Since we are starting a new year, I thought…
